bourgeois in German
bourgeois in German is spießbürgerlich, spießig, bourgeois — bourgeois means relating to the middle class, often used to criticise conventional, materialistic, or overly comfortable values.
bourgeois in German
spießbürgerlich
Of or relating to the middle class (often, pejorative) , and their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.
spießig
Of or relating to the middle class (often, pejorative) , and their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.
bourgeois
(Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually, _, pejorative) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.
bürgerlich
(Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually, _, pejorative) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.
Borgis
(printing, dated) A size of type between brevier and long primer, standardized as 9-point.
Bourgeois
(printing, dated) A size of type between brevier and long primer, standardized as 9-point.
Bourgeois
(history) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
What does "bourgeois" mean?
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adj Relating to the middle class, often used to criticise conventional, materialistic, or overly comfortable values.
"She dismissed the whole idea as a bourgeois obsession with property."
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noun A member of the middle or property-owning class.
"The novel follows a wealthy bourgeois family in 19th-century Paris."
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bourgeois in a sentence
- She dismissed the whole idea as a bourgeois obsession with property.
- The novel follows a wealthy bourgeois family in 19th-century Paris.
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What is "bourgeois" in German?
"bourgeois" in German is spießbürgerlich, spießig, bourgeois. bourgeois means: Relating to the middle class, often used to criticise conventional, materialistic, or overly comfortable values.
How do you use "bourgeois" in a sentence?
Example: "She dismissed the whole idea as a bourgeois obsession with property." In German, "bourgeois" is spießbürgerlich, spießig, bourgeois.
Are there other ways to say "bourgeois" in German?
Yes — German has 6 translations listed for "bourgeois": spießbürgerlich, spießig, bourgeois, bürgerlich, Borgis, Bourgeois.
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