class
(=group of children or students) classe f
→ If classes were smaller, children would learn more.
We're in the same class. Nous sommes dans la même classe.
to be in a class of one's own être unique
to be in a class of its own être unique
(=lesson) cours m
→ He's a good teacher and his classes are very popular.
I go to dancing classes. Je vais à des cours de danse.
social class classe f
→ The party had hoped to win mass support among the working class.
(=category) catégorie f
→ We can identify several classes of fern.
vt
(=classify) classer, classifier
to be classed as sth
(=regarded as) être considéré (e) comme qch
→ At nineteen you're still classed as a teenager.
modif *
(=excellent)
[player] classe * to be a class act *
[player, performer] être vraiment classe *
Bible class
n cours m biblique
→ Bible class will be in the church hall at 6pm.
business class
n classe f affaires
→ The Australian team will be seated in business class.
to fly business class voyager en classe affaires
→ I always fly business class.
→ They flew business class.
adj
[seat] en or de classe affaires
→ You can pay to be upgraded to a business class seat.
class action
n (LAW) recours m collectif en justice
class background
n
(=social class) milieu m social
→ ... people from different class backgrounds.
class conflict
n conflit m de classes
→ ... the sharp class conflict of the nineteenth century.
class-conscious
adj
(=aware of distinctions)
[person, society] conscient (e) des distinctions sociales
→ As a class-conscious trade unionist,
→ an extremely class conscious society
class consciousness
n conscience f de classe
→ There was very little snobbery or class-consciousness in the wartime navy
class differences
npl différences fpl de classes
→ ... the study of class differences in America.
class president
n (US) ~chef m de classe
class teacher
n (British) professeur m principal
club class
n (on plane)
classe f club, classe f affaires
coach class
n (US)
(=economy class) classe f économique
conversation class
n cours m de conversation
a French conversation class un cours de conversation française
dancing class
n
(=dancing lesson) cours m de danse
→ She goes to dancing classes on Saturday mornings.
economy class
n classe f économique
to fly economy class voyager en classe économique
→ He prefers to fly economy class.
in economy class en classe économique
→ She sat in economy class on the flight to Bucharest.
modif
[ticket, fare] en classe économique
→ The price includes two economy class airfares from Brisbane to Los Angeles.
economy-class syndrome
n syndrome m de la classe économique
→ Lemon juice can help to prevent economy-class syndrome by improving blood circulation.
evening class
n cours m du soir
→ Jackie has been learning flamenco dancing at an evening class for three years.
→ Evening classes are a great way of meeting people.
to go to an evening class prendre des cours du soir
exercise class
n
(=keep fit class) cours m de remise en forme
→ Why not join an exercise class or go to the gym?
first-class , first class
[ticket, carriage] de première classe
→ He won himself two first-class tickets to fly to Dublin.
→ ... a first-class carriage ...
She has booked a first-class ticket. Elle a réservé un billet de première classe.
(=excellent) excellent (e) , exceptionnel (le)
→ The food was first class
→ She has a first-class brain and is a very good writer.
a first-class meal un excellent repas
a first-class stamp un timbre en tarif prioritaire
→ Two first class stamps, please ...
a first-class letter une lettre en tarif prioritaire
→ The price of mailing a first-class letter will not be increasing this year.
[travel, fly] en première classe
→ She had never flown first class before.
to send a letter first class envoyer une lettre en tarif prioritaire
to post a letter first class envoyer une lettre en tarif prioritaire
→ It took six days to arrive despite being posted first class.
gym class
n cours m de gym
high-class
adj
[shop, neighbourhood, hotel] chic, de grand standing
→ a high-class jeweller's
→ There's a high-class neighbourhood for you.
[prostitute] de luxe
[performance] de grande classe
[service] de grande classe
→ a high-class service
a high-class player un (e) joueur (-euse) de grande classe
It's the hallmark of a high-class player. C'est la marque d'un joueur de grande classe.
keep fit class
n cours m de remise en forme
→ She started going to keep-fit classes.
I go to keep-fit classes. Je vais à des cours de remise en forme., Je vais à des cours de gymnastique de maintien.
lower class
n
the lower class la classe populaire, les classes fpl populaires
→ The black middle class must now reach out with more empathy and concern to the lower class.
the lower classes les classes fpl populaires
→ Education now offers the lower classes access to job opportunities ...
lower-class , lower class
adj
a lower-class family une famille populaire
to be lower class
[person] faire partie de la classe populaire
[pastime] être populaire
→ Horse-racing was once considered vulgar and lower class in Japan.
lower middle class
n classe f moyenne
middle class
n classe f moyenne
the growth of a large middle class le développement d'une importante classe moyenne
the middle class la classe moyenne
→ the expansion of the middle class in the late 19th century
the middle classes les classes fpl moyennes
→ The President may have secured some support from the middle classes, despite the continued opposition she faces from the radical left.
middle-class
adj
[people, family] de la classe moyenne
→ middle-class voters
→ a very middle-class upbringing
a middle-class family une famille de la classe moyenne
to be middle-class
[person] être bourgeois (e)
[home, suburb, area] bourgeois (e)
→ Green was born into a comfortable middle-class home
[attitudes, values, culture, life] bourgeois (e)
→ a highly personal record of middle-class life during the Edwardian period
reception class
n (in school)
cours m préparatoire
second-class , second class
[ticket, carriage, passenger] de seconde classe, de seconde
[accommodation] de deuxième catégorie
(=second-rate)
[food, goods] de qualité inférieure
(=less important)
[citizen] de deuxième classe, de seconde classe
→ too many airlines treat our children as second-class citizens
(British)
[stamp, letter] ordinaire
(British)
second class degree ~licence f avec mention
(for transport)
en seconde
to travel second-class voyager en seconde
(British, for post)
to send something second-class envoyer quelque chose au tarif ordinaire
n (in transport)
deuxième classe f , seconde f
→ In second class the fare is £85 one way.
standard class
n (on train)
deuxième classe f
top-class
adj
[restaurant, hotel] de première classe
[athlete, player] de premier plan
tourist class
n classe f touriste
to travel tourist class voyager en classe touriste
upper class
n
the upper class la haute société
→ goods specifically designed to appeal to the upper class
→ Many of the British upper classes are no longer rich
upper-class
adj
[family] de la haute société
→ All of them came from wealthy, upper-class families.
[district, area] huppé (e)
→ Surrey is a very upper-class area.
[accent, attitude] caractéristique des classes supérieures
→ ... different styles of upper-class speech.
upper middle class
adj des classes moyennes aisées
working class
n
the working class la classe ouvrière
the working classes les classes fpl laborieuses
working-class , working class
adj
[background, origins, accent, family, community] ouvrier (-ière)
→ The group is mainly black, mainly working-class.
a self-educated man from a working-class background un autodidacte issu d'un milieu ouvrier
world-class
adj
[player, team] de classe mondiale
→ He was determined to become a world-class player.
[company] de classe mondiale
→ ... some of Britain's few world-class companies.