righteous

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈraɪtʃəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈraɪtʃəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rī′chəs)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
righteous adj (morally correct)recto/a adj
  honesto/a adj
  honrado/a adj
 Our preacher is a righteous man.
 Nuestro predicador es un hombre recto.
righteous adj (morally justifiable)justificado adj
 Leon was overcome by righteous anger when he saw the pictures of children in the war zone.
 Una cólera justificada invadió a Leon cuando vio las fotos de niños en la zona de guerra.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
the righteous npl (morally correct people)los justos loc nom mpl
 The righteous do for others as they would have done unto themselves.
 Los justos hacen por los demás lo mismo que harían por sí mismos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
self-righteous adj (smug, sanctimonious) (persona)que se cree moralmente superior loc adj
  (actitud, tono)de superioridad moral loc adj
 I won't have anything to do with him – he's a self-righteous bore.
 No quiero tener nada que ver con él: es un pelmazo que se cree moralmente superior.
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'righteous' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
canting - just - preaching - sanctimonious - sententious
Spanish:
virtuoso - justiciero - beato - biempensante - farisaico - fariseo - justo - sueño de los justos

Collocations: a righteous [deed, act, action, cause], a righteous [citizen, victim, leader, soldier], a self-righteous [person, boss], more...

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