Jan 24, 2011 11:55
13 yrs ago
Norwegian term
honette
Norwegian to English
Art/Literary
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
As in "de honette klasser". The nobility?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | middle-class |
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| 4 | bourgeois |
Thomas Deschington (X)
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middle-class
I think it may come from the french word "honnête"
Definition of HONNÊTE HOMME. : honest man : respectable and honorable citizen of the middle class.
According to Tanums store rettskrivningsordbok, honette means hederlig, anstendig or sømmerlig
Definition of HONNÊTE HOMME. : honest man : respectable and honorable citizen of the middle class.
According to Tanums store rettskrivningsordbok, honette means hederlig, anstendig or sømmerlig
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bourgeois
I think this is a good option. It means middle-class, basically, but since it is a "fancy" word in Norwegian, I'd go for a fancy word in English.
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