avariento
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avariento, el avariento, la avarienta(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (greedy)
a. avaricious
La crisis creó una sociedad avarienta donde ahora cada uno solo se preocupa por sí mismo.The financial crisis created an avaricious society in which everyone now just looks out for number one.
b. miserly
Leí que un anciano avariento vivía en la pobreza pero tenía un millón de dólares escondidos en el sótano.I read that a miserly old man lived in poverty, but had a million dollars stashed in his basement.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
Jamás conocí un avariento como mi tío. Mis primos hasta pasan hambre.I've never met a more avaricious man than my uncle. My cousins even go hungry.
b. avaricious woman (feminine)
Doris es una avarienta a quien solo le importa acumular posesiones.Doris is an avaricious woman who only cares about accumulating possessions.
c. miser
Jorge dice que él no es un avariento, sino que le gusta ahorrar todo su dinero.Jorge says he's not a miser, but he just likes to save all his money.
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