ambition

[US]/æmˈbɪʃn/
[UK]/æmˈbɪʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. törekvés, cél; erős vágy a siker vagy a teljesítmény elérésére
vt. törekedni valamire; törekedni a sikerre
Word Forms
Pluralambitions

Phrases & Collocations

strong ambition

erős törekvés

unwavering ambition

kitartó törekvés

Example Sentences

reportorial ambition and curiosity.

riporteri ambíció és kíváncsiság.

compelling ambition and egotism.

meggyőző ambíció és önzés.

Her ambition is the presidency.

Az elnökség a célkitűzése.

had no ambition to go dancing.

nem volt vágya táncolni.

her ambition was to become a model.

az ambíciója modellnek lenni.

the government's ambition to raise standards in schools.

a kormány célkitűzése, hogy javítsa az oktatás színvonalát.

his ambitions for worldly success.

világsikerekre vonatkozó ambíciói.

Ambition often overleaps itself.

A törekvés gyakran túlcsapja magát.

Her ambition was to be a famous singer.

Az ambíciója híres énekesnő volt.

His ambition knows no limits.

A törekvéseinek nincs határa.

Ambition differs from greed.

A törekvés különbözik a kapzsiságtól.

ambition that is masked as altruism.

olyan törekvés, amelyet az önzetlenség álcáz.

Ambition dominated their lives.

A törekvés uralta az életüket.

the futility of unrealistic ambitions

a túlságosan ambiciózus törekvések hiányosságai.

have a sneaking ambition to become an orchestra conductor

van egy titkos vágya, hogy karmester legyen.

he wouldn't be able to fulfil his ambition to visit Naples.

nem tudná beteljesíteni a Nápolyi látogatás iránti vágyát.

it was his unfulfilled ambition to write.

az volt a kitűzés nélküli vágya, hogy írjon.

her ambitions are thwarted by whitey in publishing.

a kiadó területén a törekvéseit akadályozzák.

I never ambitioned it.

Sosem törekedtem rá.

Real-world Examples

Broadcasting his ambition was “very much my decision, ” McGee says.

Source: Past exam papers of the English reading section for the postgraduate entrance examination (English I).

Invariably the migrants' ambitions are to reach Western Europe.

Source: VOA Standard Speed March 2016 Compilation

So it's your " sole ambition" to be Mrs. Orson Hodge?

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 5

And Poland denies any territorial ambitions in Belarus.

Source: VOA Daily Standard July 2023 Collection

I have absolutely no ambition in that direction.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 3

That's the ambition of Warsaw based SAL Technologies.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2020 Collection

It powers their ambitions, their hopes and their dreams.

Source: Learn English through advertisements.

All right, Guillermo, your ambition is infectious.

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions.

Source: United Nations Youth Speech

That's my sort of number one ambition.

Source: American English dialogue

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