riche comme un Argentin

French

Etymology

Literally, “rich like an Argentine”. Derived from the extraordinary wealth of the Argentine landowning aristocracy in the early 20th century.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁiʃ kɔm œ̃ aʁ.ʒɑ̃.tɛ̃/

Adjective

riche comme un Argentin (plural riches comme un Argentin)

  1. (simile, dated) rich as Croesus (extremely rich)
    Synonym: riche comme Crésus
    Antonym: pauvre comme Job

References
  1. Hanglin, Rolando (2014 October 7) “La vaca atada”, in La Nación‎, archived from the original on 16 January 2019
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