Adjective
bürgerlich
Pronunciation: [ˈbʏʁɡɐlɪç]
civic, civil
C2
rank #8,080
Meanings
Adjective
- civic, civil
- bourgeois, middle-class
- untitled (not of aristocratic descent)
- plain, good home
Example sentence
Das bürgerliche Recht regelt Verträge zwischen Privatpersonen.
Civil law governs contracts between private individuals.
Usage
- das bürgerliche Recht — civil law; a fixed legal combination
- bürgerlich / bürgernah — civil or bourgeois / responsive to citizens; these adjectives are not interchangeable
Die Vorlesung gibt einen Überblick über das bürgerliche Recht.
The lecture gives an overview of civil law.