English-Thai Dictionary

parvenu

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ผู้ ร่ำรวย ทันทีทันใด  upstart kiao-kab-phu-ram-rue-tan-te-tan-dai

 

parvenu

N ผู้ ร่ำรวย ทันทีทันใด  คนที่ เพิ่ง ร่ำรวย  phu-ram-rue-tan-te-tan-dai

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PARVENU

Par "ve *nu `, n. Etym: [F., prop. p.p. of parvenir to attain to, to succeed, to rise to high station, L. pervenire to come to; per through + venire to come. See Par, prep. , and Come. ]

 

Defn: An upstart; a man newly risen into notice.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

parvenu

par ve nu |ˈpärvəˌn (y )o͞o ˈˌpɑrvəˈˌn (j )u |often derogatory ▶noun a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity: the political inexperience of a parvenu | [ as modifier ] : he concealed the details of his parvenu lifestyle. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French, literally ‘arrived, ’ past participle of parvenir, from Latin pervenire ‘come to, reach. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

parvenu

parvenu |ˈpɑːvənuː, -njuː | ▶noun often derogatory a person of humble origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity: the political inexperience of a parvenu | [ as modifier ] : cynical parvenu bureaucrats. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French, literally ‘arrived ’, past participle of parvenir, from Latin pervenire ‘come to, reach ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

parvenu

parvenu noun make way for our newest little hotshot parvenu: upstart, social climber, arriviste.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

parvenu

parvenu noun upstart, social climber, arriviste, vulgarian; the nouveau riche, the new rich.

 

Duden Dictionary

Parvenü

Par ve nü, Par ve nu Substantiv, maskulin bildungssprachlich , der österreichisch nur Parvenu |parvəˈnyː …ve …parvəˈnyː …ve …|der Parvenü; Genitiv: des Parvenüs, Plural: die Parvenüs der Parvenu; Genitiv: des Parvenus, Plural: die Parvenus französisch parvenu, eigentlich 2. Partizip von: parvenir = an-, emporkommen Emporkömmling

 

French Dictionary

parvenu

parvenu , ue adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin péjoratif Nouveau riche. : Cette voiture clinquante convient bien à un parvenu. Des personnes vulgaires et parvenues.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

parvenu

par ve nu /pɑ́ː r vən j ùː /〖＜フランス 〗名詞 C 形容詞 ｟かたく けなして ｠成り上がり者 (の ), 成金 (の )(upstart ).