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121 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 -
122 Großbürgertum
n upper middle class(es Pl.)* * *Groß|bür|ger|tumnt (SOCIOL)upper classes pl* * *Groß·bür·ger·tumnt kein pl upper classes pl* * * -
123 alta burguesía
f.upper middle-classes, gentry.* * *upper middle-class* * *femenino upper-middle classes (pl)* * *femenino upper-middle classes (pl)* * *la alta burguesía(n.) = gentry, theEx: The personal papers of the gentry are one of the main categories of records available to historians examining the cultural aspects of urban life.
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124 gehoben
I P.P. hebenII Adj.1. Stellung: high, senior; der gehobene Dienst the higher levels Pl. (Am. grades Pl.) of the Civil Service2. Stil: elevated; gehobene Ansprüche expensive tastes; Güter des gehobenen Bedarfs WIRTS. luxuries and semi-luxuries* * *(Position) high;(Stil) elevated* * *ge|ho|ben [gə'hoːbn] ptp von heben1. adjSprache, Ausdrucksweise elevated, lofty; (= anspruchsvoll) Ausstattung, Unterhaltungsprogramm sophisticated; Stellung senior, high; Stimmung elated; Ansprüche high; Mittelschicht upperein Hotel der gehóbenen Kategorie — a luxury hotel
Güter des gehóbenen Bedarfs — semi-luxuries
gehóbener Dienst — professional and executive levels of the civil service
2. advsich gehóben ausdrücken — to use elevated language
* * *(high in rank, position etc; noble; important.) exalted* * *ge·ho·ben[gəˈho:bn̩]II. adj1. LING elevated, refined2. (anspruchsvoll) sophisticated, refined3. (höher) senior4. (froh) festivein \gehobener Stimmung sein to be in a festive mood [or high spirits]* * *1.2. Part. v. heben2.der gehobene Dienst — the higher [levels of the] Civil Service
3) (gewählt) elevated, refined <language, expression>3.sich gehoben ausdrücken — use elevated or refined language
* * *B. adj1. Stellung: high, senior;2. Stil: elevated;gehobene Ansprüche expensive tastes;Güter des gehobenen Bedarfs WIRTSCH luxuries and semi-luxuries3.gehobene Stimmung high spirits pl* * *1.2. Part. v. heben2.der gehobene Dienst — the higher [levels of the] Civil Service
3) (gewählt) elevated, refined <language, expression>4) (feierlich) festive < mood>3.sich gehoben ausdrücken — use elevated or refined language
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125 Großbürger
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126 класс
м.1) (группа, разряд) class2) биол. class3) ( социальная группа) classпра́вящий класс — the ruling class
рабо́чий класс — the working class
сре́дний класс — middle class
ве́рхние слои́ сре́днего класса — the upper middle class
4) ( группа учащихся) classмы учи́лись в одно́м классе — we were in the same class
5) ( годичная ступень обучения в школе) year ( at school); form брит.; grade амер.пойти́ в пе́рвый класс — go into the first form брит. / grade амер.
6) ( комната) classroom7) (категория, разряд качества, обслуживания или мастерства) class, categoryсало́н пе́рвого класса (в самолёте) — first-class cabin
туристи́ческий / тури́стский класс — economy class
учёный вы́сшего класса — top-class scientist
показа́ть класс рабо́ты разг. — do some first-rate work
8) предик. и в знач. межд. top classвот э́то класс! — that's super / tops!
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127 верхушка среднего класса
1) Diplomatic term: upper middle class (в английской буржуазной социологии к этой категории относят преимущественно среднюю буржуазию)2) Business: upper middle classУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > верхушка среднего класса
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128 WASP
[wosp](White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; a term used critically (often by minority groups) to refer to the members of the privileged upper middle class in the USA.) hvid angelsaksisk protestant- Waspish- waspish
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- waspishness* * *[wosp](White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; a term used critically (often by minority groups) to refer to the members of the privileged upper middle class in the USA.) hvid angelsaksisk protestant- Waspish- waspish
- waspishly
- waspishness
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