Englisch > Deutsch | |
affluent | |
1. Adjektiv: | |
2. [1] reich, wohlhabend | |
[1] An affluent man’s relatives will constantly flock around him. Nobody will approach a pauper. An affluent man is always befooled by others into believing that he is a wise man. | |
3. Substantiv: | |
4. [1] der Nebenfluss | |
[1] Since the Dráva is the cleanest river in Hungary, its abandoned branches and other wildlife habitats are worth protecting and incorporating into the region's econet. The affluents of the Dráva, however, are much more polluted. | |
Englisch > Englisch | |
affluent | |
1. subst. Somebody who is wealthy. | |
2. subst. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary. | |
3. adj. Abundant; copious; plenteous. | |
4. adj. (by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth. | |
They were affluent, but aspired to true wealth. | |
5. adj. (dated) Tributary. | |
6. adj. (obsolete) Flowing to; flowing abundantly. | |