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Meaning of Bourgeois | Babel Free

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.
    dated, uncountable
  3. A surname from French.
  4. An individual member of the middle class.
    rare, uncountable, usually
  5. A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes.
    derogatory, uncountable, usually
  6. An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
    uncountable, usually
  7. A capitalist, (usually derogatory) an exploiter of the proletariat.
    Marxism, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Беларуская буржуазія буржуй
Català burgès
Dansk burgøjser
Esperanto burĝo
עברית בורגני
Bahasa Indonesia borjuis
Italiano borghese gagliarda
日本語 ブルジョア
Қазақша буржуазиялық
한국어 부르죠아
Nederlands borgis bourgeois burgeois burgerlijk
Português burguês burguesa
Română burghez burjui
Svenska borgerlig
Tagalog burgis
Türkçe burjuva kentsoylu

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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