middle-class

language: pt

definitions

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

examples

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

    Homais representava a sociedade de classe média, respeitável mas superficial, que Emma achava tão insatisfatória.