What does bourgeoise in French mean?

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

The word bourgeoise in French means missus, bourgeois, middle-class person, middle-class person, wife, citizen, townsperson, town dweller, middle class, cuisine bourgeoise, large house, petty bourgeois. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word bourgeoise

missus

nom féminin (populaire (épouse) (wife, partner informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
- Tu viendras seul ou accompagné ? - Je sais pas encore, faut que j'demande à ma bourgeoise.

bourgeois

adjectif (typique des bourgeois) (Gallicism)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il a des habitudes bourgeoises.
He has bourgeois habits.

middle-class person

(qui appartient à une classe aisée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il fait partie des bourgeois de cette ville.
He is one of the middle-class people in the town.

middle-class person

(mœurs : conservateur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son conservatisme est digne des bourgeois.
His conservative views are typical of middle-class people.

wife

nom féminin (populaire (épouse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
– Tu viendras seul ou accompagné ? – Je sais pas encore, faut que j'demande à ma bourgeoise. // Mon collègue va toujours au cinéma avec sa bourgeoise.
My work colleague always goes to the cinema with his missus.

citizen

(Suisse (qui possède la bourgeoisie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Seuls les bourgeois ont le droit de cité en Suisse. // Pour être un bourgeois à Berne il faut y posséder un bien.
In Switzerland, only citizens have citizenship rights.

townsperson, town dweller

(vieilli (citoyen d'un bourg)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bourgeois sont plus près de l'église que les habitants des hameaux.
Townspeople live closer to the church than people in hamlets.

middle class

nom féminin (bourgeoisie, classe aisée) (socioeconomic group)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La classe bourgeoise regroupe des individus ayant un capital culturel et financier élevé.

cuisine bourgeoise

nom féminin (cuisine raffinée) (French)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La cuisine bourgeoise a la réputation d'être simple mais de bonne qualité.

large house

nom féminin (grande maison)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une maison bourgeoise est une maison de grand standing, habitée par les classes sociales aisées.

petty bourgeois

([qqn] appartenant à la petite bourgeoisie) (pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon grand-père était un petit-bourgeois helvétique.

Let's learn French

So now that you know more about the meaning of bourgeoise in French, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in French.

Do you know about French

French (le français) is a Romance language. Like Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, it comes from popular Latin, once used in the Roman Empire. A French-speaking person or country can be called a "Francophone". French is the official language in 29 countries. French is the fourth most spoken native language in the European Union. French ranks third in the EU, after English and German, and is the second most widely taught language after English. The majority of the world's French-speaking population lives in Africa, with about 141 million Africans from 34 countries and territories who can speak French as a first or second language. French is the second most widely spoken language in Canada, after English, and both are official languages at the federal level. It is the first language of 9.5 million people or 29% and the second language of 2.07 million people or 6% of the entire population of Canada. In contrast to other continents, French has no popularity in Asia. Currently, no country in Asia recognizes French as an official language.