An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective 1. (culinary)
a. maduro The red tomatoes are ripe. Los tomates rojos están maduros
2. (ready)
a. listo The troops are ripe for deployment to the battlefield. Las tropas están listas para ser desplegadas en el campo de batalla.
3. (convenient)
a. oportuno The time is ripe to make the changes the company needs. Es el momento oportuno para hacer las modificaciones que la empresa necesita.
4. (pungent)
a. fuerte The ripe smell of that cheese is going to make me vomit. El fuerte olor de ese queso me va a hacer vomitar.
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ripe
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective 2. (cheese)
a. curado(a) to be ripe estar maduro(a)
to live to a ripe old age vivir hasta una edad avanzada
the time is ripe for… ha llegado el momento de…
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ripe [raɪp]
adjective
riper (comparative) ripest (superlative) 1 [+fruit etc] maduro to be ripe for picking estar bastante maduro para poderse coger; to grow ripe madurar
2 listo to be ripe for sth [+person] estar dispuesto a algo; [+situation etc] estar listo para algo; the country is ripe for revolution la revolución está a punto de estallar en el país; the company is ripe for a takeover la empresa está en su punto para un cambio de dueño; to live to a ripe old age llegar a muy viejo; until/when the time is ripe hasta/en un momento oportuno
3 [+language] grosero; verde; [+smell] fuerte; desagradable that's pretty ripe! ¡eso no se puede consentir!
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