bürgerlich
bourgeois; middle-class; civil
English translations
- 01
civil
- 02
bourgeois
Word details
- German meaning
- Bezogen auf die Lebensweise und Werte des Bürgertums, oft traditionell und konventionell.
- English meaning
- bourgeois
- Synonym
- konventionell, angepasst
- German example
- Sie führen ein bürgerliches Leben mit festen Regeln.
- English example
- They lead a bourgeois life with fixed rules.
Related words
- spießbürgerlich
philistine
- spießbürgerlich
bourgeois
- kleinbürgerlich
Kleinbürgerlich describes a conservative, petty, and convention-minded lifestyle.
- großbürgerlich
upper middle class
- verbürgerlichen
To become bourgeois
- spießbürgerlich
Philistine
- Mittelklasse
Middle class
- Spießbürger
Philistine, narrow-minded person
- Klarname
Real name
- Pseudonym
Pseudonym
- zivil
Civil means relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or religious matters; also: polite and well-mannered.
- philiströs
Philistine
- böhmisch
Bohemian
- Bohemien
bohemian
- Zivil
Civil
- Bohème
Bohemian
- Gesetzbuch
A law book is a systematic collection of laws that apply in a particular area of law.
- Erbrecht
Inheritance law
- republikanisch
republican
- morganatisch
Morganatic
- Bünzli
Petty bourgeois, square
- bourgeois
Bourgeois
- bünzlig
Bünzlig describes a person who is petty-bourgeois, narrow-minded, and excessively tidy.
- Beatnik
A beatnik was a member of the Beat Generation, a literary and cultural movement of the 1950s characterized by nonconformity and rejection of bourgeois values.
- Portulak
Purslane
Example sentences with “bürgerlich”
Sie führen ein ganz bürgerliches Leben. (They lead a very middle-class life.)
Frequently asked questions
What are the various meanings of 'bürgerlich'?
It refers to social class (middle-class), legal status (civil), or political orientation (bourgeois).