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Pronunciation / Transliteration: begehrt
"Das ist ein sehr begehrter Preis."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Greatly desired or envied by many.
"An Oscar is one of the most coveted awards in the film industry."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the past participle of the verb 'covet', stemming from Old French 'covetier', ultimately from Latin 'cupiditas' (desire, eagerness), from 'cupere' (to desire).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "coveted" is said worldwide
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convoité
Transliteration: convoité
"C'est un poste très convoité."
begehrt
Transliteration: begehrt
"Das ist ein sehr begehrter Preis."
ambito
Transliteration: ambito
"Questo è un premio molto ambito."
codiciado
Transliteration: codiciado
"Ese es un trofeo muy codiciado."
cobiçado
Transliteration: cobiçado
"Este é um prêmio muito cobiçado."
वांछित
Transliteration: vanchit
"यह एक अत्यंत वांछित पुरस्कार है।"
梦寐以求的
Transliteration: mèng mèi yǐ qiú de
"这是一个梦寐以求的奖项。"
탐나는
Transliteration: tamnaneun
"그것은 매우 탐나는 상이다."
切望されている
Transliteration: setsubō sarete iru
"それは非常に切望されている賞です。"
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