What does borghese in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word borghese in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use borghese in Italian.

The word borghese in Italian means bourgeois, plain clothes, conservative, bourgeois, petty bourgeois, plain-clothes police officer. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word borghese

bourgeois

aggettivo (della borghesia, benestante)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Nunzia apparteneva ad una famiglia borghese della capitale.
Nunzia belonged to a middle-class family in the capital city.

plain clothes

aggettivo (civile, non militare, laico) (colloquial)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
L'antidroga agisce per lo più in abiti borghesi.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. He presented himself in a civil manner.

conservative

aggettivo (peggiorativo (conservatore, conformista) (political (rarely used)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il tuo atteggiamento borghese non ti attirerà le simpatie degli elettori.
Your conservative attitude won't attract many voters.

bourgeois

(possibilmente peggiorativo (chi appartiene alla borghesia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I borghesi non hanno la minima idea di come vive la gente normale.
Bourgeois society has no idea how normal people live.

petty bourgeois

plain-clothes police officer

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