bourgeois

UK /ˈbɔːʒ.wɑː/ US /bʊɹʒˈwɑː/
noun 6adj 3verb 1name 1

Definitions

adj

1

Of or relating to the middle class (often derogatory), and their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.

bourgeois opinion

It's impossible to tell the story of flamenco without talking about Lorca, who found in it a source of inspiration in a lifelong political-cultural-sexual struggle against bourgeois philistinism.

2

Of or relating to the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.

3

Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually derogatory) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.

noun

1

The middle class.

2

An individual member of the middle class.

3

A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes.

4

An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.

5

A capitalist, (usually derogatory) an exploiter of the proletariat.

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.

verb

1

To make bourgeois.

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