- rico
- adj.1 rich, wealthy, well-off, moneyed.2 delicious, tasty.3 pleasing.m.1 rich person, rich.2 Rico.* * *rico► adjetivo1 (acaudalado) rich, wealthy2 (abundante) rich■ rico en potasio rich in potassium3 (sabroso) tasty, delicious4 (tierra) rich, fertile5 (excelente) rich, excellent6 familiar (bonito) lovely, adorable■ tiene un niño muy rico she's got a lovely boy7 familiar (tratamiento - hombre) mate, US man; (- mujer) love, US sweetheart■ mira rico, no me tomes el pelo look mate, don't pull my leg■ ¿qué tal, rica? how are you doing, love?► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 rich person► nombre masculino plural los ricos1 the rich\FRASEOLOGÍAestar muy rica familiar (chica) to be gorgeoushacerse rico,-a to get richnuevo,-a rico,-a nouveau riche* * *(f. - rica)adj.1) rich2) wealthy3) delicious* * *rico, -a1. ADJ1) (=adinerado) rich, wealthy2) [suelo] rich
rico de o en — rich in
3) (=valioso) valuable, precious; (=lujoso) luxurious, sumptuous, valuable; [tela] fine, rich, sumptuous4) (=sabroso) delicious, tastyestos pasteles están muy ricos — these cakes are delicious
5) * (=bonito) cute, lovely[en oración directa]¡rico! — darling!
¡oye, rico! — hey, watch it! *
¡que no, rico! — Esp no way, mate! *
¡qué rico es el pequeño! — isn't he a lovely baby!
está muy rica la tía — she's a bit of all right **
¡qué rico! — iró (isn't that just) great!
2.SM / F rich personnuevo rico — nouveau riche
* * *I-ca adjetivo1) <persona/país> rich, wealthy2)a) <tierra> rich; <vegetación> lush; <lenguaje/historia> richb) (abundante)rico EN algo — rich in something
3)a) <comida> good, niceesto está riquísimo! — this is delicious!
b) (esp CS) <perfume> nice, lovelyqué rico olor tiene! — what a lovely smell!
4) (fam) (mono) <niño/chica> lovely, cutees muy rica de cara — (CS) she has a very pretty o a lovely face
5) (AmL exc RPl) (agradable) lovely, wonderfulII¿te vas a Acapulco? ay, qué rico! — you're off to Acapulco? how lovely!
-ca masculino, femenino1) (m) rich o wealthy man; (f) rich o wealthy womanlos ricos — rich people, the rich
2) (como apelativo) (fam & iró) sweetie (colloq & iro), honey (colloq & iro)* * *= affluent, rich [richer -comp., richest -sup.], wealthy [wealthier -comp., wealthiest -sup.], luscious, tasty [tastier -comp., tastiest -sup.].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. So, in practice, instead of exploiting the rich coordination of natural language, most systems ignore these links between concepts and resort to picking words from text at random.Ex. Today's sophisticated media provide clear advantages to wealthy, well-established interest groups.Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.Ex. Some tasty ready-made sarnies you can buy in shops are so full of salt they should have a health warning, says a group of experts.----* aprendizaje rico en conocimiento = knowledge-rich learning.* barrio de los ricos = upper town.* casarse con alguien rico = marry into + money, marry + a fortune, marry + money.* hacer más rico = add + richness to.* hacerse rico = strike + it rich, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* hazte rico pronto = get-rich-quick.* Puerto Rico = Puerto Rico.* rico en almidón = starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.], starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.].* rico en contenido = content-rich.* rico en contenido temático = subject-rich.* rico en féculas = starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.].* rico en fibras = high-fibre.* rico en grasa = fat-rich.* rico en hidratos de carbono = starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.].* rico en información = information-rich, info-rich.* rico en mensajes = message-rich.* rico en nutrientes = nutrient-rich.* rico en óxido = oxidised [oxidized, -USA].* rico en proteínas = high protein.* rico en recursos = resource-rich.* rico en TI = IT-rich.* ricos = haves.* ricos en información = information haves.* ricos en información, los = information-rich, the.* ricos, los = better off, the.* ricos y los pobres, los = haves and the have-nots, the.* ser rico en = be rich in.* ser rico en contenido = be rich in content.* superricos, los = super rich, the.* * *I-ca adjetivo1) <persona/país> rich, wealthy2)a) <tierra> rich; <vegetación> lush; <lenguaje/historia> richb) (abundante)rico EN algo — rich in something
3)a) <comida> good, niceesto está riquísimo! — this is delicious!
