Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
desclasado
English translation:
declasse/declassed
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Claudia Pesce
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desclasado
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Any ideas on how to say "desclasado" as in someone who has lost their class conscience, or is trying to fit into another social class
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Patricia Rosas
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declasse/declassed
Without having the sentence, I don't know what would fit. Here are Merriam-Webster's defs. for the two terms:
déclassé:
fallen or lowered in class, rank, or social position <he was déclassé enough to want to work with his hands -- Times Literary Supplement>
2 : of inferior status <it's been a long time since dyed furs were considered déclassé -- Lois Long>
declass: to remove from a class : lower in one's class especially socially (a verb, but you could probably get away with making it an adj.)
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déclassé:
fallen or lowered in class, rank, or social position <he was déclassé enough to want to work with his hands -- Times Literary Supplement>
2 : of inferior status <it's been a long time since dyed furs were considered déclassé -- Lois Long>
declass: to remove from a class : lower in one's class especially socially (a verb, but you could probably get away with making it an adj.)
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-10-09 21:09:28 GMT)
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I left the accents off déclassé ...
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Comment: "I agree. This is the best choice because I need an adjective; just one word would fit and declassed is probably the best."
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Michael Powers (PhD)
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person who has moved out of the social class to which he belongs // (derrogatory) class traitor
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desclasado -da m, f
a person who has moved out of the social class to which he belongs
b (pey) traitor to one’s class, class traitor
Mike :)
desclasado -da m, f
a person who has moved out of the social class to which he belongs
b (pey) traitor to one’s class, class traitor
Mike :)
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Daniel Greuel
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someone who has "gotten above his or her raisin'"
Depending on context, this might do. Are we talking about upward mobility, downward mobility, or social mobility in general?
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"Gettin' above your raisin'" is a phrase I've heard all my life. The notion is you want to change social classes. You try to change social classes, there's this feeling that you're forsaking the family, you're forsaking place, you're forgetting where you came from…and here's this real fear that if you leave, that you'll become ashamed of where you came from.
http://www.pbs.org/peoplelikeus/film/dana.html
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"Gettin' above your raisin'" is a phrase I've heard all my life. The notion is you want to change social classes. You try to change social classes, there's this feeling that you're forsaking the family, you're forsaking place, you're forgetting where you came from…and here's this real fear that if you leave, that you'll become ashamed of where you came from.
http://www.pbs.org/peoplelikeus/film/dana.html
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Carol Gullidge
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social climber; upstart; parvenu
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Merriam Webster: Social climber
One entry found for social climber.
Main Entry: social climber
Function: noun
: one who attempts to gain a higher social position or acceptance in fashionable society
- social climbing noun
social climber, social climbers- WordWeb dictionary definition
Skip to definition. ... climber. Derived forms: social climbers. Type of: arriviste, nouveau-riche, parvenu, upstart. Encyclopedia: Social climber. Nearest ...
www.wordwebonline.com/en/SOCIALCLIMBER -
Merriam Webster: Social climber
One entry found for social climber.
Main Entry: social climber
Function: noun
: one who attempts to gain a higher social position or acceptance in fashionable society
- social climbing noun
social climber, social climbers- WordWeb dictionary definition
Skip to definition. ... climber. Derived forms: social climbers. Type of: arriviste, nouveau-riche, parvenu, upstart. Encyclopedia: Social climber. Nearest ...
www.wordwebonline.com/en/SOCIALCLIMBER -
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someone who has abandoned their social class
I dont think there is a word for this in english, but if there is, can somebody please let me know! to be honest, i didnt know this word even existed in spanish, it looks a bit made-up to me!
if youre talking about someone who has lost their class conscience,then i think this is the best way to say it. but without more context its hard to tell what the meaning could be...
could you give us a bit more context please?
if youre talking about someone who has lost their class conscience,then i think this is the best way to say it. but without more context its hard to tell what the meaning could be...
could you give us a bit more context please?
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