parvenu
31parvenu — a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth or position . An upstart The man didn t seem at ease with the other guests and seemed intimidated by the opulent surroundings . I began to suspect that he may be a parvenu …
32parvenu — [[t]pɑ͟ː(r)vənjuː, AM nuː[/t]] parvenus N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a parvenu, you think that although they have acquired wealth or high status they are not very cultured or well educated. [FORMAL] Syn: upstart …
33parvenu — noun (C) formal someone from a low social position who suddenly becomes rich or powerful: Aristocratic families found themselves associating with parvenus. parvenu adjective …
34parvenu — noun make way for our newest little hotshot parvenu Syn: upstart, social climber, arriviste …
35parvenu — par•ve•nu [[t]ˈpɑr vəˌnu, ˌnyu, ˌpɑr vəˈnu, ˈnyu[/t]] n. pl. nus, adj. 1) a person who has newly acquired wealth or influence, but has not yet acquired the acceptance or social qualifications associated with it 2) characteristic of a parvenu •… …
36Parvenu — Nouveau riche L expression Nouveau riche, apparue en France pendant l entre deux guerres, est utilisée pour qualifier péjorativement les personnes qui se sont enrichies rapidement, parfois de manière suspecte, et qui dépensent de manière… …
37parvenu — fr. Advenedizo, persona de extracción social modesta que ha logrado enriquecerse y acceder a una posición superior …
38parvenu — Part. pas. m.s. parvenir …
39parvenu — Synonyms and related words: Babbitt, Daddy Warbucks, Philistine, Young Turk, adventurer, arriviste, billionaire, bloated plutocrat, boor, bounder, bourgeois, bourgeois gentilhomme, bright young man, cad, capitalist, churl, clown, comer, emigrant …
40Parvenu — Opkomling …
