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Significados de upstart en inglés
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nou-ric Wealthy person whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who is therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy.
Characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position.
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Examples for "parvenu"
Examples for "parvenu"
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In 1870 the American steel maker was the parvenu of the trade.
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The parvenu millionaire-thecotton lord-harborsthese ruffians by refusing to prosecute poachers.
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He had thrown his hardships at her like a parvenu his riches.
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There was nothing of the garishness of the parvenu in the capital's display.
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The room was richly furnished, but in the pretentious taste of a parvenu.
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The comtesse is nothing but a common, ordinary parvenue originating no one knows where.
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They are not a parvenue family, but date from the days of Richard III.
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One would think you a parvenue, absolutely, to hear you!
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Some of our political houses are parvenue by pedigree; they hand on vulgarity like a coat of-arms.
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A shrewd little parvenue, that was all.
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That said, Nick's family actually has little interest in fame, a very nouveau-riche idea.
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In 2050, the nouveau-riche arrivistes stake their big skyline claims on the public eye.
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I'd crawl over a mountain of nouveau-riche club sandwiches to get to a nice toastie.
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These nouveau-riche types make some money and stop making sense, a veterinary department official said on Wednesday.
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This swansong for an empire, published in 1994, is still relevant to the nouveau-riche Russia of today.
Uso de upstart en inglés
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Some investors, however, have concerns about investing in an upstart car company.
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It was a second quarter to forget for social media upstart Snap.
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Wellingtonians clearly see being an artistic upstart as their unique selling point.
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The upstart pretensions of a young woman without family, connections, or fortune.
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What was it like, she asked, to work with the upstart network?
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If he could take Ireland, Hoche might eclipse the upstart Bonaparte entirely.
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I refused to take orders from the upstart who commanded our brigade.
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And this upstart Thaumaturg would not come between him and any bounty.
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Sir Roger was astounded at the audacity of this upstart, plebeian race.
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To him, London at best was only an upstart and an usurper.
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But that hasn't stopped upstart luxury brand Genesis from mounting an invasion.
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So love for Miss Manners has driven you mad, my young upstart.
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The battle had raised this little upstart to his equal in rank!
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His eyes darted back and forth between the upstart and the lion.
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How did you manage to get her, you spiritual and physical upstart?
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After all, he's been here for years, and I'm practically an upstart.
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