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convoitise [kɔ̃vwatiz]feminine noun( = désir) longing* * *kɔ̃vwatiznom féminin gén desire; ( péché) covetousness; (ambition, gourmandise) greed; ( concupiscence) lust; ( cupidité) lust for moneyregarder quelque chose avec convoitise — to cast covetous glances at something; [enfant] to look longingly at something
* * *kɔ̃vwatiz nfsusciter les convoitises (= intéresser vivement) — to arouse keen interest
attiser les convoitises (= intéresser vivement) — to arouse keen interest
regarder avec convoitise [femme] — to gaze lustfully at
* * *convoitise nf gén desire; ( péché) covetousness; (ambition, gourmandise) greed; ( concupiscence) lust; ( cupidité) lust for money; l'objet de sa convoitise the object of his/her desire; exciter la convoitise de qn to arouse sb's envy; regard brillant de convoitise eyes shining with greed ou lust; regarder qch avec convoitise to cast covetous glances at sth; [enfant] to look longingly at sth.[kɔ̃vwatiz] nom féminin2. (littéraire) [concupiscence] -
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avidité [avidite]feminine noun( = passion) eagerness ; ( = cupidité, voracité) greed━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━The Festival d'Avignon is one of the most important events in the French cultural calendar. The town is taken over by theatre-goers in late July and early August, and many of its historic buildings are transformed into performance spaces. The most prestigious shows of the festival take place in the courtyard of the « Palais des Papes ».Note that when translating the phrase « in Avignon » the preposition « en » can be used instead of the usual « à » (for example, « ce spectacle a été créé en Avignon »).* * *avidite1) ( cupidité) greed (de for)avec avidité — [manger] greedily
2) ( vif désir) eagerness (de for)* * *avidite nf1) (sans nuance péjorative) eagerness2) (avec nuance péjorative) greed* * *avidité nf2 ( vif désir) eagerness (de for); leur avidité d'information their eagerness for information; avec avidité eagerly.[avidite] nom féminin
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Covetousness — • Generally, an unreasonable desire for what we do not possess Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Covetousness Covetousness … Catholic encyclopedia
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Covetousness — Cov et*ous*ness, n. 1. Strong desire. [R.] [1913 Webster] When workmen strive to do better than well, They do confound their skill in covetousness. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
covetousness — index desire, greed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
covetousness — covetous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ longing to possess something. DERIVATIVES covetously adverb covetousness noun … English terms dictionary
covetousness — noun see covetous … New Collegiate Dictionary
covetousness — See covetously. * * * … Universalium
covetousness — noun Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth. He which will yield to Fear. muſt neceſſarily yield to Covetouſneſs or any inordinate Deſire … Wiktionary
Covetousness — A strong desire after the possession of worldly things (Col. 3:5; Eph. 5:5; Heb. 13:5; 1 Tim. 6:9, 10; Matt. 6:20). It assumes sometimes the more aggravated form of avarice, which is the mark of cold hearted worldliness … Easton's Bible Dictionary
covetousness — Selfish greed, condemned by Jesus (Luke 12:15) and regarded by Paul as the kind of specific command that makes people aware of their sinfulness (Rom. 7:7) … Dictionary of the Bible
covetousness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. avarice, Cupidity, avariciousness; see greed . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Resentful or painful desire for another s advantages: enviousness, envy, jealousy. See DESIRE. 2. Excessive desire for more than one needs or… … English dictionary for students