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Pre-eminence; victory or superiority in combatPre-eminence; victory or superiority in combat (hence also, the prize for winning a combat).
» Greed makes people do strange things.
Алчность заставляет людей совершать странные поступки.
Значение
значений: 5(Шотландия, исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)Pre-eminence; victory or superiority in combat (hence also, the prize for winning a combat).
(устаревшее)One of a flight of steps.
(устаревшее)A stage in a process; a degree of rank or station.
(устаревшее)A degree.
(архаичное, неисчисляемое)Pleasure, goodwill, satisfaction.
Примеры
предложений: 60Greed makes people do strange things.
Алчность заставляет людей совершать странные поступки.
I was overtaken by greed.
Я был одержим алчностью.
Not everyone is motivated by greed.
deNicht jeder wird von Gier getrieben.
He let his greed get the better of him.
Tom was motivated by greed.
Происхождение
From Middle English gre, from Old French gré, from Latin gradum (“step”). Compare degree.From Middle English gre, from Old French gré, from Latin gradum (“step”). Compare degree. Doublet of grade.
From (pre-reform) Scottish Gaelic gré, from Old Scottish Gaelic gray.
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