Ambition
Translation- Ambition
- Ambition Am*bi"tion, n. [F. ambition, L. ambitio a going
around, especially of candidates for office is Rome, to
solicit votes (hence, desire for office or honor), fr. ambire
to go around. See {Ambient}, {Issue}.]
1. The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or
any other object of desire; canvassing. [Obs.]
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[I] used no ambition to commend my deeds. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
2. An eager, and sometimes an inordinate, desire for preferment, honor, superiority, power, or the attainment of something. [1913 Webster]
Cromwell, I charge thee, fling a way ambition: By that sin fell the angels. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The pitiful ambition of possessing five or six thousand more acres. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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ambition — 1> честолюбие Ex: tremendous ambition крайнее честолюбие Ex: youthful ambition юношеское честолюбие Ex: to stifle ambition подавить честолюбивые замыслы Ex: free from ambition лишенный честолюбия Ex: eaten up with ambition снедаемый честолюбием… … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
Ambition — • The undue craving for honor Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ambition Ambition † … Catholic encyclopedia
Ambition — is the possession of motivation for power. Ambitious persons seek power either for themselves, for others, or to weild power over others in the name of an ideal.When used to seek an ideal, ambition develops a close relationship to… … Wikipedia
ambition — noun 1) честолюбие, амбиция 2) стремление, цель, предмет желанийit is his ambition to become a writer его мечта стать писателем … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
Ambition — Am*bi tion, v. t. [Cf. F. ambitionner.] To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet. [R.] [1913 Webster] Pausanias, ambitioning the sovereignty of Greece, bargains with Xerxes for his daughter in marriage. Trumbull. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ambition — (franz.), Ehrgeiz; ambitiös, ehrgeizig … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Ambition — (lat.), Ehrgefühl, Ehrgeiz; ambitionieren, aus Ehrgeiz etwas erstreben; ambitiös, ehrgeizig … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Ambition — Ambition, Ehrgeiz, Reputationsgeist; ambitiös, ehrgeizig, ehrsüchtig; ambitioniren, ehrsüchtig nach etwas streben … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
AMBITION — s. f. Désir immodéré d honneur, de gloire, d élévation, de distinction. Grande ambition. Ambition déréglée. Ambition démesurée. Ambition sans bornes. Ambition insatiable. Avoir de l ambition. Être dévoré d ambition. Il est sans ambition. AMBITION … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
ambition — æmˈbɪʃən сущ. 1) амбиция, честолюбие Syn : pride, self love 2) стремление, цель, предмет желаний, честолюбивый замысел to achieve (attain … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь