"Ubicado" = "Comfortable"?

Question

Ví una entrevista en la tele en la cual el entrevistado comentó que ya no tenía trabajo pero que estaba "ubicado." Imagino que con eso quiso decir que era "comfortable" como decimos en inglés. Entendí que aunque no trabajara de todas maneras no tenía problemas financieros.

¿Fue acertada mi interpretación de la palabra "ubicado?"

Answer 1

Yes, in America the word "comfortable" can be used exactly as you describe. But "comfortable" can also mean that a person does work but gets a very good salary, as in "The income he gets from being Chariman of the Board gives him a comfortable living."

Or, if someone is trying to guess someone's income and they don't want to talk about it, they can say, "I'm comfortable," and leave it at that.

If someone is "very comfortable" that often can mean that they don't have to work for a living.

As far as ubicado goes, perhaps they are using it to mean "well-situated"...

But if a celebrity who has been laid off from his TV hosting job says, "Estoy ubicado" is he saying he's doing ok financially or he's doing ok because he's connected? - gableslizard, Nov 24, 2010

can you give us more context? - Kiwi-Girl, Nov 25, 2010

Answer 2

the normal meaning is located / situated but I have a feeling it can also mean 'known'? Without the whole context it's a bit hard to say.

I would use 'comodo/a' for comfortable.