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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

chattering classes N npl pej

chattering classes
bourgeois mpl de gauche pej

I. class [Brit klɑːs, Am klæs] N

1. class SOCIOL:

class
classe f
the working classes
la classe ouvrière

2. class:

class SCHOOL, UNIV (group of students)
classe f
class (lesson)
cours m (in de)
in class
en cours or classe
to give a class
assurer un cours
to take a class Brit
assurer un cours
to take a class Am
suivre un cours

3. class Am (year group):

class SCHOOL, UNIV
promotion f
class SCHOOL, UNIV
classe f

4. class (category):

class (gen)
classe f
class (gen)
catégorie f
class LAW (of offence)
type m
class (of vehicle)
catégorie f
class NAUT (of ship, submarine)
classe f
to be in a class of one's own or by oneself
être hors catégorie
she's in a different class from
il n'y a aucune comparaison possible entre elle et
he's not in the same class as
il n'arrive pas à la cheville de

5. class (elegance):

class inf
classe f
to have class
avoir de la classe
to add a touch of class to sth
donner un peu de distinction à qc

6. class TRANSP:

class
classe f
to travel first/second class
voyager en première/deuxième classe
a first/second class seat
une place de première/deuxième classe

7. class Brit UNIV:

class
≈ mention f
what was the class of your degree?
≈ est-ce que vous avez eu votre licence avec mention?
a first-/second-class degree
≈ licence avec mention très bien/bien

8. class:

class BIOL, MATH
classe f

II. class [Brit klɑːs, Am klæs] ADJ inf (excellent)

class
de classe

III. class [Brit klɑːs, Am klæs] VB trans

1. class:

to class among, to class with
classer parmi
to class among, to class with
classer avec

Phrases:

to class as
assimiler à

I. upper class N

the upper class , the upper classes
l'aristocratie f

II. upper-class ADJ

upper-class accent, background, person:

upper-class
distingué
in upper-class circles
dans la haute société

I. lower class <pl lower classes> [Brit, Am ˌloʊər ˈklæs] N

the lower class , the lower classes
la classe ouvrière, les classes populaires

II. lower class [Brit, Am ˌloʊər ˈklæs] ADJ (gen)

lower class
de la classe ouvrière
lower class accent, custom, district
populaire

I. working class N

working class
classe f ouvrière
the working classes
les classes fpl laborieuses

II. working class ADJ

working class area, background, childhood, family, life
ouvrier/-ière
working class culture, London
prolétarien/-ienne
working class person
de la classe ouvrière

I. lower middle class <pl lower middle classes> [ˈləʊə(r)] N

the lower middle class , the lower middle classes
la petite bourgeoisie

II. lower middle class [ˈləʊə(r)] ADJ

lower middle class
petit-bourgeois/petite-bourgeoise

I. upper middle class N

the upper middle class , the upper middle classes
la haute bourgeoisie f

II. upper middle class ADJ

upper middle class
de la haute bourgeoisie

I. fourth-class [Brit fɔːθˈklɑːs] ADJ

1. fourth-class Am mail, matter:

fourth-class
non urgent

2. fourth-class inf, pej citizen:

fourth-class
minable

II. fourth-class [Brit fɔːθˈklɑːs] ADV Am

fourth-class send:

fourth-class
en courrier non urgent

I. first class N

1. first class TRANSP:

first class
première f classe
first class
première f

2. first class (of post):

first class
tarif m rapide

II. first-class ADJ

1. first-class TRANSP:

first-class accommodation, compartment, hotel, seat, ticket
de première (classe)

2. first-class (of post):

first-class stamp
(au) tarif rapide
first-class send
en tarif rapide
a first-class letter
une lettre en tarif rapide
first-class mail
courrier (au tarif) rapide

3. first-class Brit UNIV:

first-class degree
avec mention très bien

4. first-class (excellent):

first-class
excellent, de premier ordre

III. first class ADV

1. first class TRANSP:

first class travel
en première (classe)

2. first class (of post):

first class
en tarif rapide
the leisured classes
les classes fpl privilégiées
the leisured classes
les nantis mpl

in the PONS Dictionary

middle class, middle classes N pl

the middle class
classe f moyenne
the middle class pej
la bourgeoisie
the upper/lower middle class
la haute bourgeoisie/bourgeoisie

I. class [klɑ:s, Am klæs] N

1. class (student group):

class
classe f

2. class (lesson):

class
cours m

3. class Am UNIV (graduates):

class
promotion f

4. class (quality):

the middle/working class
la classe moyenne/ouvrière
the upper class
la haute société

5. class (grade):

class
classe f
to send sth first/second class
envoyer qc en première/seconde classe

6. class Brit, Aus (type of degree):

class
mention f
a first class honours degree
une licence avec mention très bien

Phrases:

to be in a class of one's own
être le meilleur dans sa catégorie
to be out of sb's class
ne pas être aussi bon que qn

II. class <inv> [klɑ:s, Am klæs] ADJ

class
de classe
a world-class champion
un champion hors pair

III. class [klɑ:s, Am klæs] VB trans

class
classer
to class sb as sth
considérer qn à qc

class struggle, class war N Brit

class struggle
lutte f des classes

top class ADJ

top class
de première classe

world-class ADJ

world-class
de niveau mondial

reception class N Brit

reception class
≈ cours m préparatoire

economy class N AVIAT

economy class
classe f économique

evening class N

evening class
cours m du soir

upper class N

upper class
aristocratie f

I. second class N

second class
deuxième classe f

II. second class ADV

1. second class (in second class):

second class travel
en deuxième classe

2. second class Brit (by second-class mail):

second class
en tarif lent

III. second class ADJ second-class

1. second class (in second class):

second-class
de deuxième classe

2. second class pej (inferior):

second-class
de deuxième rang
in the PONS Dictionary

middle class, middle classes N pl

the middle class
classe f moyenne
the middle class pej
la bourgeoisie
the upper/lower middle class
la haute bourgeoisie/bourgeoisie

I. class [klæs] N

1. class (student group):

class
classe f

2. class (lesson):

class
cours m

3. class UNIV (graduates):

class
promotion f
the class of 2007
la promotion de 2007

4. class (quality):

the middle/working class
la classe moyenne/ouvrière
the upper class
la haute société

5. class (grade):

class
classe f

Phrases:

to be in a class of one's own
être le meilleur dans sa catégorie

II. class <inv> [klæs] ADJ

class
de classe
world-class champion
champion m hors pair

III. class [klæs] VB trans

class
classer
to class sb as sth
considérer qn comme qc

tourist class N

tourist class
classe f touriste

club class N

club class
classe f affaires

evening class N

evening class
cours m du soir

upper-class ADJ

upper-class
aristocratique

upper class N

upper class
aristocratie f

working class N

working class
classe f ouvrière

working-class ADJ

working-class
ouvrier(-ère)

world-class ADJ

world-class
de niveau mondial

OFAJ Glossary "Intégration et égalité des chances"

enseignement
classes
classe sociale
social class
société à deux vitesses
two-class society

GEA Glossary of Refrigeration Technology

Present
Iclass
youclass
he/she/itclasses
weclass
youclass
theyclass
Past
Iclassed
youclassed
he/she/itclassed
weclassed
youclassed
theyclassed
Present Perfect
Ihaveclassed
youhaveclassed
he/she/ithasclassed
wehaveclassed
youhaveclassed
theyhaveclassed
Past Perfect
Ihadclassed
youhadclassed
he/she/ithadclassed
wehadclassed
youhadclassed
theyhadclassed
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