- arribista
- adj.socially ambitious, social-climbing.f. & m.1 careerist (professionally).2 arriviste, climber, free-rider, opportunist.* * *arribista► adjetivo1 ambitious, self-seeking► nombre masulino o femenino1 arriviste, social climber, parvenu* * *noun mf.upstart, social climber* * *SMF upstart, arriviste frm* * *Iadjetivo socially ambitiousIImasculino y femenino arriviste, social climber* * *= upstart, social climber, arriviste.Ex. Otherwise they run the risk of being usurped by upstart local government PR men or newspaper consortia.Ex. New ideas are most likely to be introduced and pursued by 'social climbers'.Ex. These are values which the arriviste bourgeoisie tries to mimic but with the emphasis placed on money.* * *Iadjetivo socially ambitiousIImasculino y femenino arriviste, social climber* * *= upstart, social climber, arriviste.
Ex: Otherwise they run the risk of being usurped by upstart local government PR men or newspaper consortia.
Ex: New ideas are most likely to be introduced and pursued by 'social climbers'.Ex: These are values which the arriviste bourgeoisie tries to mimic but with the emphasis placed on money.* * *arribista1adjective1 (ambicioso) ambitious2 (en sociedad) socially ambitiousarribista2masculine and feminine1 (ambicioso) ambitious person2 (en sociedad) arriviste, social climber* * *
arribista adjetivo
socially ambitious
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
arriviste, social climber
arribista mf parvenu, social climber
'arribista' also found in these entries:
English:
climber
- social climber
* * *arribista♦ adjopportunist, careerist♦ nmfarriviste* * *arribistam/f social climber, arriviste* * *arribista nmf: parvenu, upstart
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.