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ambition

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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ambition [ɑ̃bisjɔ̃] N f

ambition
ambition
avoir de l'ambition
to be ambitious
ne pas avoir d'ambition
to have no ambition
manquer d'ambition
to lack ambition
un homme sans ambition
a man with no ambition
avoir l'ambition de faire qc personne
to have an ambition to do sth
ces réformes ont pour ambition de moderniser l'industrie
the aim ou object of these reforms is to modernize industry
être plein d'ambition
to be very ambitious ou full of ambition
l'ambition du pouvoir
the thirst for power
je n'ai pas l'ambition de réformer le système en un mois
I don't aim to change the system in a month
insatisfait (insatisfaite) désir, ambition, requête
unsatisfied
démesuré (démesurée) ambition
excessive, inordinate
effréné (effrénée) ambition, luxe, gaspillage
unbridled
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inordinately ambitious
d'une ambition démesurée
unambitious person
sans ambition
shiftless
qui manque d'ambition
ambition
ambition f (to do de faire)
to have ambition
avoir de l'ambition
ambition
ambition f (to do, of doing de faire)
her most cherished ambition
son ambition la plus chère
to be ambitious to do
avoir l'ambition de faire

in the PONS Dictionary

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ambition [ɑ̃bisjɔ̃] N f

1. ambition (désir de réussite):

ambition
ambition

2. ambition (prétention):

ambition
aspiration
tourmenter ambition, envie, jalousie
to torment
borner son ambition à qc
to limit one's ambitions to sth
réaliser ambition
to achieve
se réaliser ambition
to be achieved
restreindre champ d'action, crédit, étude, ambition
to limit
l'intérêt/l'ambition le pousse
he's driven by self-interest/ambition
pousser qn à envie, intérêt, ambition
to drive sb to +infin
English
English
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ambition
ambition f
thwarted ambition
ambition f déçue
to be possessed by anger/ambition
être possédé par la colère/l'ambition
to make one's ambition/plan a reality
réaliser son ambition/plan
in the PONS Dictionary
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French
English
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ambition [ɑ͂bisjo͂] N f

1. ambition (désir de réussite):

ambition
ambition

2. ambition (prétention):

ambition
aspiration
borner son ambition à qc
to limit one's ambitions to sth
tourmenter ambition, envie, jalousie
to torment
réaliser ambition
to achieve
réaliser ambition
to be achieved
l'intérêt/l'ambition le pousse
he's driven by self-interest/ambition
pousser qn à envie, intérêt, ambition
to drive sb to +infin
sans limites ambition, vanité
boundless
English
English
French
French
ambition
ambition f
thwarted ambition
ambition f déçue
to be possessed by anger/ambition
être possédé par la colère/l'ambition
to make one's ambitions/plan a reality
réaliser son ambition/plan

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

l'intérêt/l'ambition le pousse
he's driven by self-interest/ambition
pousser qn à envie, intérêt, ambition
to drive sb to +infin
se réaliser ambition
to be achieved
sans limites ambition, vanité
boundless
borner son ambition à qc
to limit one's ambitions to sth

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Le groupe se retrouve insatisfait des morceaux, et les membres décident d'emprunter une nouvelle direction musicale.
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Grâce à un médium, il parle à sa femme, mais reste insatisfait.
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Mais, insatisfait, il abandonne la composition de celui-ci au profit de la première idée, mise en peinture à partir de 1508-1510 jusqu'en 1519.
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Cependant, il est vite insatisfait par le résultat qui ne retranscrit pas assez fidèlement le fruit de ses discussions avec des vendeurs de rue.
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À 42 ans, sa vie professionnelle le laisse insatisfait.
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