ambitions in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ambitions in the English»French Dictionary

ambition [Brit amˈbɪʃ(ə)n, Am æmˈbɪʃ(ə)n] N

1. ambition (quality):

ambition

ambition f (to do de faire)

to have ambition

avoir de l'ambition

2. ambition (aim):

ambition

rêve m (to do, of doing de faire)

it was his lifelong ambition to visit Japan

son rêve de toujours était de visiter le Japon

3. ambition gén pl (aspiration):

ambition

ambition f (to do, of doing de faire)

political/literary ambitions

ambitions politiques/littéraires

she has leadership ambitions

elle ambitionne le pouvoir

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all-consuming ambition

démesuré

thrusting ambition

puissant

in (the) furtherance of ambition, cause

pour servir

forswear claim, ambition, vice

renoncer à

vainglorious after n boast, assessment, ambition

plein de suffisance

undeclared ambition, love

inavoué

cherish hope, ambition

caresser

her most cherished ambition

son ambition la plus chère

Translations for ambitions in the French»English Dictionary

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arrivisme

ruthless ambition

niaque

ambition, drive

ambitions in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ambitions in the English»French Dictionary

ambition [æmˈbɪʃn] N

ambition

ambition f

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rein in child, ambition

freiner

thwarted ambition

ambition f déçue

fulfillment of ambition

réalisation f

to be possessed by anger/ambition

être possédé par la colère/l'ambition

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ambition

ambition

borner son ambition à qc

to limit one's ambitions to sth

ambitieux (-euse)

man (woman)m() with ambition

ambitionner de +infin

to have an ambition to +infin

aspiration

ambition

ambitions Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make one's ambition/plan a reality

réaliser son ambition/plan

to be possessed by anger/ambition

être possédé par la colère/l'ambition

thwarted ambition

ambition f déçue

to limit one's ambitions to sth

borner son ambition à qc