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"Wealthy" is an adjective which is often translated as "rico", and "rich" is an adjective which is also often translated as "rico". Learn more about the difference between "wealthy" and "rich" below.
wealthy(
wehl
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thi
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (rich)
a. rico
Every year, Forbes magazine publishes a list of the wealthiest people around the world.Cada año, la revista Forbes publica una lista de las personas más ricas del planeta.
b. acaudalado
Some people pretend to be wealthy by wearing expensive clothes and accessories.Algunas personas fingen ser acaudaladas vistiendo ropa y complementos caros.
c. adinerado
His ultimate goal was to marry a wealthy woman so he doesn't need to work.Su mayor aspiración era casarse con una mujer adinerada para no tener que trabajar.
d. pudiente
He married a girl from a wealthy family and now he's living in a castle in France.Se casó con una chica de familia pudiente y ahora vive en un castillo en Francia.
rich(
rihch
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (wealthy)
a. rico
His grandfather was rich and left him a trust fund.Su abuelo era rico y le dejó un fondo fiduciario.
2. (luxurious)
a. suntuoso
The furniture looked rich and unmistakably French.El mobiliario era suntuoso e inconfundiblemente francés.
3. (plentiful)
4. (tasty)
6. (deep)
7. (fertile)
a. fértil
The land was rich and the harvest plentiful.La tierra era fértil y la cosecha era abundante.
8. (colloquial) (funny)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
riches
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
10. (wealth)
a. la riqueza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The pirates sailed the seven seas in search of riches.Los piratas navegaron los siete mares en busca de riqueza.
