English

Alternative forms

• épater la bourgeoisie

Verb

épater le bourgeois

1. (literary) To scandalize, provoke the middle class.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.pa.te l(ə) buʁ.ʒwa/

Verb

épater le bourgeois

1. (idiomatic) to shake (or shock) middle-class attitudes

Conjugation

• see épater