riche

rich (possessing wealth); rich (abundant); rich (fatty or sweet); rich (vivid)

“Ses parents étant riches, il se permet de porter des vêtements à la mode” — His parents are rich, so he can wear fashionable clothes

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.

rich person

“Les riches et les pauvres” — The rich and the poor

Related: nouveau riche, riche comme Crésus, riche comme un Argentin, rime riche

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.