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Bourgeois

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈbɔːʒ.wɑː

Definitions

  1. The middle class.
    collective, plural-normally, uncountable, usually
  2. A size of type between brevier and long primer, standardized as 9-point.
  3. A surname from French.
  4. An individual member of the middle class.
  5. A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes.
  6. An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
  7. A capitalist, (usually derogatory) an exploiter of the proletariat.

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Examples

“Der Bourgeois sieht in seiner Frau ein bloßes Produktionsinstrument. Er hört, daß die⟳ Produktionsinstrumente gemeinschaftlich ausgebeutet werden sollen, und kann sich natürlich nichts anderes denken, als daß das Los der Gemeinschaftlichkeit die⟳ Weiber gleichfalls treffen wird.”
“Нет ничего характернее для буржуа, как перенесение черт современных порядков на все времена и народы.”

Vladimir Lenin

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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