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covetous

  • 1 codicioso

    adj.
    greedy, acquisitive, avaricious, grasping.
    m.
    moneygrubber, money-grubber.
    * * *
    1 covetous, greedy
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 covetous person, greedy person
    * * *
    (f. - codiciosa)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ covetous, greedy
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo <persona/mirada> covetous, greedy
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino covetous o greedy person
    * * *
    = grasping, predatory, rapacious.
    Ex. This system was often abused for a grasping clicker would see to it that the fastest compositor got the easiest work.
    Ex. Physical violence may be predatory or affective.
    Ex. Golf courses are emerging as one of the most environmentally rapacious and socially divisive forms of tourist and property development.
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo <persona/mirada> covetous, greedy
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino covetous o greedy person
    * * *
    = grasping, predatory, rapacious.

    Ex: This system was often abused for a grasping clicker would see to it that the fastest compositor got the easiest work.

    Ex: Physical violence may be predatory or affective.
    Ex: Golf courses are emerging as one of the most environmentally rapacious and socially divisive forms of tourist and property development.

    * * *
    codicioso1 -sa
    ‹persona› covetous, greedy; ‹mirada› covetous
    codicioso2 -sa
    masculine, feminine
    covetous o greedy person
    * * *

    codicioso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo ‹persona/mirada› covetous, greedy

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    covetous o greedy person
    codicioso,-a adjetivo covetous, greedy

    ' codicioso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    codiciosa
    - ambicioso
    English:
    acquisitive
    - grasping
    - greedy
    - avaricious
    * * *
    codicioso, -a adj
    greedy
    * * *
    adj greedy, covetous
    * * *
    codicioso, -sa adj
    : avaricious, covetous
    * * *
    codicioso adj greedy [comp. greedier; superl. greediest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > codicioso

  • 2 ansioso

    adj.
    1 anxious, eager, longing, yearning.
    2 anxious, concerned, nervous, worried.
    * * *
    1 (desasosegado) anguished, anxious, desperate
    2 (deseoso) eager, longing (por/de, to)
    ■ estaba ansioso de verla he couldn't wait to see her, he was dying to see her
    3 (avaricioso) greedy, covetous
    * * *
    (f. - ansiosa)
    adj.
    1) anxious, worried
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=preocupado) anxious, worried; (=deseoso) eager, solicitous

    ansioso de o por algo — greedy for sth

    2) (Med) (=tenso) anxious, suffering from nervous tension; (=bascoso) sick, queasy
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) ( deseoso) eager

    estar ansioso de or por + inf — to be eager to + inf

    está ansioso por saberlo — he's eager o (colloq) dying to know

    estoy ansiosa de que lleguen — I can't wait for them to come, I'm really looking forward to them arriving

    b) [ser] (fam) ( voraz) greedy
    * * *
    = anxious, eager, wishful, expectant, nothing loath.
    Ex. In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.
    Ex. Nationwide networking crept up on libraries, eager to share the resources they could not afford singly or even in small groups.
    Ex. To the extent that special librarians can recognise what burnout is and how, when, and where it occurs, they will be better prepared to resist the ineffectual, wishful remedies that are sometimes practised.
    Ex. And they are coming after years of comparative plenty, with the expectant attitudes generated by such plenty another force with which to contend.
    Ex. The stranger, nothing loath to start a conversation with them, looked at them smilingly.
    ----
    * ansioso de = hungry for.
    * ansioso de poder = power-hungry.
    * ansioso por aprender = thirsty for knowledge.
    * demasiado ansioso = overeager [over-eager].
    * estar ansioso por = be eager to.
    * excesivamente ansioso = overeager [over-eager].
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) ( deseoso) eager

    estar ansioso de or por + inf — to be eager to + inf

    está ansioso por saberlo — he's eager o (colloq) dying to know

    estoy ansiosa de que lleguen — I can't wait for them to come, I'm really looking forward to them arriving

    b) [ser] (fam) ( voraz) greedy
    * * *
    = anxious, eager, wishful, expectant, nothing loath.

    Ex: In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.

    Ex: Nationwide networking crept up on libraries, eager to share the resources they could not afford singly or even in small groups.
    Ex: To the extent that special librarians can recognise what burnout is and how, when, and where it occurs, they will be better prepared to resist the ineffectual, wishful remedies that are sometimes practised.
    Ex: And they are coming after years of comparative plenty, with the expectant attitudes generated by such plenty another force with which to contend.
    Ex: The stranger, nothing loath to start a conversation with them, looked at them smilingly.
    * ansioso de = hungry for.
    * ansioso de poder = power-hungry.
    * ansioso por aprender = thirsty for knowledge.
    * demasiado ansioso = overeager [over-eager].
    * estar ansioso por = be eager to.
    * excesivamente ansioso = overeager [over-eager].

