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Translate parvenu from English to French

Summary

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parvenu:
- parvenu; nouveau riche
Wiktionary:
- parvenu → parvenu, parvenue
- parvenu → parvenu
- parvenu → parvenu

English

Detailed Translations for parvenu from English to French

parvenu:

parvenu [the ~] noun

the parvenu
le parvenu; le nouveau riche
- parvenu [le ~] noun
- nouveau riche [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for parvenu:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
nouveau riche	parvenu
parvenu	parvenu
-	arriviste; nouveau-riche; upstart
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	nouveau-riche; parvenue; upstart
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	upstart

Related Words for "parvenu":

parvenus

Synonyms for "parvenu":

nouveau-riche; parvenue; upstart; pretentious
new
upstart; nouveau-riche; arriviste; unpleasant person; disagreeable person

Related Definitions for "parvenu":

of or characteristic of a parvenu¹
characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position¹
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 parvenu:

parvenu

noun

a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
- parvenu → parvenu; parvenue

parvenu

noun

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.
- parvenu → nouveau riche; parvenu

adjective

Qualifie un tel personnage.
- parvenu → parvenu

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• parvenu	→ parvenu	↔ Parvenü — abwertend: für einen Emporkömmling, Neureichen, der schnell aufgestiegen ist und mit seinem Reichtum protzt

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University