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[rə'peiʃəs](greedy (especially for money); eager to seize as much as possible.) zachłanny- rapaciousness
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3 greed
[griːd]n(also: greediness) chciwość f, zachłanność f; (for power, wealth) żądza f* * *[ɡri:d](a (too) great desire for food, money etc: Eating five cakes is just sheer greed.) łakomstwo, zachłanność- greedy- greedily
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greedy — [grēd′ē] adj. greedier, greediest [ME gredie < OE grædig < base of græd (in grædum, eagerly) + ig (see Y2), akin to Goth grēdags, lit., hungry < IE base * ĝher , to crave > Gr charis, grace, favor] 1. wanting or taking all that one… … English World dictionary
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greedy — adjective 1 wanting more food or drink than you need: Don t be greedy leave some cake for us. | You greedy pig! 2 always wanting more money, possessions etc: greedy for profit/power/fame etc: The company had become too greedy for profit. greedily … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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