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acquisitiveness

/əˈkwɪzətɪvnəs/ /ˌækwɪˈzɪtɪvnəs/

Meanings
noun

Avaricia, afán de lucro

The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.

Examples :

"Sarah's acquisitiveness led her to collect every limited-edition doll released each year. "
La avaricia de Sarah la llevó a coleccionar cada muñeca de edición limitada lanzada cada año.
attitude character tendency quality mind economy business moral philosophy

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acquire verb

/əˈkwaɪə/ /əˈkwaɪəɹ/

Obtener, adquirir

"My younger sister acquired a new bicycle for her birthday. "

Mi hermana menor adquirió una bicicleta nueva para su cumpleaños.

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acquisitive adjective

/əˈkwɪzətɪv/ /æˈkwɪzətɪv/

Adquirido

"The little boy had an acquisitive nature, always wanting more toys. "

El niño pequeño tenía una naturaleza adquirida, siempre quería más juguetes.

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constantly adverb

/ˈkɒnstəntli/

Constantemente, fielmente, con constancia

"My brother constantly helps his younger sister with her homework, demonstrating his steadfast loyalty and support. "

Mi hermano ayuda constantemente a su hermana menor con su tarea, demostrando su lealtad y apoyo constantes.

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acquiring verb

/əˈkwaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/

Obtener, adquirir

"She is acquiring new skills in cooking by taking online classes. "

Ella está adquiriendo nuevas habilidades en la cocina tomando clases en línea.

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propensity noun

/pɹəˈpɛnsɪti/

Propensión, tendencia, inclinación

"He has a propensity for lengthy discussions of certain favorite topics."

Tiene una propensión a las largas discusiones sobre ciertos temas favoritos.

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possessing verb

/pəˈzɛsɪŋ/ /pəˈzɛsɪŋɡ/

Poseer, tener

"He does not even possess a working telephone."

Ni siquiera posee un teléfono que funcione.

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quality noun

/ˈkwɒlɪti/ /ˈkwælɪti/ /ˈkwɑləti/

Calidad

"Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income."

La calidad de vida generalmente se determina por la salud, la educación y los ingresos.

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attribute noun

/ˈætrɪbjuːt/ /əˈtrɪbjuːt/

Atributo, característica

"His finest attribute is his kindness."

Su mejor atributo es su amabilidad.

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released verb

/ɹɪˈliːst/

Liberar, soltar

"He released his grasp on the lever."

Soltó su agarre de la palanca.

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property noun

/ˈpɹɒp.ət.i/ /ˈpɹɑp.ɚt.i/

Propiedad, posesión

"Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (other physical possessions), and intellectual property (rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.)."

Los tipos importantes de propiedad incluyen bienes inmuebles (terrenos), bienes personales (otras posesiones físicas) y propiedad intelectual (derechos sobre creaciones artísticas, inventos, etc.).

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possession noun

/pəˈzɛʃən/

Posesión, tenencia

"The library has possession of the rare book, even though it doesn't own it. "

La biblioteca tiene la posesión del libro raro, aunque no lo posea.

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collect verb

/kəˈlɛkt/ /ˈkɒlɪkt/ /ˈkɑlɛkt/

Coleccionar, juntar

"Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."

Suzanne recogió todos los papeles que había extendido.