ambitious

æmˈbɪʃəs
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Translation of ambitious into German

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Adjective

1.

personality

having a strong desire for success or power
  • She is an ambitious young lawyer.Sie ist eine ehrgeizige junge Anwältin.
2.

challenging

requiring great effort or skill
  • The ambitious project took years to complete..Das anspruchsvolle Projekt dauerte Jahre, um abgeschlossen zu werden
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Expressions with ambitious: examples in English and translations in German

motiviert wie ein Löwe
His approach to work is ambitious as a lion, never settling for less.
ehrgeiziges Ziel
Running a company while studying full-time is an ambitious goal.

Synonyms and analogies of ambitious in English

Examples of ambitious in a sentence

  • Ambitious students often achieve their academic goals.
  • The ambitious plan required a lot of resources.
  • Her ambitious goals pushed her to work harder.

Translations of "ambitious" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
ehrgeizigadj.

Their plan was awfully ambitious, but they hoped it would succeed.

Ihr Plan war äußerst ehrgeizig, aber sie hofften auf Erfolg.

ambitioniertadj.

The class project was ambitious but ultimately bombed on execution.

Das Klassenprojekt war ambitioniert, scheiterte aber letztendlich bei der Umsetzung.

ambitionierteadj.

The ambitious construction project turned into a white elephant for the city.

Das ambitionierte Bauprojekt wurde zu einem weißen Elefanten für die Stadt.

anspruchsvolladj.

Mapping out the supply chain and creating transparency are very ambitious goals.

Die Lieferkette abzubilden und Transparenz zu schaffen ist sehr anspruchsvoll.

anspruchsvolleadj.

The compact and technically ambitious construction ensures outstanding performance and results.

Die kompakte und technisch anspruchsvolle Bauweise gewährleistet herausragende Leistungen und Ergebnisse.

aufstrebendadj.

Satory is a young ambitious band from vienna, tyrol and salzburg.

Satory ist eine junge aufstrebende Band aus Wien, Tirol und Salzburg.

ambitiösadj.

The same goes for if your proposal is rather ambitious.

Das gilt auch, wenn dein Vorschlag eher ambitiös ist.

hochgesteckteadj.

With sustainability and inclusion the festival management pursues two ambitious goals.

Die Festivalleitung setzt sich mit Nachhaltigkeit und Inklusion zwei hochgesteckte Ziele.

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Other translations for ambitious:

  • strebsamadj.
  • großzügigadj.
  • herausforderndadj.
  • kühnadj.

ambitious: Examples and translations in context

Our new manager is hungry for success and sets very ambitious goals.

Unser neuer Manager ist erfolgs hungrig und setzt sehr ehrgeizige Ziele.

Environmental groups criticized the political machine for blocking ambitious climate targets.

Umweltgruppen kritisierten die politische Maschinerie dafür, ehrgeizige Klimaziele zu blockieren.

His plan sounded ambitious, but it didn't hold water financially.

Sein Plan klang ehrgeizig, ergab finanziell jedoch keinen Sinn.

Everyone was revved up after hearing the company's ambitious new plans.

Alle waren nach den ehrgeizigen neuen Plänen der Firma total aufgedreht.

The novel portrays a cold marriage de convenance between two ambitious lawyers.

Der Roman schildert eine nüchterne Vernunftehe zwischen zwei ehrgeizigen Juristen.

Only consistent leadership can bring such an ambitious transformation to fruition.

Nur konsequente Führung kann eine derart ehrgeizige Transformation zum Erfolg führen.

Setting ambitious targets, the team chose not to close down operations.

Mit ehrgeizigen Zielen entschied sich das Team, den Betrieb nicht einzustellen.

The council drew in its horns and canceled several ambitious construction projects.

Der Stadtrat schnallte den Gürtel enger und strich mehrere ehrgeizige Bauprojekte.

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ambitious goal
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