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rags to riches

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
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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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
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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