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upper-class

Translations

upper-classnoun
upper classes
pl
Collective noun for people belonging to the highest social class.
haute sociétéSens collectif ; emploi courant pour désigner le groupe social le plus élevé.
The upper class traditionally sent their children to elite boarding schools.
La haute société envoyait traditionnellement ses enfants dans des pensionnats d’élite.
Additional translations
classes supérieuresEmploi surtout sociologique, notamment au pluriel.
Synonyms
high society
patriciate
privileged class
ruling class
blue bloods
plutocracy
aristocracy
elite
gentry
upper crust
nobility
upper-classadjective
Relational adjective referring to the highest social class; usually not graded.
de la haute sociétéSe dit d’une personne, d’un milieu ou d’un trait caractéristique de la haute société.
She spoke with an upper-class accent.
Elle parlait avec un accent de la haute société.
Synonyms
elite
aristocratic
high-society
privileged
patrician
highborn
blue-blooded
genteel
exclusive
well-to-do
upper-crust
socialite

Definitions

upper-classnoun
The group of people who belong to the highest social class.
The upper class traditionally sent their children to elite boarding schools.
upper-classadjective
Belonging to or characteristic of the highest social class.
She spoke with an upper-class accent.
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