| Subject | English | Russian |
| fin. | bare minimum for surviving with a middle class lifestyle | абсолютный минимум для поддержания образа жизни представителя среднего класса (One million dollars in savings sounds like a lot of money, but isn't. You aren't rich. Interest income is less than $30k a year – even ignoring the effect of inflation on the total. This income is about bare minimum for surviving with a middle class lifestyle in the United States and other first world countries. It's true that many places overseas are cheaper. But many aren't (including much of Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, etc.). And the ones that aren't may surprise you. And you also may find that some of the things that you personally want or need to buy are expensive elsewhere. Alex_Odeychuk) |
| sociol. | end up in a spot where there's no middle class anymore | оказаться в мире, где больше нет среднего класса (youtube.com Alex_Odeychuk) |
| lit. | Instead of settling in Sunnydale Acres, middle class but pleasantly predictable, she will end up elsewhere. Perhaps on Park Avenue with vastly altered dreams. Or maybe she, too, ends tragically. A modern "Romeo and Juliet.' | Вряд ли она поселится в Саннидейл-Эйкерс — это район зажиточных семей, но по крайней мере без сюрпризов. Она найдёт себе место не там, а, может быть, на Парк-Авеню, радикально изменив свои устремления. А может, и её ждет трагический конец. "Ромео и Джульетта" в современном варианте. (C. Baehr) |
| coll. | middle class folks | средний класс (Cho and her two neighbours are fishing for $4.25 million each when market value is closer to $2.25 million. I don't think these elevated land values are going to offer any type of housing that middle class folks can ever afford. It's all about making money for those involved. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) |
| coll. | middle class folks | люди среднего достатка (Cho and her two neighbours are fishing for $4.25 million each when market value is closer to $2.25 million. I don't think these elevated land values are going to offer any type of housing that middle class folks can ever afford. It's all about making money for those involved. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) |
| sociol. | middle class mom | мама из семьи со средним достатком (CNN Alex_Odeychuk) |
| Makarov. | the middle class sprang into full being as a link between the nobility and the common people | средний класс возник как связующее звено между аристократией и простым народом |
| gen. | the middle class sprang into full being as a link between the nobility and the common people | средний класс занял прочное место как мост между аристократией и чернью |