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1 appétit de pouvoir
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2 soif de pouvoir
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3 soif
soif [swaf]feminine noun• soif de [+ richesse, connaissances, vengeance, pouvoir] thirst for* * *swaf1) ( besoin de boire) thirstmourir de soif — lit to die of thirst; fig to be dying of thirst
il fait soif! — (colloq) hum it's thirsty work! hum
2) ( désir)soif de — thirst for [justice, liberté, revanche, amour]; hunger ou lust for [pouvoir, richesses]
••* * *swaf nf1) (= sensation) thirst2) figsoif de qch [pouvoir, vengeance, justice, liberté] — thirst for sth
avoir soif de [justice, conquêtes] — to hunger for
* * *soif nf1 ( besoin de boire) thirst; avoir soif to be thirsty; avoir une soif terrible○ to be terribly thirsty; mourir de soif lit to die of thirst; fig to be dying of thirst; étancher sa soif to quench one's thirst; boire jusqu'à plus soif to drink one's fill; donner soif to make one thirsty; la terre a soif the soil is thirsty; il fait soif○! hum it's thirsty work! hum;2 ( désir) soif de thirst for [justice, liberté, revanche, amour]; hunger ou lust for [pouvoir, richesses]; la soif d'apprendre the thirst for knowledge; avoir soif d'affection/de bonheur to crave affection/happiness; la soif de sang bloodthirstiness; faire qch jusqu'à plus soif○ to do sth until one has had enough.conserver une poire pour la soif to save something for a rainy day.[swaf] nom féminin1. [envie de boire] thirsta. [boire] till one's thirst is quenched2. (figuré)soif de pouvoir/de richesses craving for power/wealth
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