ambitious in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ambitious in the English»Spanish Dictionary

ambitious [Am æmˈbɪʃəs, Brit amˈbɪʃəs] ADJ

1. ambitious (desiring success):

ambitious person

ambicioso

to be ambitious for sth/to + infin she's ambitious for power

tiene ambición de poder

he's ambitious to get to the top

ambiciona llegar a la cima

ambitious of sth form I am ambitious of success

aspiro a triunfar

ambitious of sth form I am ambitious of success

ambiciono triunfar

2. ambitious (bold, far-reaching):

ambitious plan/project

ambicioso

you could be a bit more ambitious

podrías aspirar a más or tener más aspiraciones

3. ambitious (overadventurous) pred:

aren't you being a bit ambitious?

¿no estás pretendiendo hacer demasiado?

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he was nakedly ambitious

su ambición era manifiesta

we need ambitious go-getters for our firm

necesitamos gente ambiciosa y con empuje para nuestra empresa

she leapfrogged her less ambitious colleagues

dejó atrás a sus colegas menos ambiciosos

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arribista

ambitious

arribista

socially ambitious

ambicioso (ambiciosa)

ambitious

ambicioso (ambiciosa)

ambitious

“se necesita joven ambicioso y dinámico”

“enterprising o ambitious, dynamic young man or woman needed”

ambicioso (ambiciosa)

ambitious

arribista

ambitious person

es ambicioso y trepador

he's an ambitious social climber

jóvenes con muchas ambiciones o mucha ambición

very ambitious young people

un empresario joven y ambicioso

a young, ambitious businessman

ambitious in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ambitious in the English»Spanish Dictionary

ambitious [æmˈbɪʃəs] ADJ

ambitious

ambicioso, -a

to be ambitious for sb

tener grandes ambiciones para alguien

to be ambitious to do sth

tener la ambición de hacer algo

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ambicioso (-a)

ambitious

esta oficina esta llena de trepas luchando por llegar a la cima

this office is full of ambitious go-getters scrambling to reach the top

es una persona con muchas pretensiones

he is very ambitious

tener muchas pretensiones laborales

to be ambitious at work

ambitious Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be ambitious for sb

tener grandes ambiciones para alguien

to be ambitious to do sth

tener la ambición de hacer algo

this office is full of ambitious go-getters scrambling to reach the top

esta oficina esta llena de trepas luchando por llegar a la cima

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It's actually incredibly ambitious to do these flashbacks every week, every single episode.

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She launched an ambitious programme of archeological explorations in 2007.

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He pushed an ambitious recording schedule with the orchestra, bringing its music to millions worldwide.

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An ambitious building program was initiated, but realised very slowly because of economic constraints.

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This is an ambitious work, and all of its aims have surely been fulfilled.

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The developers described her as not evil but just ambitious.

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She was an ambitious, thrill-loving girl who took blue ribbons in gymnastics.

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This ambitious project expanded the rules to a small library of hardcover books.

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The ambitious federal urban aid program succeeded in fostering a new generation of mostly black urban leaders.

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We needed to be more ambitious with our shows.

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