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1 ambitious
nagyravágyó, ambiciózus, becsvágyó, törekvő* * *adjective He is very ambitious; That plan is too ambitious.) ambiciózus, nagyra törő -
2 ambition
érvényesülési törekvés, törekvés, nagyravágyás* * *[æm'biʃən]1) (the desire for success, fame, power etc: He is full of ambition and energy.) becsvágy2) (the desire eventually to become or do something special: His ambition is to be Prime Minister.) törekvés•- ambitiously
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3 aspire
vágyik, vágyakozik* * *((usually with to) to try very hard to reach (something difficult, ambitious etc): He aspired to the position of president.) törekszik -
4 climber
kúszónövény, kúszó, mászó, emelkedő* * *1) (a person who climbs (mountains).)2) (a climbing plant.)3) ((usually social climber) an ambitious person who tries to improve his/her social status.) -
5 pawn
gyalog (sakkban), paraszt (sakkban), zálog to pawn: zálogba ad, elzálogosít, kockáztat* * *[po:n] 1. verb(to give (an article of value) to a pawnbroker in exchange for money (which may be repaid at a later time to get the article back): I had to pawn my watch to pay the bill.) zálogba ad2. noun1) (in chess, one of the small pieces of lowest rank.) gyalog2) (a person who is used by another person for his own gain, advantage etc: She was a pawn in his ambitious plans.) zálog; eszköz•- pawnshop
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6 yuppie
plural - yuppies; noun(a young, ambitious, professional person who earns a lot of money and spends it on fashionable things.) juppi -
7 yuppy
plural - yuppies; noun(a young, ambitious, professional person who earns a lot of money and spends it on fashionable things.) juppi
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ambitious — 1 Ambitious, emulous both mean extremely desirous of something that will give one power, fame, success, or riches. Ambitious often implies inordinate, sometimes presumptuous, eagerness to advance oneself or to attain something beyond one’s… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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ambitious — [am bish′əs] adj. [ME ambicious < L ambitiosus, seeking favor < ambitio: see AMBITION] 1. full of or showing ambition 2. greatly desirous (of something); eager for 3. demanding great effort, skill, enterprise, etc. [an ambitious… … English World dictionary
ambitious — [adj1] desiring success aggressive, anxious, ardent, aspiring, avid, ball of fire*, bent upon, climbing, come on, come on strong, designing, desirous, determined, driving, eager, eager beaver*, earnest, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic,… … New thesaurus
ambitious — index eager, solicitous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ambitious — (adj.) late 14c., from L. ambitiosus going around to canvass for office, from ambitio (see AMBITION (Cf. ambition)). Related: Ambitiously … Etymology dictionary
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ambitious — am•bi•tious [[t]æmˈbɪʃ əs[/t]] adj. 1) having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, etc.: an ambitious student[/ex] 2) showing or caused by ambition; requiring exceptional effort, ability, etc.: an ambitious … From formal English to slang
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