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1 greedy
['griːdɪ]1) [ person] (for food) goloso, ghiotto; (stronger) ingordo; [ look] avidohe's a greedy pig — colloq. mangia come un maiale
2) (for money, power) avido, bramoso ( for di)* * *adjective avido; goloso* * *greedy /ˈgri:dɪ/a.1 avido; bramoso; cupido: to be greedy for gold [fame], essere avido d'oro [bramoso di fama]2 ghiotto; goloso; ingordogreedilyavv.2 golosamente.* * *['griːdɪ]1) [ person] (for food) goloso, ghiotto; (stronger) ingordo; [ look] avidohe's a greedy pig — colloq. mangia come un maiale
2) (for money, power) avido, bramoso ( for di) -
2 greed
[griːd]greediness ['griːdɪnɪs] nome1) (for money, power) avidità f., cupidigia f. ( for di)2) (for food) golosità f., ghiottoneria f.* * *[ɡri:d](a (too) great desire for food, money etc: Eating five cakes is just sheer greed.) avidità; golosità- greedy- greedily
- greediness* * *greed /gri:d/, greediness /ˈgri:dɪnəs/n. [u]1 avidità; bramosia; cupidigia2 ghiottoneria; golosità; ingordigia* * *[griːd]greediness ['griːdɪnɪs] nome1) (for money, power) avidità f., cupidigia f. ( for di)2) (for food) golosità f., ghiottoneria f. -
3 grasping
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4 rapacious
[rə'peɪʃəs]* * *[rə'peiʃəs](greedy (especially for money); eager to seize as much as possible.) rapace, avido- rapaciousness
- rapacity* * *rapacious /rəˈpeɪʃəs/a.rapace; avidorapaciousness, rapacityn. [u]rapacità; aviditàrapaciouslyavv.rapacemente; avidamente.* * *[rə'peɪʃəs]
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