middle-class

language: fr

definitions

  1. adjective
    Relating to or characteristic of the social group between the upper and working classes, typically consisting of professionals and business people.
    fr: de la classe moyenne
  2. noun
    The social group consisting of people who are neither wealthy nor poor, often characterized by professional occupations.
    fr: classe moyenne

examples

  1. Homais represented the respectable but shallow middle-class society that Emma found so unsatisfying.

    Homais représentait la société de la classe moyenne, respectable mais superficielle, qu'Emma trouvait si insatisfaisante.