    * * *
    ansioso -sa
    1 (deseoso) eager estar ansioso DE or POR + INF to be eager to + INF
    está ansioso por conocer los resultados he's eager o ( colloq) dying to know the results
    estoy ansioso de verlos I can't wait o ( colloq) I'm dying to see them, I'm really looking forward to seeing them
    estar ansioso DE or POR QUE + SUBJ:
    estoy ansiosa de que lleguen las vacaciones I can't wait o ( colloq) I'm dying for the vacation (to come), I'm really looking forward to the vacation
    2 [ SER] ( fam) (voraz) greedy
    * * *

     

    ansioso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    a) ( deseoso) eager;

    ◊ está ansioso por saberlo he's eager o (colloq) dying to know;

    estoy ansioso de verlos I can't wait to see them
    b) [ser] (fam) ( voraz) greedy

    ansioso,-a adjetivo
    1 (deseoso) eager [por, for]
    2 (de comida, fortuna) greedy
    ' ansioso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ansiosa
    - hervir
    - impaciente
    - venida
    - por
    English:
    anxious
    - eager
    - excited
    * * *
    ansioso, -a adj
    1. [impaciente] impatient;
    estar ansioso por o [m5] de hacer algo to be impatient to do sth;
    está ansioso por acabar el trabajo he can't wait to finish work;
    está ansioso de reencontrarse con su familia he can't wait o is impatient to be reunited with his family
    2. [angustiado] in anguish;
    esperan ansiosos noticias sobre sus familiares they are waiting anxiously for news of their relatives
    * * *
    adj
    1 anxious
    2
    :
    está ansioso por verlos he’s longing to see them;
    ansioso de placer anxious o eager to please
    * * *
    ansioso, -sa adj
    1) : anxious, worried
    2) : eager
    ♦ ansiosamente adv
    * * *
    ansioso adj anxious / eager

    Spanish-English dictionary > ansioso

  • 3 envidioso

    adj.
    envious, jealous, affected with envy, green-eyed.
    * * *
    1 envious
    * * *
    (f. - envidiosa)
    adj.
    envious, jealous
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [de persona] envious, jealous
    2) (=codicioso) covetous
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo envious
    * * *
    Ex. They seemed neither surprised nor jealous that she was appointed acting director.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo envious
    * * *

    Ex: They seemed neither surprised nor jealous that she was appointed acting director.

    * * *
    ‹persona› envious, jealous; ‹mirada› envious
    * * *

    envidioso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    envious
    envidioso,-a
    I adjetivo envious
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino envious person

    ' envidioso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    envidiosa
    - tachar
    English:
    envious
    - jealous
    * * *
    envidioso, -a
    ♦ adj
    envious, jealous;
    no seas envidioso, que tú tienes uno igual don't be jealous, you've got one just like it
    ♦ nm,f
    envious person;
    ser un envidioso to be very envious
    * * *
    adj envious, jealous
    * * *
    envidioso, -sa adj
    : envious, jealous
    * * *
    envidioso adj envious

    Spanish-English dictionary > envidioso

  • 4 mercenario

    adj.
    1 mercenary, avaricious, covetous, venal.
    2 mercenary, hired for a salary.
    m.
    1 mercenary, soldier of fortune, professional soldier hired with a salary to serve in a foreign army, free lance.
    2 mercenary, hireling, someone who serves merely for wages, wage earner.
    * * *
    1 mercenary
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 mercenary
    * * *
    1.
    2.
    SM (Mil) mercenary; (Agr) day labourer; pey (=asalariado) hireling
    * * *
    I
    - ria adjetivo (Mil) mercenary
    II
    - ria masculino, femenino
    a) (Mil) mercenary
    b) (pey) ( persona interesada)
    * * *
    = mercenary, jungle fighter.
    Ex. The article 'Centurions and mercenaries: reflections on good usage of interdisciplinarity in the theory and practice of information sciences' records the text of the opening address at the 18th Congress held by the Corporation of Professional Librarians of Quebec.
    Ex. The jungle fighter views his life and work in terms of winners and losers, with power as his goal.
    * * *
    I
    - ria adjetivo (Mil) mercenary
    II
    - ria masculino, femenino
    a) (Mil) mercenary
    b) (pey) ( persona interesada)
    * * *
    = mercenary, jungle fighter.

    Ex: The article 'Centurions and mercenaries: reflections on good usage of interdisciplinarity in the theory and practice of information sciences' records the text of the opening address at the 18th Congress held by the Corporation of Professional Librarians of Quebec.

    Ex: The jungle fighter views his life and work in terms of winners and losers, with power as his goal.