b) (esp CS) <perfume> nice, lovelyqué rico olor tiene! — what a lovely smell!
4) (fam) (mono) <niño/chica> lovely, cutees muy rica de cara — (CS) she has a very pretty o a lovely face
5) (AmL exc RPl) (agradable) lovely, wonderfulII¿te vas a Acapulco? ay, qué rico! — you're off to Acapulco? how lovely!
-ca masculino, femenino1) (m) rich o wealthy man; (f) rich o wealthy womanlos ricos — rich people, the rich
2) (como apelativo) (fam & iró) sweetie (colloq & iro), honey (colloq & iro)* * *= affluent, rich [richer -comp., richest -sup.], wealthy [wealthier -comp., wealthiest -sup.], luscious, tasty [tastier -comp., tastiest -sup.].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: So, in practice, instead of exploiting the rich coordination of natural language, most systems ignore these links between concepts and resort to picking words from text at random.Ex: Today's sophisticated media provide clear advantages to wealthy, well-established interest groups.Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.Ex: Some tasty ready-made sarnies you can buy in shops are so full of salt they should have a health warning, says a group of experts.* aprendizaje rico en conocimiento = knowledge-rich learning.* barrio de los ricos = upper town.* casarse con alguien rico = marry into + money, marry + a fortune, marry + money.* hacer más rico = add + richness to.* hacerse rico = strike + it rich, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* hazte rico pronto = get-rich-quick.* Puerto Rico = Puerto Rico.* rico en almidón = starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.], starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.].* rico en contenido = content-rich.* rico en contenido temático = subject-rich.* rico en féculas = starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.].* rico en fibras = high-fibre.* rico en grasa = fat-rich.* rico en hidratos de carbono = starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.].* rico en información = information-rich, info-rich.* rico en mensajes = message-rich.* rico en nutrientes = nutrient-rich.* rico en óxido = oxidised [oxidized, -USA].* rico en proteínas = high protein.* rico en recursos = resource-rich.* rico en TI = IT-rich.* ricos = haves.* ricos en información = information haves.* ricos en información, los = information-rich, the.* ricos, los = better off, the.* ricos y los pobres, los = haves and the have-nots, the.* ser rico en = be rich in.* ser rico en contenido = be rich in content.* superricos, los = super rich, the.* * *rico1 -caadjectiveA ‹persona/país› rich, wealthyB1 ‹tierra› rich; ‹vegetación› lush; ‹lenguaje/historia› rich2 (abundante) rico EN algo rich IN sthuna dieta rica en vitaminas a diet rich in vitamins, a vitamin-rich diet3 (gen delante del n) (magnífico) ‹telas/tapices› rich, sumptuousC1 ‹comida› good, nice¡esto está riquísimo! this is o tastes delicious!con nueces queda más rico it's nicer with nuts2 (esp RPl) ‹perfume› nice, lovely¡qué rico olor tiene! what a lovely smell!, it smells lovely!D (fam) (mono) ‹niño/chica› lovely, cute¡qué niño más rico! what a lovely o sweet o cute childestá muy rica con ese vestido she looks cute o lovely in that dresses muy rica de cara (RPl); she has a very pretty o a lovely face¡qué rica está tu vecina! your neighbor's gorgeous o hot stuff (colloq)E (AmL exc RPl) (agradable) lovely, wonderful¡qué rico estar en la playa ahora! wouldn't it be wonderful o just great to be on the beach now!