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  1. nouveau riche:
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  1. nouveau riche:


French

Detailed Translations for nouveau riche from French to English

nouveau riche:

nouveau riche [le ~] noun

  1. le nouveau riche (parvenu)
    the parvenu

Translation Matrix for nouveau riche:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
parvenu nouveau riche; parvenu

Wiktionary Translations for nouveau riche:

nouveau riche
noun
  1. Personne dont la fortune est récente et qui a tendance à l'afficher au-delà de certaines convenances sociales.
nouveau riche
noun
  1. new money
  2. one who has suddenly gained wealth, power, or other prominence, but has not received social acceptance

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English

Detailed Translations for nouveau riche from English to French

nouveau-riche:


Translation Matrix for nouveau-riche:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- arriviste; parvenu; upstart
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- parvenu; parvenue; upstart

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Related Definitions for "nouveau-riche":

  1. characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position1
  2. a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class1


Wiktionary Translations for nouveau riche:

nouveau riche
noun
  1. new money
nouveau riche
noun
  1. Personne dont la fortune est récente et qui a tendance à l'afficher au-delà de certaines convenances sociales.
  2. péjoratif|fr personnage qui s’est élevé rapidement au-dessus de sa condition première sans acquérir les manières, le ton et le savoir-vivre qui conviennent à son nouveau milieu.

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