pleb

plɛb
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Translation of pleb from English into German

Noun

1.

history

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common person in ancient Rome
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  • In ancient texts, a pleb often struggled for political rights.In antiken Texten kämpfte ein Plebejer oft um politische Rechte.
2.

society

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unsophisticated or cultureless person
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  • He dismissed the critics as mere plebs.Er wies die Kritiker als bloße Proleten ab.
3.

social class

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member of the lower class in society
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  • The plebs were not allowed in the royal court.Die Plebejer durften nicht am königlichen Hof sein.
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Synonyms and analogies of pleb in English

Examples of pleb in a sentence

  • The pleb was often overlooked in historical records.
  • The artist was criticized by plebs who didn't understand his work.
  • She felt out of place among the plebs at the gala.
  • The pleb struggled to make ends meet in the city.
  • He was treated like a pleb by the wealthy elite.

Translations of "pleb" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
derPlebejernm.

A pleb could rise to prominence through courage in battle.

Ein Plebejer konnte durch Tapferkeit im Kampf zu Ansehen gelangen.

Being a pleb meant enduring challenges and fighting for rights.

Ein Plebejer zu sein bedeutete, Herausforderungen zu ertragen und für Rechte zu kämpfen.

As a pleb, he represented the voice of the common people.

Als Plebejer vertrat er die Stimme des einfachen Volkes.

Nonsense! A girl from a good family can never be dishonoured by a villainous little pleb like Pompey!

Unsinn! Ein Mädchen aus gutem Hause kann nie entehrt werden durch scheußliche kleine Plebejer wie Pompeius!

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Other translations for pleb:

  • Proletnm.
  • einfacher Mensch
  • einfacher Bürger

pleb: Examples and translations in context

A pleb's daily life was filled with hard work and modest means.

Der Alltag eines Plebejers war von harter Arbeit und bescheidenen Mitteln geprägt.

Everyone respected the contributions of a pleb to the community.

Jeder respektierte die Beiträge eines Plebejers zur Gemeinschaft.

A noble's son rarely understood the life of a pleb.

Der Sohn eines Adligen verstand selten das Leben eines Plebejers.

They will say your wife betrayed you with a lowborn pleb on my staff.

Sie werden sagen, dass deine Frau dich mit einem Plebejer niedriger Geburt betrügt.

'That, as you have said yourself, is a crude over-simplification, anyway who are you and where did a pleb (an ordinary, insignificant person) of your kind learn to use words like exponential.'

Das ist, wie Sie selbst sagten, eine grobe Verallgemeinerung, und überhaupt, wer sind Sie, und wo lernte ein Plebejer (eine gewöhnliche, unbedeutende Person) wie Sie, Worte wie exponentiell zu verwenden.'

In ancient Rome, a pleb had fewer rights than a patrician.

Im antiken Rom hatte ein Plebejer weniger Rechte als ein Patrizier.

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