¿te vas a Acapulco? ¡ay, qué rico! you're off to Acapulco? how lovely!¡qué rica! así salgo yo perdiendo oh, that's great o charming! that way I lose out (iro)rico2 -camasculine, feminineA (masculine) rich o wealthy man; (feminine) rich o wealthy womanun rico no tiene estos problemas rich people don't have these problemslos ricos rich people, the richlos pocos ricos que conozco the few rich o wealthy people I knowB (como apelativo) (fam iró); sweetie (colloq iro), honey (colloq iro), sunshine (BrE colloq iro)* * *
rico◊ -ca adjetivo
1a) ‹persona/país› rich, wealthyb) ‹tierra› rich;
‹vegetación› lush;
‹lenguaje/historia› rich;
rico EN algo rich in sth
2a) ‹comida› good, nice;◊ ¡esto está riquísimo! this is delicious!b) (esp CS) ‹perfume› nice, lovely;◊ ¡qué rico olor tiene! what a lovely smell!c) (fam) (mono) ‹niño/chica› lovely, cuted) (AmL exc RPl) (agradable) lovely, wonderful
■ sustantivo masculino, femeninoa) (m) rich o wealthy man;
(f) rich o wealthy woman;◊ los ricos rich people, the richb) (como apelativo) (fam & iró) sweetie (colloq & iro), honey (colloq & iro)
rico,-a
I adjetivo
1 (suntuoso) sumptuous: se puso un rico vestido, she put on a gorgeous dress
2 (acaudalado) wealthy: es un hombre rico, he's a rich man
3 (sabroso) delicious
4 (un niño, bebé, una mascota) lovely, adorable
5 (tierra, sustancia) rich: es un alimento rico en proteínas, it's a high-protein food
II sustantivo masculino y femenino rich o wealthy person
los ricos, the wealthy
'rico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
buena
- bueno
- frotar
- frotarse
- poderosa
- poderoso
- rica
- enriquecer
- nuevo
- ojalá
- Puerto Rico
English:
abundant
- affluent
- cute
- even
- full-bodied
- get-rich-quick
- loaded
- luscious
- me
- nice
- off
- opulent
- Puerto Rico
- rich
- sweet
- wealthy
- wish
- eventful
- high
- nouveau riche
- only
- PR
- report
- vivid
* * *rico, -a♦ adj1. [adinerado] rich;un país rico a rich country2. [abundante] rich (en in);una dieta rica en proteínas a protein-rich diet, a diet rich in proteins;esta región es rica en recursos naturales this region is rich in natural resources3. [fértil] fertile, rich4. [sabroso] delicious;la sopa está muy rica the soup is really delicious;¡qué rico! this is delicious!5. [simpático] cute;¡qué perrito tan rico! what a cute little dog!6. [bello, de calidad] [telas, tapices, vocabulario] rich7. Am salvo RP [agradable] lovely;¡qué clima más rico hace aquí! the climate here is lovely!♦ nm,f1. [adinerado] rich person;los ricos the rich;los nuevos ricos the nouveaux riches2. Fam [apelativo]¡oye, rico! hey, sunshine!;¿por qué no te callas, rico? shut up, you!♦ advAm salvo RP [bien] well;qué rico toca el piano she plays the piano so well;qué rico se está aquí en la playa it's lovely here on the beach* * *ricoI adj1 rich;rico en vitaminas rich in vitamins2 comida delicious3 famniño cute famII m rich man;nuevo rico nouveau riche* * *rico, -ca adj1) : rich, wealthy2) : fertile3) : luxurious, valuable4) : delicious5) : adorable, lovely6) : great, wonderfulrico, -ca n: rich person* * *rico1 adj1. (en general) richun hombre rico a rich manla leche es rica en calcio milk is rich in calcium2. (comida) deliciousla tarta está muy rica the cake is delicious3. (niño) sweet¡qué niña más rica! what a sweet little girl!rico2 n1. (hombre) rich man [pl. men]2. (mujer) rich woman [pl. women]
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.
