Definition of upper-lower-class - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

social classpertaining to the lowest stratum of the middle class

Her upper-lower-class background influenced her frugal habits..

lower-middle-class

working-class

social status

Rare

occupying the upper part of the lower class

Rare

They live in an upper-lower-class neighborhood.

lower-middle-class

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Examples of upper-lower-class in a sentence

He worked hard to move up from his upper-lower-class roots.
Their upper-lower-class status affected their social interactions.
He grew up in an upper-lower-class family.

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French:bas de la classe moyenne, bas de l'échelle supérieur, ...
German:untere Mittelschicht, gehobene Unterschicht, ...
Italian:della classe medio-bassa, medio-bassa, ...
Spanish:de la baja clase media, bajo-alto, ...
Portuguese:de classe média baixa, média-baixa, ...
Chinese:中下阶级, 下层上位的, ...
Japanese:下中流階級, 下層階級の上層, ...
Arabic:مِن طَبَقَةٍ مُتَوَسِّطَةٍ دُنْيَا, الطَّبَقَة الدُّنْيَا العُلْيَا, ...
Hebrew:מִמַּעֲמַד הַבֵּינַיִם הַנָּמוּךְ, מֵהַשִּׁכְבָה הָעֶלְיוֹנָה שֶׁל הַמַּעֲמָד הַנָּמוּךְ, ...
Russian:нижний средний класс, верхне-нижнеклассовый, ...
Ukrainian:нижчий середній клас, верхньо-нижчокласний, ...
Hindi:निम्न-मध्यम वर्गीय, उच्च-निम्न-वर्गीय, ...
Bengali:উচ্চ-নিম্ন শ্রেণী, উচ্চ-নিম্ন-শ্রেণীর, ...
Catalan:classe mitjana-baixa, classe baixa-alta, ...
Czech:nižší středostavovský, patřící k vyšší vrstvě nižší třídy, ...
Danish:øvre-lavere klasse, lavere middelklasse, ...
Dutch:lagere middenklasse, lagere hogere klasse, ...
Greek:ανώτερη-κατώτερη τάξη, ανώτερη κατώτερη τάξη, ...
Hungarian:alsó középosztálybeli, az alsó osztály felső rétegéhez tartozó, ...
Khmer:ស្រទាប់ទាបបំផុតនៃវណ្ណៈកណ្តាល, ស្ថិតនៅស្រទាប់ខ្ពស់នៃវណ្ណៈទាប, ...
Korean:중하층, 하층 상위의, ...
Persian:طبقه متوسط پایین, نیمه‌مرفه, ...
Polish:niższa klasa średnia, niższa-wyższa klasa, ...
Portuguese (BR):de classe média baixa, da parte alta da classe baixa, ...
Romanian:clasa mijlocie inferioară, de clasă inferioară superioară, ...
Swedish:lägre medelklass, övre-lägre-klass, ...
Thai:ชนชั้นกลางระดับล่าง, ชนชั้นล่างระดับบน, ...
Turkish:alt-orta sınıf, alt-üst sınıf, ...
Vietnamese:tầng lớp trung lưu thấp, tầng lớp thấp trên, ...

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