ambitions

/æmˈbɪʃənz/

noun

Ambitions, aspirations

Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or literary fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.

Examples :

"My son, John, wants to be a firefighter very much. He has a lot of ambition."

Mon fils, John, veut vraiment être pompier. Il a beaucoup d'ambition.

noun

Ambitions, aspirations

An object of an ardent desire.

Examples :

"My ambition is to own a helicopter."

Mon ambition est de posséder un hélicoptère.

attitude achievement character mind philosophy

noun

Ambitions, aspirations

A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.

Examples :

"Mrs. Lee supported her daughter's ambitions to become a doctor. "

Mme Lee a soutenu les ambitions de sa fille de devenir médecin.

achievement attitude character mind

noun

Ambition, aspirations

A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.

Examples :

"Even though she didn't know what career she wanted, Maria's high school teachers recognized her strong ambitions to learn and excel in everything she tried. "

Même si elle ne savait pas quelle carrière elle voulait, les professeurs de Maria au lycée ont reconnu ses fortes ambitions d'apprendre et d'exceller dans tout ce qu'elle entreprenait.

character mind attitude quality achievement

noun

Ambitions, aspirations

The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.

Examples :

"His political ambitions drove him to tirelessly network and attend every town hall meeting. "

Ses ambitions politiques l'ont poussé à réseauter sans relâche et à assister à toutes les réunions publiques.

politics government state action

Meanings

Ambitions, aspirations

Examples :

"My son, John, wants to be a firefighter very much. He has a lot of ambition."

Mon fils, John, veut vraiment être pompier. Il a beaucoup d'ambition.

Ambitions, aspirations

Examples :

"My ambition is to own a helicopter."

Mon ambition est de posséder un hélicoptère.

Ambitions, aspirations

Examples :

"Mrs. Lee supported her daughter's ambitions to become a doctor. "

Mme Lee a soutenu les ambitions de sa fille de devenir médecin.

Ambition, aspirations

Examples :

"Even though she didn't know what career she wanted, Maria's high school teachers recognized her strong ambitions to learn and excel in everything she tried. "

Même si elle ne savait pas quelle carrière elle voulait, les professeurs de Maria au lycée ont reconnu ses fortes ambitions d'apprendre et d'exceller dans tout ce qu'elle entreprenait.

Ambitions, aspirations

Examples :

"His political ambitions drove him to tirelessly network and attend every town hall meeting. "

Ses ambitions politiques l'ont poussé à réseauter sans relâche et à assister à toutes les réunions publiques.

Related Words

aspirations noun

Aspirations, ambitions

necessarily adverb

Nécessairement, obligatoirement

motivation noun

Motivation, incitation

preferment noun

Préférence, droit de priorité

distinguish verb

Distinguer, différencier

superiority noun

Supériorité

inordinate adjective

Excessif, démesuré, immodéré

everything pronoun

Tout, l'ensemble

distinction noun

Distinction, différence, séparation

helicopter noun

Hélicoptère

recognized verb

Reconnaître

firefighter noun

Pompier