Parvenue (en. Reached)

/paʁvəny/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Woman who has managed to rise socially.

She sees herself as a parvenue in the luxury world.

Elle se voit comme une parvenue dans le monde du luxe.

Person who is perceived as inauthentic in their success.

He is called a parvenue because of his attitude defying the norms.

Il est traité de parvenue à cause de son attitude défiant les normes.

Someone who displays their success ostentatiously.

The parvenue constantly boasts about her new acquisitions.

La parvenue ne cesse de se vanter de ses nouvelles acquisitions.

From the verb 'parvenir', meaning 'to reach a goal', derived from the Latin 'pervenire'.

to be a parvenue

To be seen as having recently and artificially attained a social status.

être une parvenue

having achieved one's ends

To have succeeded in achieving one's goals, often using questionable means.

parvenue à ses fins

parvenue and proud of it

A person who is very aware of their new status.

parvenue et fière de l’être

arriviste

Person who seeks to rise socially, often with a negative connotation.

arriviste

nouveau riche

Person who has recently acquired significant wealth.

nouveau riche

ostentatious

Who manifests or reveals an excessive pursuit of appearance and wealth.

ostentatoire

Daddy's girl

She is just a daddy's girl, a real parvenue.

Elle est juste une fille à papa, une vraie parvenue.

Walking cheque book

This parvenue is a walking cheque book, she can't do anything by herself.

Cette parvenue est un chéquier ambulant, elle ne sait rien faire par elle-même.