ambition

1. (countable, uncountable)Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.

   My daughter, Johanna, wants to be a firefighter very much. She has a lot of ambition.

2. (countable)An object of an ardent desire.

   My ambition is to own a helicopter.

   a cherished desire

3. (countable, uncountable)A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.

   Ehrgeiz

   амби́цияambícija

   амбі́ціяambícija

4. (uncountable)A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.

   амби́цияambícija, честолю́биеčestoljúbije

   амбі́ціяambícija, честолю́бствоčestoljúbstvo

5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.

1. He had ambition.

   У нього були амбіції. — deniko

   ruОн был амбициозен. — marafon

   deEr war ehrgeizig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. Tom has no ambition.

   У Тома немає амбіцій. — deniko

   ruТом лишен честолюбия. — sharptoothed

   deTom hat keinen Ehrgeiz. — wolfgangth

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3. His ambition made him work hard.

   deSein Ehrgeiz ließ ihn hart arbeiten. — Zaghawa

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4. His ambition is to be a lawyer.

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5. Her ambition is to become an ambassador.

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