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bourgeois(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (sociology)
a. burgués
The wealth of the bourgeois class comes from its ownership of capital.La riqueza de la clase burguesa es producto de la propiedad del capital.
2. (pejorative) (conventional)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. burgués (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
His life was so bourgeois and conventional, you'd never think he was a spy.Su vida era tan burguesa y convencional que jamás se te ocurriría que podía ser un espía.
b. aburguesado (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
His art was a reaction to bourgeois Victorian tastes.Su arte era una reacción contra los gustos victorianos aburguesados.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (sociology)
a. el burgués (M), la burguesa (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Marx himself was the son of a respectable bourgeois.El mismo Marx era hijo de un burgués respetable.
4. (pejorative) (conventional person)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. el burgués (M), la burguesa (F) (pejorative)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
She's become a bourgeois since she married that man. She thinks her old friends are common.Se ha hecho una burguesa desde que se casó con ese hombre. Piensa que sus viejos amigos son vulgares.
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