rastacouère
English translation: rastaquouère
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|  Selected response from: Richardson Lisa France Local time: 08:13 | ||||||
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| 4 | pleasure-seeker / upstart |
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| 4 | snob, parvenu |
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| 2 | rastaquouère |
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rastaquouère Explanation: I found this word which obviously has the same root in my Larousse and it means 'dated and rascist term used with reference to wealthy foreigners' My French other half says it is very outdated and perjorative so I don't know what context you found it in. Hope this helps |
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pleasure-seeker / upstart Explanation: The French word comes from the Spanish "rastacuero". It was meant for the rich South Americans who started to appear in the salons of the Paris bourgeoisie at the end of the XIX century. This very good reference is, unfortunately in Spanish. If you are interested I can translate it for you. RASTACUERO 4 Nov 2008 ... La curiosa historia del origen de la palabra RASTACUERO. etimologias.dechile.net/?rastacuero - 16k -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 47 mins (2008-11-22 20:17:38 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Me alegro mucho de que te haya servido. ¡Saludos! |
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snob, parvenu Explanation: it would be similar in the pejorative sense of "nouveau riche" |
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