bourgeois

• Perteneciente o relativo a la clase media, generalmente con connotación de valores materialistas o actitudes conservadoras. También se usa para referirse a lo convencional, acomodado o falto de espíritu crítico.

Relating to the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.

1. Middle-class valuesC1formal

   Relating to or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.

   burgués (valores de la clase media)

   • He criticized the bourgeois obsession with property and status.
   • The novel satirizes bourgeois family life.
   • Her tastes were considered too bourgeois for the avant-garde art scene.

   Sinónimosconformistconservativeconventionalmaterialisticmiddle-classphilistineprovincialrespectablesuburban

   Antónimosbohemiannonconformistproletarianunconventional

2. C1formal

   Relating to the capitalist class who own most of society's wealth and means of production.

   burgués

   • Marxist theory distinguishes between the bourgeois and the proletariat.
   • The revolution aimed to overthrow the bourgeois ruling class.
   • Bourgeois ideology often prioritizes individual profit over collective good.

   Sinónimoscapitalistcapitalisticmoneyedplutocraticpropertied

   Antónimosproletarianworking-class

3. Conventional or materialisticC1informal

   Marked by a concern for material interests and respectability and a tendency toward mediocrity.

   burgués (materialista/mediocre)

   • They live a very bourgeois lifestyle with a big house and two cars.
   • His taste in art is rather bourgeois and predictable.
   • She rejected the bourgeois notion of a stable career.

   Sinónimosconventionalmaterialisticmiddle-classphilistinestuffyunimaginative

   Antónimosbohemiannonconformistunconventional

• Sustantivo que designa a un miembro de la clase media, a menudo asociado con valores capitalistas, actitudes materialistas y normas sociales convencionales; también puede referirse a una persona de mentalidad conservadora y acomodada.

A noun referring to a member of the middle class, often associated with capitalist values, materialistic attitudes, and conventional social norms.

1. Middle-class personC1formal

   A person belonging to the middle class, often associated with materialistic values and conventional attitudes.

   Burgués

   • The bourgeois were criticized for their focus on property and wealth.
   • He described himself as a typical bourgeois with a comfortable lifestyle.
   • The novel satirizes the narrow-mindedness of the provincial bourgeois.

   Sinónimosconformistphilistine

   Antónimosplebeianproletarianworker

2. Capitalist class memberC1formal

   In Marxist theory, a member of the capitalist class who owns the means of production.

   Burgués (clase capitalista)

   • Marx argued that the bourgeois exploit the proletariat.
   • The revolution aimed to overthrow the bourgeois and establish a classless society.
   • The bourgeois controlled the factories and the land.

   Sinónimoscapitalistfinancierindustrialistplutocrat

   Antónimosproletarian