ambitionner

ɑ̃bisjɔne

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of ambitionner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

désir ardentdésirer ardemment obtenir quelque chose d'important ou d'élevé

Il ambitionne de devenir directeur de l'entreprise.

aspirer

convoiter

désirer

politesse

Dated

souhaiter dans des formules de politesse très respectueuses

Dated

J'ambitionne l'honneur de vous rencontrer prochainement.

formuler

présenter

souhaiter

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ambitionner sur le pain béni

exagérer de façon excessive ou déraisonnable

Tu ambitionnes sur le pain béni avec tes histoires!

Origin of ambitionner

latin, ambitio (quête de faveur)

Examples of ambitionner in a sentence

Nous ambitionnions tous de changer le monde à vingt ans.
Nous ambitionnons de vous exprimer notre gratitude la plus sincère.
Elle ambitionne de vous adresser ses salutations distinguées.

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English:aspire, express a wish, ...
German:anstreben, sich wünschen, ...
Italian:ambire, avere l'onore di desiderare, ...
Spanish:ambicionar, desear, ...
Portuguese:ambicionar, desejar, ...
Chinese:渴望, 恭候, ...
Japanese:強く望む, 光栄に存じます, ...
Arabic:طَمِحَ, يتشرف, ...
Hebrew:לַחְמוֹד, לְבַעֵט בְּנִימוּס, ...
Russian:стремиться, иметь честь, ...
Ukrainian:прагнути, висловлювати побажання, ...
Catalan:ambicionar, tenir l'honor de, ...
Danish:stræbe efter, ønske, ...
Dutch:ambiëren, de eer hebben, ...
Greek:επιθυμώ διακαώς, εύχομαι με σεβασμό, ...
Hungarian:ambicionálni, megtiszteltetésnek tartani, ...
Khmer:ប៉ងប្រាថ្នា, សូមប្រាថ្នា, ...
Korean:열망하다, 영광으로 여기다, ...
Polish:aspirować do, mieć zaszczyt, ...
Portuguese (BR):almejar, desejar, ...
Romanian:a aspira la, a dori, ...
Swedish:sträva efter, önska, ...
Thai:ปรารถนาอย่างแรงกล้า, ขออนุญาตแสดงความปรารถนา, ...
Turkish:hedeflemek, arz etmek, ...
Vietnamese:khao khát, kính mong, ...

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ambition personnelle

ambition professionnelle

ambitionner sur le pain béni

ambitions élevées

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