bourgeois

1. (collective, usually plural, uncountable, usually)The middle class.

   буржуази́яburžuazíja, меща́нствоmeščánstvo

   буржуазі́яburžuazíja, міща́нствоmiščánstvo

   a member of the middle class

2. (rare, uncountable, usually)An individual member of the middle class.

   Bourgeois

   буржуа́buržuá, буржу́йburžúj, мещани́нmeščanín

   буржуа́buržuá, буржу́йburžúj, міщани́нmiščanýn

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

   обыва́тельobyvátelʹ, обыва́тельницаobyvátelʹnica, мещани́нmeščanín

4. (uncountable, usually)An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.

   буржуа́buržuá

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

   буржуа́buržuá, буржу́йburžúj

6. (dated, uncountable)A size of type between brevier and long primer, standardized as 9-point.

   Borgis, Bourgeois

1. She comes from a bourgeois background.

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2. It's a piece of bourgeois furniture.

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3. Marriage is the true fortress of bourgeois morality.

   deDie Ehe ist die wahre Festung der bürgerlichen Moral.

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4. I need an irreducible minimum amount of bourgeois comfort.

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5. Of course, walking away from the bourgeois scene wasn't easy.

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