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1 BCBG
BCBG [besebeʒe]adjective( = bon chic bon genre)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━The adjective « bon chic bon genre » or BCBG refers to a particular stereotype of the French upper middle class. To be BCBG is to be quite well-off (though not necessarily wealthy), to be conservative in both outlook and dress, and to attach importance to social standing and outward signs of respectability.* * *(colloq) besebeʒe adjectif (abbr = bon chic bon genre) iron chic and conservative* * *besebeʒe abr adjbon chic bon genre Sloaney Grande-Bretagne preppy USA* * *ⓘ BCBG The abbreviation which is a term in its own right denotes a social type and its associated lifestyle, dress code and linguistic mannerisms which tend to reflect conventional bourgeois or upper middle-class values and tastes. It is not usually intended as a compliment.term used to describe an upper-class lifestyle reflected especially in expensive but conservative clothes -
2 ценности (предствителей) среднего класса
Psychoanalysis: middle-class valuesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ценности (предствителей) среднего класса
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3 ценности среднего класса
Psychoanalysis: (предствителей) middle-class valuesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ценности среднего класса
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4 ценности среднего класса
= ценности представителей среднего класса middle-class valuesRussian-english psychology dictionary > ценности среднего класса
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5 Spießbürgertum
n; -s, kein Pl.; pej.1. (narrow-minded) petty bourgeois conformism2. (die Spießbürger) petty bourgeois society* * *das Spießbürgertumphilistinism; bourgeoisie* * *Spieß|bür|ger|tumnt (pej)(petit-)bourgeois conformism, middle-class values pl* * *1. (narrow-minded) petty bourgeois conformism2. (die Spießbürger) petty bourgeois society* * *n.Philistinism n. -
6 épater
épater [epate]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb( = étonner) to amaze ; ( = impressionner) to impress• ça t'épate, hein ! what do you think of that!* * *
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(colloq) epate verbe transitif1) ( impressionner) to impressça t'épate, hein? — surprised, aren't you?
2) ( étonner) to amaze
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* * *epate vt[étonner] to amaze, (= impressionner) to impress* * *épater○ verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( impressionner) to impress; il cherche à épater ses voisins he's trying to impress the neighboursGB; ça t'épate, hein? surprised, aren't you?;2 ( étonner) to amaze; ça m'épate que personne n'ait rien entendu I'm amazed no-one heard anything.[epate] verbe transitif1. [étonner] to amazeça t'épate, hein? how about that then?2. (péjoratif) [impressionner] to impress————————s'épater verbe pronominal intransitif[s'élargir] to spread out -
7 canadiense anglófono
(n./adj.) = English-CanadianEx. The author fears that by purveying English-Canadian, middle-class standards and values of life and literacy, the students' own standards may be devalued.* * *(n./adj.) = English-CanadianEx: The author fears that by purveying English-Canadian, middle-class standards and values of life and literacy, the students' own standards may be devalued.
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8 canadiense de habla inglesa
(n./adj.) = English-CanadianEx. The author fears that by purveying English-Canadian, middle-class standards and values of life and literacy, the students' own standards may be devalued.* * *(n./adj.) = English-CanadianEx: The author fears that by purveying English-Canadian, middle-class standards and values of life and literacy, the students' own standards may be devalued.
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9 despreciar
v.1 to scorn.2 to spurn.3 to despise, to disdain, to flout, to hold in contempt.Ricardo desprecia a los avaros Richard despises cheapskates.4 to turn down, to snub.La chica despreció su ayuda The girl turned down his help.* * *1 (desdeñar) to despise, scorn, look down on2 (desestimar) to reject; (ignorar) to disregard, ignore* * *1. VT1) [+ persona] to despise, scorn2) (=rechazar) [+ oferta, regalo] to spurn, reject2.See:* * *verbo transitivoa) ( menospreciar) < persona> to look down onb) ( rechazar) <oferta/ayuda> to spurn (liter), to rejectc) ( no tener en cuenta) <posibilidad/consejo> to disregard, discount* * *= disparage, scorn, despise, be scornful of, hold in + disgrace, snub, deprecate, have + contempt for, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.Ex. For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.Ex. Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex. There is a large number of people who cannot afford paperbacks and would like to read, but are afraid or scornful of the ethos of the middle-class library.Ex. Yet, despite his great erudition and powerful writings, his scheme has had little success in establishing itself as a major competitor to such schemes as DC, UDC and LC, which Bliss himself held in some contempt.Ex. Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.Ex. In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex. The androgynous dandy lived the idea of beauty, had contempt for bourgeois values, and was elitist and estranged from women.Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex. The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( menospreciar) < persona> to look down onb) ( rechazar) <oferta/ayuda> to spurn (liter), to rejectc) ( no tener en cuenta) <posibilidad/consejo> to disregard, discount* * *= disparage, scorn, despise, be scornful of, hold in + disgrace, snub, deprecate, have + contempt for, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.Ex: For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.
Ex: Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex: There is a large number of people who cannot afford paperbacks and would like to read, but are afraid or scornful of the ethos of the middle-class library.Ex: Yet, despite his great erudition and powerful writings, his scheme has had little success in establishing itself as a major competitor to such schemes as DC, UDC and LC, which Bliss himself held in some contempt.Ex: Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex: The androgynous dandy lived the idea of beauty, had contempt for bourgeois values, and was elitist and estranged from women.Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex: The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.* * *despreciar [A1 ]vt1 (menospreciar) ‹persona› to look down onla despreciaban por su humilde origen people looked down on her because of her humble backgroundlo desprecio profundamente I despise him2 (rechazar) ‹oferta/ayuda› to spurn ( liter), to rejectle despreció el regalo he spurned her giftes un trabajo que todos desprecian it's a job which everyone feels is beneath them3 (ser indiferente a) ‹peligro/muerte› to disregard, scorn ( liter)4 (no tener en cuenta) ‹posibilidad/consejo› to disregard, discount* * *
despreciar ( conjugate despreciar) verbo transitivo
( profundamente) to despise
despreciar verbo transitivo
1 (odiar) to despise
2 (menospreciar) to look down on, to scorn
3 (desdeñar) to reject, spurn
' despreciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
menospreciar
English:
despise
- disdain
- flout
- look down on
- disregard
- nose
* * *despreciar vt1. [desdeñar] to look down on, to scorn;lo desprecian por su egoísmo they look down on him because of his selfishness;no sabes cómo te desprecio you can't imagine how much I despise you2. [rechazar] to spurn;ha despreciado muchas ofertas he has rejected many offers;tómeselo, no me lo desprecie take it, don't turn it down3. [ignorar] to scorn, to disregard;despreció el mal tiempo y se fue a esquiar scorning o disregarding the poor weather, he went skiing* * *v/t1 look down on, despise2 propuesta reject* * *despreciar vtdesdeñar, menospreciar: to despise, to scorn, to disdain* * *despreciar vb1. (menospreciar) to look down on / to despise2. (rechazar) to reject
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