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nou|veau pau|vre — «noo voh POH vruh», plural nou|veaux pau|vres «noo voh POH vruh». French. 1. a person who has recently become poor. 2. (literally) new poor. ╂[patterned on nouveau riche] … Useful english dictionary
nou|veau riche — «noo voh REESH», plural nou|veaux riches «noo voh REESH», French. 1. a) a person who has recently become rich. b) a person who makes a vulgar display of his wealth. 2. (literally) new rich … Useful english dictionary
nou|veau ro|man — «noo VOH r MAHN», plural nou|veaux ro|mans «noo VOH r MAHN», French. 1. a type of novel developed chiefly in France in the 1960 s, characterized by lack of moral, social, or psychological comment and by precise descriptions that suggest the… … Useful english dictionary
nou|veau|té — «noo voh TAY», noun, plural tés « TAY; Anglicized TAYZ», French. something new; novelty … Useful english dictionary
art nou|veau — «ahrt noo VOH», an ornate style of decoration that originated in Belgium and France about 1895: »In many ways Whistler was the first authentic interior decorator, predicting as he did the style of art nouveau well before it became a popular… … Useful english dictionary
nou·veau riche — … Useful english dictionary
nou — nou·gat; nou·ga·tine; nou·me·ite; nou·me·nal; nou·me·nal·ism; nou·me·nal·ist; nou·me·non; nou·rice; nou·ther; nou·veau; nou·velle; nou·me·a·ite; nou·me·nal·ly; … English syllables
art nou·veau — (or Art Nouveau) /ˌɑɚtnuˈvoʊ/ noun [noncount] : a style of art, design, and architecture that uses curving lines and shapes that look like leaves and flowers ◇ Art Nouveau was popular in the U.S. and Europe in the late 1800s. an Art Nouveau lamp … Useful english dictionary
veau — ni·veau; nou·veau; … English syllables
Nouveau Roman — Nou|veau Ro|man 〈[ nuvo: rɔmã:] m.; ; unz.〉 in Frankreich entstandene Richtung des modernen Romans, in der völlige Subjektivität des Autors (im Gegensatz zur bisherigen „Allwissenheit“) angestrebt wird u. die Objekte des Geschehens, die… … Universal-Lexikon
