honette

English translation: middle-class

11:55 Jan 24, 2011
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
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Norwegian term or phrase: honette
As in "de honette klasser". The nobility?
doatley
Norway
Local time: 13:21
English translation:middle-class
Explanation:
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
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eodd
Local time: 12:21
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4 +3middle-class
eodd
4bourgeois
Thomas Deschington


  

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middle-class


Explanation:
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


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eodd
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bourgeois


Explanation:
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.

Thomas Deschington
Poland
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