- riqueza
- f.1 wealth (fortuna).2 richness (abundancia).3 abundance, plenty.* * *riqueza► nombre femenino1 (cualidad) richness, wealthiness► nombre femenino plural riquezas1 (abundancia) wealth sing, riches* * *noun f.wealth* * *SF1) (=bienes) wealth
la distribución de la riqueza — the distribution of wealth
no le importaba nada toda su riqueza — all her riches meant nothing to her
vivir en la riqueza — to live in luxury
riqueza imponible — taxable assets pl
2) (=abundancia) richnesssu enorme riqueza espiritual — his enormous spiritual wealth o richness of spirit
tiene una gran riqueza de vocabulario — she has a very extensive o rich vocabulary
3) (=fertilidad) richnessla riqueza del suelo — the richness of the soil
* * *femenino1)a) (bienes) wealthla mala distribución de la riqueza — the uneven distribution of wealth
una enorme riqueza en joyas — a vast fortune in jewels
las riquezas del museo — the treasures of the museum
b) (recursos)las riquezas del suelo — the earth's riches
las riquezas naturales de un país — a country's natural resources
2) (variedad, abundancia) richness* * *= richness, fortune, treasure, riches.Ex. In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.Ex. Robert Watt was thoroughly bitten by the bibliography bug and although he bequeathed an important piece of work to posterity, he and his surviving family can hardly be said to have enjoyed good fortune from it.Ex. There were no injuries but the archive and the treasures housed in its 700 linear feet of acid-free boxes were severely damaged.Ex. This paper describes pilot projects to share LC's riches nationwide.----* dar riqueza a = add + richness to.* de la pobreza a la riqueza = from rags to riches.* la riqueza de = the wealth of.* riquezas = wealth, riches.* * *femenino1)a) (bienes) wealthla mala distribución de la riqueza — the uneven distribution of wealth
una enorme riqueza en joyas — a vast fortune in jewels
las riquezas del museo — the treasures of the museum
b) (recursos)las riquezas del suelo — the earth's riches
las riquezas naturales de un país — a country's natural resources
2) (variedad, abundancia) richness* * *= richness, fortune, treasure, riches.Ex: In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.
Ex: Robert Watt was thoroughly bitten by the bibliography bug and although he bequeathed an important piece of work to posterity, he and his surviving family can hardly be said to have enjoyed good fortune from it.Ex: There were no injuries but the archive and the treasures housed in its 700 linear feet of acid-free boxes were severely damaged.Ex: This paper describes pilot projects to share LC's riches nationwide.* dar riqueza a = add + richness to.* de la pobreza a la riqueza = from rags to riches.* la riqueza de = the wealth of.* riquezas = wealth, riches.* * *riquezafeminineA1 (bienes) wealthrepartió sus riquezas entre los pobres he distributed his wealth o his riches o his fortune amongst the poortiene una enorme riqueza en joyas he has a vast fortune in jewelsla mala distribución de la riqueza the uneven distribution of wealthni toda la riqueza del mundo podría comprarlo all the riches in the world could not buy itlas riquezas del museo arqueológico the treasures of the archaeological museum2(recursos): la explotación de las riquezas del suelo the exploitation of the earth's richeslas riquezas naturales de un país a country's natural resourcesB (variedad, abundancia) richnessla riqueza de la vegetación the richness of the vegetationla riqueza de su vocabulario the richness of her vocabulary* * *
riqueza sustantivo femeninoa) (bienes) wealth;◊ las riquezas del museo the treasures of the museumb) (recursos):◊ las riquezas del suelo the earth's riches;
las riquezas naturales de un país a country's natural resourcesc) (variedad, abundancia) richness
riqueza sustantivo femenino
1 (caudal, bienes) wealth
2 (suntuosidad, concentración) richness
'riqueza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abundancia
- correlación
- ostentación
- capital
- caudal
- despliegue
- fortuna
- sed
English:
richness
- untold
- wealth
* * *riqueza nf1. [fortuna] wealth;la redistribución de la riqueza the redistribution of wealth2. [cosas de valor]el cofre estaba lleno de oro y riquezas the chest was full of gold and riches3. [abundancia] richness;una región de gran riqueza minera a region rich in mineral resources;tiene gran riqueza de vocabulario she has a very rich vocabulary;un alimento con gran riqueza vitamínica a food rich in vitamins;la riqueza de la decoración llamaba la atención the lavish décor was striking* * *riquezaf wealth* * *riqueza nf1) : wealth, riches pl2) : richness3)riquezas naturales : natural resources* * *riqueza n (dinero) wealth
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.