Polyglot Dictionary

Ehrgeiz

/ˈeːɐ̯ɡaɪ̯ts/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. ambition

    Built from Ehre (honor) + Geiz (greed).

    • Sein Ehrgeiz trieb ihn zu Höchstleistungen.

      His ambition drove him to top performance.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Traum

Ehrgeiz is ambition, a drive to achieve something specific; Traum is a dream, which can be vaguer and more aspirational.

Similar in other languages

French

ambition

ambition is the French word for the same thing — both mean "ambition."

Portuguese

ambição

ambição is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "ambition."

Practice

1 What does Ehrgeiz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sein ___ trieb ihn zu Höchstleistungen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ehrgeiz?

See also

nouncompound

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