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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
rags to riches expr figurative (poverty to wealth)pasar de la pobreza a la riqueza, pasar de pobre a rico loc verb
  ir de la pobreza a la riqueza loc verb
 This novel tells a story of rags to riches.
 Esta novela cuenta la historia de una persona que pasa de la pobreza a la riqueza.
rags to riches,
rags-to-riches adj		 figurative (rising from poverty to wealth) (historia, novela...)sobre alguien que pasa de la pobreza a la riqueza, sobre alguien que pasa de pobre a rico loc adj
  (historia, novela...)sobre alguien que va de la pobreza a la riqueza loc adj
  pasar de la pobreza a la riqueza, pasar de pobre a rico loc verb
  ir de la pobreza a la riqueza loc verb
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
from rags to riches expr figurative (from poverty to a life of wealth) (coloquial)de mendigo a millonario expr
 She went from rags to riches in less than two years.
 Pasó de mendigo a millonario en menos de dos años.
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