acomodado

adj.

1 well-to-do, on easy street, well-off, wealthy.

2 placed.

3 suitable, fit.

f. & m.

person having friends in high places.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: acomodar.

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acomodado

► participio pasado

1→ {{link=acomodar}}acomodar

► adjetivo

1 (conveniente) suitable

2 (rico) well-to-do, well off

3 (precio) reasonable, moderate

4 (ordenado) arranged

5 (adaptado) adapted

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(f. - acomodada)

adj.

1) suitable, appropriate

2) well-off, well-to-do

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ADJ

1) (=apropiado) suitable, fit; [precio] moderate; [artículo] moderately priced

2) (=rico) well-to-do, well-off

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I

-da adjetivo

1) <familia/gente> well-off, well-to-do

de posición acomodada — well-off, well-to-do

2) (CS, Méx fam) (que tiene palanca)

estar acomodado — to have contacts o connections

II

-da masculino, femenino (CS, Méx fam)

está lleno de acomodados — it's full of people who got their jobs by pulling strings

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= affluent, well-to-do, well-off.

Ex. It is easy to predict that a majority of either large or affluent libraries in this country will employ some form of catalog under machine control in the foreseeable future.

Ex. Librarians deny that only the young and well-to-do use music libraries.

Ex. Well-off women are more likely to survive breast cancer than less affluent sufferers, a new study shows.

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* bien acomodado = well-to-do, well-off.

* más acomodados, los = better off, the.

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I

-da adjetivo

1) <familia/gente> well-off, well-to-do

de posición acomodada — well-off, well-to-do

2) (CS, Méx fam) (que tiene palanca)

estar acomodado — to have contacts o connections

II

-da masculino, femenino (CS, Méx fam)

está lleno de acomodados — it's full of people who got their jobs by pulling strings

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= affluent, well-to-do, well-off.

Ex: It is easy to predict that a majority of either large or affluent libraries in this country will employ some form of catalog under machine control in the foreseeable future.

Ex: Librarians deny that only the young and well-to-do use music libraries.

Ex: Well-off women are more likely to survive breast cancer than less affluent sufferers, a new study shows.

* bien acomodado = well-to-do, well-off.

* más acomodados, los = better off, the.

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acomodado¹ -da

adjective

A ‹familia› well-off, well-to-do

de posición acomodada well-off, well-to-do

B

(CS, Méx fam) (que tiene palanca): está acomodado con el gobernador he has contacts o connections in the governor's office, he ( o his father etc) knows the governor

acomodado² -da

masculine, feminine

(CS, Méx fam)

el departamento está lleno de acomodados the department is full of people who got their jobs through having connections o by pulling strings o by having friends in high places

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Del verbo acomodar: (conjugate acomodar)

acomodado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
acomodado    
acomodar
acomodado

◊ -da adjetivo

1 ‹familia/gente› well-off, well-to-do;

◊ de posición acomodada well-off, well-to-do

2 (CS, Méx fam) (que tiene palanca):

◊ estar acomodado to have contacts o connections

acomodar (conjugate acomodar) verbo transitivo
1 (adaptar, amoldar) to adapt
2 ‹huésped› to put … up
3

a) (AmL) (arreglar) to arrange;

(poner) to put

b) (fam) ‹persona› (en puesto):

◊ su tío lo acomodó en su sección his uncle fixed him up with a job in his department

acomodarse verbo pronominal

a) (ponerse cómodo) to make oneself comfortable

b) (adaptarse, amoldarse) acomodadose a algo to adapt to sth

c) (AmL) (arreglarse) ‹ropa/anteojos› to adjust

acomodado,-a adjetivo well-off, well-to-do
acomodar verbo transitivo
1 (dar alojamiento) to lodge, accommodate
2 (dar asiento en cine, teatro, etc) to find a place for
3 (adaptar) to adapt: acomoda tu horario al suyo, adapt your timetable to his
puedes acomodar la habitación a otros usos, you can put this room to other uses
'acomodado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acomodada
- situada
- situado
English:
comfortable
- comfortably
- heeled
- off
- well-off
- well-to-do
- affluent

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acomodado, -a adj

1. [rico] well-off, well-to-do

2. [instalado] ensconced

3. CSur, Méx Fam [colocado en un trabajo]

está acomodado he got his job by pulling strings

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acomodado

I adj well-off

II part → acomodar

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acomodado, -da adj

1) : suitable, appropriate

2) : well-to-do, prosperous

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acomodado adj well off [comp. better off; superl. best off]