PARVENU

Meaning of PARVENU in English

[ 'pα:vənu: , -nju: ]

■ noun ( fem. ~e ) often derogatory a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity.

Origin

C19: from Fr., lit. 'arrived', past participle of parvenir .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PARVENU — [F] n parvenu
Interlingua English vocab
PARVENU — parvenú
English interlingue dictionary
PARVENU — noun (plural ~s) see: for Date: 1787 one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PARVENU — I. ˈpärvəˌn(y)ü, ˈpȧv- also ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from parvenu, past participle of parvenir to arrive, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARVENU — (n.) An upstart; a man newly risen into notice.
Английский словарь Webster
PARVENU — ( n. ) An upstart; a man newly risen into notice.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARVENU — — parvenudom , n. — parvenuism , n. /pahr"veuh nooh', -nyooh', pahr'veuh nooh", -nyooh"/ , n. 1. a person who …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARVENU — n. poor person who has become wealthy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PARVENU — noun ( plural par·ve·nus -ˌn(y)üz) Etymology: French, from past participle of parvenir to arrive, from Latin pervenire, from per through …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARVENU — noun an upstart; a man newly risen into notice.
Webster English vocab
PARVENU — [par.ve.nu] n, pl -nus [F, fr. pp. of parvenir to arrive, fr. L pervenire, fr. per through + venire to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PARVENU — parvenu, parvenue BrE AmE ˈpɑːv ə njuː -nuː AmE ˈpɑːrv ə nuː -njuː —French [ paʁ və ny \] ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PARVENU — / ˈpɑːvənjuː; NAmE ˈpɑːrvənuː/ noun ( pl. -us ) ( formal , disapproving ) a person from a low social …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARVENU — par ‧ ve ‧ nu /ˈpɑːvənjuː $ ˈpɑːrvənuː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PARVENU — n. & adj. --n. (fem. parvenue) 1 a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth or position. 2 an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PARVENU — n. & adj. n. (fem. parvenue) 1 a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth or position. 2 an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PARVENU — n. & adj. --n. (fem. parvenue) 1. a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth or position. 2 an …
Oxford English vocab
PARVENU — ( parvenus) If you describe someone as a parvenu , you think that although they have acquired wealth or high …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARVENU — (~s) If you describe someone as a ~, you think that although they have acquired wealth or high status they …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PARVENU — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ It was a newcomer, almost a parvenu , the creation of refugees and pirates.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PARVENU — [noun] [C] [formal] [disapproving] - someone or something that has suddenly become successful but is not respected or thought to …
Cambridge English vocab
PARVENU — Synonyms and related words : Babbitt, Daddy Warbucks, Philistine, Young Turk, adventurer, arriviste, billionaire, bloated plutocrat, boor, bounder, bourgeois, bourgeois …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PARVENU — a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth or position . An upstart Example: The man didn't seem at …
Slang English vocab
PARVENU — n. Function: noun Synonyms: UPSTART , arriviste, nouveau riche, roturier Idioms: codfish aristocrat, pig in clover
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PARVENU — n. [ Fr. ] Upstart, mushroom, snob, pretentious fellow, pretender to gentility.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PARVENU — n. 1 parvenue, upstart, arriviste, nouveau riche, intruder, adventurer, social climber Usually one generation has to pass before a parvenu …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PARVENU — франц.; сущ. парвеню, выскочка Syn : upstart, forward pupil (французское) выскочка, парвеню (французское) вульгарный - there was nothing * in …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARVENU — parvenu.ogg 1. ʹpɑ:vənju: n фр. выскочка, парвеню 2. ʹpɑ:vənju: a фр. вульгарный there was nothing parvenu in the lad - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PARVENU — 1. ʹpɑ:vənju: n фр. выскочка, парвеню 2. ʹpɑ:vənju: a фр. вульгарный there was nothing parvenu in the lad - в …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PARVENU — франц.; сущ. парвеню, выскочка Syn : upstart, forward pupil (французское) выскочка, парвеню (французское) вульгарный - there was nothing * in …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARVENU — n. Pronunciation: ' pär-v ə - ˌ nü, - ˌ nyü Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -nus \ - ˌ …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PARVENU — noun Synonyms: upstart , arriviste, nouveau riche, roturier Idioms: codfish aristocrat, pig in clover
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PARVENU — n. 25B6; noun UPSTART, social climber, arriviste.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PARVENU — Парвеню
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PARVENU — выскочка, парвеню
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PARVENU — (n) выскочка; парвеню
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PARVENU — (a) вульгарный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PARVENU — 1. [ʹpɑ:vənju:] n фр. выскочка, парвеню 2. [ʹpɑ:vənju:] a фр. вульгарный there was nothing ~ in the lad - в …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PARVENU — n. выскочка, парвеню
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PARVENU — n. выскочка, парвеню
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PARVENU — сущ. ; фр. парвеню, выскочка Syn: upstart , forward pupil
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PARVENU — сущ.; фр. парвеню, выскочка Syn: upstart, forward pupil
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PARVENU — _n. _фр. выскочка, парвеню
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PARVENU — n. фр. выскочка, парвеню
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PARVENU — выскочка, парвеню
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
PARVENU — _n. _фр. выскочка, парвеню
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PARVENU — Выскочка
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
PARVENU — парвеню
English-Russian Online Dictionary
PARVENU — парвеню, выскочка
English-Russian vocab
PARVENU — парвеню
Англо-Русский словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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