petit bourgeois in English

noun
1
a member of the lower middle class, especially when perceived as conventional and conservative.
The genre is traceable to The Diary of a Nobody, in which the brothers Grossmith introduced Charles Pooter, the epitome of the petit bourgeois .
adjective
1
of or characteristic of the lower middle class, especially with reference to a perceived conventionalism and conservatism.
the frail facade of petit bourgeois respectability
noun

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1. Bourgeoisie: 1 n the social class between the lower and upper classes Synonyms: middle class Types: petit bourgeois , petite Bourgeoisie , petty Bourgeoisie lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.) Type of: class , social class , socio-economic class , stratum people having the same social, economic, or educational status

2. To think then is to Cerebrate and to worry is to Cerebrate intensely, and worry is overwork of the most disastrous kind.: All the arms of tourism are going to converge to discuss sustainable tourism issues, its future and to Cerebrate on matters that will ensure the future development of world tourism.: They are a group of westernised and middleclass or petit-bourgeois intellectuals who