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ambition

/æmˈbɪ.ʃən/

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noun

Амбиция, честолюбие

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."

Мой сын, Джон, очень хочет быть пожарным. У него много амбиций.

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noun

Цель, стремление

An object of an ardent desire.

Examples :

"My ambition is to own a helicopter."

Моя цель - владеть вертолетом.

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noun

Стремление, амбиции

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

Examples :

"My mother had a strong ambition for my sister to become a doctor. "

У моей матери было сильное стремление, чтобы моя сестра стала врачом.

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noun

Амбиции, стремление

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

Examples :

"His ambition drove him to excel in every subject at school. "

Его амбиции побуждали его преуспевать по всем предметам в школе.

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noun

Стремление, амбиция

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

Examples :

"The candidate's ambition to win the student council election involved a lot of campaigning and soliciting votes from classmates. "

Стремление кандидата победить на выборах в студенческий совет включало в себя много предвыборной кампании и сбор голосов у одноклассников.

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verb

Стремиться, жаждать

To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.

Examples :

"Pausanias, ambitioning the sovereignty of Greece, bargains with Xerxes for his daughter in marriage. — Trumbull."

Павсаний, стремясь к суверенитету Греции, договаривается с Ксерксом о браке своей дочери. — Трамбулл.

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