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n1) честолюбие; властолюбие2) честолюбивый замысел, устремление, амбиция; притязание•to fall short of one's ambitions — не осуществить своих замыслов
to harbor territorial ambitions against a country — иметь территориальные притязания к какой-л. стране
to promote smb's long-term ambitions — способствовать осуществлению чьих-л. давних замыслов / амбиций
- centuries-old ambitionto put private ambitions before national interest — ставить личные амбиции выше национальных интересов
- dictatorial ambitions
- geopolitical ambitions
- global ambitions
- hegemonic ambitions
- imperial ambitions
- neo-colonialist ambitions
- personal ambitions
- political ambitions
- predatory ambitions
- presidential ambitions
- revanchist ambitions
- territorial ambitions
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