    * * *
    1 ( Mil) mercenary
    2 ( pey) (interesado) mercenary ( pej)
    masculine, feminine
    1 ( Mil) mercenary
    2 ( pey)
    (persona interesada): es un mercenario he's very mercenary ( pej)
    * * *

    mercenario
    ◊ - ria adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Mil) mercenary

    mercenario,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino mercenary: es una forma muy mercenaria de entender la amistad, it's a very mercenary way of looking at friendship

    ' mercenario' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    mercenaria
    - comerciante
    - cualquiera
    - negociante
    English:
    mercenary
    * * *
    mercenario, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [soldado] mercenary
    2. Pey [vendido] mercenary
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [soldado] mercenary
    2. Pey [persona vendida]
    ser un mercenario to be mercenary
    * * *
    m/adj mercenary
    * * *
    mercenario, - ria adj & n
    : mercenary

    Spanish-English dictionary > mercenario

  • 5 velón

    m.
    oil lamp.
    * * *
    1 oil lamp
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=lámpara) oil lamp
    2) (And, Cono Sur, Méx) (=vela) thick tallow candle
    3) (CAm) (=parásito) sponger *, parasite
    4) (And, Caribe) person who casts covetous glances
    * * *
    velón nm
    1. [lámpara] oil lamp
    2. Andes, RP [vela] thick candle

    Spanish-English dictionary > velón

  • 6 codiciosa

    f., (m. - codicioso)
    * * *

    codicioso,-a adjetivo covetous, greedy

    Spanish-English dictionary > codiciosa

  • 7 ambicioso

    • acquisitive
    • ambitious
    • ambitious person
    • aspiring
    • avaricious
    • covetous
    • determined
    • emulous
    • go further into
    • go-getting
    • grab on to
    • grabbing
    • greedily
    • greedy method
    • high flyers
    • high frequency
    • high-flavored
    • high-flier
    • high-flown
    • high-flyer
    • highfalutin
    • highfaluting
    • highflyer
    • highhanded
    • materialistic
    • pusher engine
    • pushfulness

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > ambicioso

  • 8 codicioso

    • acquisitive
    • covetous
    • greedily
    • greedy method
    • money-grubber
    • moneygrubber

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > codicioso

  • 9 avaramente

    adv.
    avariciously, in a covetous manner, miserably.

    Spanish-English dictionary > avaramente

  • 10 codiciador

    adj.
    covetous, avaricious, desirous, mercenary.
    m.
    coveter.

    Spanish-English dictionary > codiciador

См. также в других словарях:

  • covetous — covetous, greedy, acquisitive, grasping, avaricious mean having or manifesting a strong desire for possessions, especially material possessions. Covetous implies inordinateness of desire; very often, with allusion to the Ten Commandments, it… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Covetous — Cov et*ous (k?v ?t ?s), a. [OF. coveitos, F. convoiteux. See {Covet}, v. t.] 1. Very desirous; eager to obtain; used in a good sense. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Covetous of wisdom and fair virtue. Shak. [1913 Webster] Covetous death bereaved us all …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • covetous — mid 13c., from O.Fr. coveitos (12c., Mod.Fr. convoiteux) desirous, covetous, from V.L. *cupiditosus, from L. cupiditas (see COVET (Cf. covet)). Related: Covetousness …   Etymology dictionary

  • covetous — index eager, illiberal, insatiable, jealous, mercenary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • covetous — [adj] greedy; very desirous acquisitive, avaricious, avid, close fisted, eager, ensurient, envious, gluttonous, grabby, grasping, green eyed*, grudging, hogging, itchy*, jealous, keen, mercenary, piggish*, prehensile, rapacious, ravenous, selfish …   New thesaurus

  • covetous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ longing to possess something. DERIVATIVES covetously adverb covetousness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • covetous — [kuv′ət əs] adj. [ME coveitous < OFr] tending to covet; greedy; avaricious SYN. GREEDY covetously adv. covetousness n …   English World dictionary

  • covetous — adjective Date: 13th century 1. marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another s possessions 2. having a craving for possession < covetous of power > • covetously adverb • covetousness noun Synonyms …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • covetous — [[t]kʌ̱vɪtəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) A covetous person has a strong desire to possess something, especially something that belongs to another person. [FORMAL] Even here a red Lamborghini Diablo sports car attracts covetous stares …   English dictionary

  • covetous — adj. covetous of * * * [ kʌvɪtəs] covetousof …   Combinatory dictionary

  • covetous — cov|et|ous [ˈkʌvıtəs] adj formal having a very strong desire to have something that someone else has ▪ They began to cast covetous eyes on their neighbours fields. >covetously adv >covetousness n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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