Ambición in english
Ambition
pronunciation: æmbɪʃən part of speech: noun
pronunciation: æmbɪʃən part of speech: noun
In gestures
ambición = ambition.
Example: The ambition of the librarian must be to identify the needs in good time, to have the service available at an appropriate point and to encourage the user to approach the library.more:
» ambición excesiva = over-ambition .
Example: The UN fell victim to over-ambition by trying to make peace in civil wars - conflicts that are essentially unresolvable.» ambición política = political ambition .
Example: Weaving together the stories of three generations of women this novel is a patchwork of love, jealousy and human frailty set against a backdrop of war and political ambition.» ambición profesional = careerism .
Example: The present crisis of careerism versus liberal arts is a blessing in disguise, forcing humanities faculty to adjust their teaching and thinking to basic questions of value and use.» con una gran ambición profesional = career-minded ; career-focused .
Example: You will be a good husband to a professional career-minded woman -- but be prepared that she'll wear the breeches in your relationship. Example: New career-focused courses open doors for students.» exceso de ambición = over-ambition .
Example: The UN fell victim to over-ambition by trying to make peace in civil wars - conflicts that are essentially unresolvable.» persona con ambición = high flyer [high flier, -USA] ; go-getter ; hustler .
Example: Having a firm strategy to train high-flyers is the only way to make sure that the public library ethos will survive at the top level. Example: He is a go-getter -- instead of bowing under any problem, he would go all out to find a solution. Example: Hustlers don't wait for success to come to them; they go out and get it for themselves.» persona con mucha ambición = social climber [Persona con muchas ansias de triunfar socialmente] .
Example: New ideas are most likely to be introduced and pursued by 'social climbers'.» sin (ninguna) ambición = unambitious .
Example: Parents can take some measures to help their unambitious kids, but past a certain age, young adults have to be allowed to make their own decisions.