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riche

Sentences

Elle
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possède un patrimoine historique particulièrement riche
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.

It has a particularly rich historical heritage.

Mais il
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apprend que son
🔉

futur mari
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se doit d'être riche
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.

But he learns that her future husband must be rich.

Meaning

rich man

rich person

wealthy person

the rich

fur-lined

wealthy man

prosperous person

rich woman

well-situated

Opposite of

pauvre

homme riche

opulant

les puissants

bien nanti

en fonds

πλούσιος

εύπορος

gefortuneerd

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁiʃ/

Inherited from Middle French

Inherited from Old French

Cognate with Old High German

Cognate with German

Cognate with Old English

Cognate with English

In summary

Inherited from Middle French riche (“rich”), from Old French riche (“rich, wealthy”), from Frankish *rīkī (“rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct, make right”). Akin to Old High German rīhhi (“rich”) (German reich (“rich”)), Old English rīċe (“rich”) (modern English rich). More at rich.

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