Nucingen (en. Nucingen)

/ny.sin.ʒɛ̃/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

An individual obsessed with money and profit.

In the novel, M. Nucingen is portrayed as a stingy banker.

Dans le roman, M. Nucingen est dépeint comme un banquier avare.

A nickname for a greedy person.

He was called a nucingen for his way of doing business.

Il a été traité de nucingen pour sa manière de faire des affaires.

A character representing excessive capitalism.

The heroine of the story protests against her husband's nucingen behaviors.

L'héroïne de l'histoire proteste contre les comportements nucingens de son mari.

Derived from the character M. Nucingen in the works of Honoré de Balzac.

To be a nucingen

To be a stingy person.

Être un nucingen

To have the heart of a nucingen

To have a heart indifferent to others due to an obsession with money.

Avoir le cœur de nucingen

To act like a nucingen

To behave in a self-interested and selfish manner.

Agir comme un nucingen

greed

Lack of generosity, excessive desire to possess money.

avarice

capitalism

An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production.

capitalisme

wealth

Abundance of material goods or money.

richesse

A person who tries to save on everything, even on essential things.

He's a real nucingen, he won't even pay for a coffee.

C'est un vrai nucingen, il ne veut même pas payer pour un café.

Someone who takes advantage of others to make money.

Don't be a nucingen, share what you have with your friends.

Ne sois pas un nucingen, partage ce que tu as avec tes amis.