ambition

noun

Ehrgeiz, der; (aspiration) Ambition, die

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[æm'biʃən]

noun

1) (the desire for success, fame, power etc: He is full of ambition and energy.) der Ehrgeiz

2) (the desire eventually to become or do something special: His ambition is to be Prime Minister.) die Ambition

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- ambitiously
- ambitiousness

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am·bi·tion

[æmˈbɪʃ^ən]

n

1. no pl (wish to succeed) Ehrgeiz m

a lack of \ambition mangelnder Ehrgeiz

2. (aim) Ambition[en] f[pl], [angestrebtes] Ziel

the leaders of both parties have presidential \ambitions die Führer beider Parteien streben die Präsidentschaft an

sb's life's \ambition jds Lebenstraum

burning \ambition brennender Wunsch

territorial \ambition territoriales Ziel

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[m'bISən]

n

1) (= desire) Ambition f

she has ambitions in that direction/for her son — sie hat Ambitionen in dieser Richtung/ehrgeizige Pläne für ihren Sohn

my one or big ambition in life is ... — meine große Ambition ist es, ...

my ambition is to become prime minister/to fly to the moon — es ist mein Ehrgeiz or Ziel or meine Ambition, Premierminister zu werden/zum Mond zu reisen

it was never my ambition to take over your job — es war nie mein Bestreben or meine Absicht, Ihre Stelle zu übernehmen

2) (= ambitious nature) Ehrgeiz m

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ambition [æmˈbıʃn] s

1. Ehrgeiz m

2. Ambition f:

he has no political ambitions;

it was his ambition to do his doctorate es war sein Ehrgeiz oder sein Ziel zu promovieren

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noun

Ehrgeiz, der; (aspiration) Ambition, die

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n.

Ambition -en f.

Ehrgeiz m.