English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

bourgeois in Portuguese

bourgeois in Portuguese is burguês, burguesa — bourgeois means relating to the middle class, often used to criticise conventional, materialistic, or overly comfortable values.

bourgeois in Portuguese

burguês
adj
(Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually, _, pejorative) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.
burguês
noun
(history) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
burguesa
noun
(history) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.

What does "bourgeois" mean?

  1. 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."
  2. noun A member of the middle or property-owning class.
    "The novel follows a wealthy bourgeois family in 19th-century Paris."
Vocabulary Flow
Learn more English words in Portuguese.
Vocabulary Flow serves English words with the Portuguese meaning, one at a time — pronunciation and an example each time. Scroll it either direction.
Learn English in Portuguese

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.

Common Portuguese translations

Frequently asked questions

What is "bourgeois" in Portuguese?

"bourgeois" in Portuguese is burguês, burguesa. 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 Portuguese, "bourgeois" is burguês, burguesa.

Are there other ways to say "bourgeois" in Portuguese?

Yes — Portuguese has 2 translations listed for "bourgeois": burguês, burguesa.

Study it as flashcards or scroll it in Vocabulary Flow — saved to your collection.
Translations from WikDict, CC BY-SA · example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.