lust in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for lust in the English»French Dictionary

I.lust [Brit lʌst, Am ləst] N

lust (gen)

désir m (for de)

lust (deadly sin)

luxure f

the lust for power

la soif du pouvoir

II.to lust for, to lust after VB intr

to lust for, to lust after

convoiter

Translations for lust in the French»English Dictionary

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luxure

lust

convoiter femme, fortune

to covet, to lust after

convoitise (concupiscence)

lust

convoitise (cupidité)

lust for money

regard brillant de convoitise

eyes shining with greed ou lust

soif de pouvoir, richesses

hunger ou lust for

fureur de vivre

lust for life

lust in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lust in the English»French Dictionary

lust [lʌst] N

1. lust (biblical sin):

lust

luxure f

2. lust (modern sense):

lust

désir m sexuel

to satisfy one's lust

satisfaire son appétit sexuel

3. lust (greed):

lust

soif f

lust for money/power/revenge

soif d'argent/de pouvoir/de revanche

lust for life

fureur f de vivre

Translations for lust in the French»English Dictionary

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convoitise

lust

volonté de puissance

lust for power

la rage de vivre

an insatiable lust for life

la fureur de vivre

lust for life

passion du pouvoir

lust for power

lust Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to satisfy one's lust

satisfaire son appétit sexuel

lust for money/power/revenge

soif d'argent/de pouvoir/de revanche

lust for life

fureur f de vivre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In the poems the calamus is used as a symbol of love, lust, and affection.

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She said that they don't look like us, they do nt express themselves like us, they do nt lust like us.

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For some reason the mixture of love and lust that brings about the death of a highly disagreeable pathologist fails to attract or convince.

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The main thrust of his teachings was to curb lust.

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He had a blunter intention than presenting the genteel, sweet prince of 19th-century tradition, imbuing his character with virility and lust.

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In the midst of fending off this attack in the middle of the street and in the rain, he is stricken with lust.

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His worship frees one from material desires and lust.

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He has a reputation for breaking up happy marriages and introducing lust and temptation into happy relationships.

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There is also a story with a love vs lust theme expressed through dance throughout the show.

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It can take such mundane forms as the lust for food as distinct from the need for food.

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