avoir de l'ambition
/a.vwaʁ də lɑ̃.bi.sjɔ̃/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- a de l'ambition
- past
- a eu de l'ambition
- perfect
- eu de l'ambition
Meaning
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to be ambitious
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Cette jeune diplômée a de l'ambition.
This young graduate is ambitious.
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Dès son plus jeune âge, elle a eu de l'ambition pour sa carrière musicale. Elle a atteint tous ses objectifs avant trente ans.
From a very young age, she was ambitious about her music career. She achieved all her goals before turning thirty.
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Similar words
"avoir de l'ambition" and "avoir les dents longues" are close synonyms for "to be ambitious"; "avoir les dents longues" is a more informal, vivid idiom.
Practice
1 What does avoir de l'ambition mean?
to be ambitious
2 Fill the gap: Cette jeune diplômée a de l'___.
Full sentence: Cette jeune diplômée a de l'ambition. (This young graduate is ambitious.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir de l'ambition?
avoir de l'ambition: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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