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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

Related Translations for nouveau riche



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

Synonyms for "nouveau-riche":


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.