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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesambizione
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ambizione
"La sua più grande ambizione è viaggiare per il mondo."
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A strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work.
"Her ambition is to become a successful writer."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French ambicion, from Latin ambitio(n-) 'going around (canvassing for votes)', from ambire 'go around'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ambition" is said worldwide
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ambition
Transliteration: ambition
"Son ambition est de réussir dans la vie."
Ehrgeiz
Transliteration: Ehrgeiz
"Sein Ehrgeiz brachte ihn an die Spitze des Unternehmens."
ambizione
Transliteration: ambizione
"La sua più grande ambizione è viaggiare per il mondo."
ambición
Transliteration: ambición
"La ambición es necesaria para lograr grandes metas."
ambição
Transliteration: ambição
"Ele tem muita ambição profissional."
महत्वाकांक्षा
Transliteration: mahatvakanksha
"उसकी महत्वाकांक्षा एक डॉक्टर बनने की है।"
雄心
Transliteration: xióngxīn
"他是一个很有雄心的年轻人在职场上。"
야망
Transliteration: yamang
"그는 큰 야망을 품고 서울로 올라왔다."
野心
Transliteration: yashin
"彼女には世界中を旅するという野心がある。"
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