ambition

/ɑ̃.bi.sjɔ̃/

la noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les ambitions

Meaning

  1. ambition

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: idea. Concreteness: abstract. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

rêve

Close, figuratively — "a dream" means an ambition.

Similar in other languages

German

Ehrgeiz

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

Spanish

ambición

ambición is the Spanish 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 ambition mean?

2 Fill the gap: Son ___ est de devenir médecin.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ambition?

noun

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