ambition

S2 W2

BrE /ˈæmbɪʃn/ AmE /ˈæmbɪʃn/

noun en → es

1 GOAL/ASPIRATION [singular] B1

a strong desire to achieve something important or difficult, especially in your career or public life

ambición, aspiración, propósito

  • have an ambition

Collocations career ambition · personal ambition

  • She has a great ambition to become a doctor.

    Ella tiene una gran ambición de convertirse en médico.

2 DREAM [singular] B2

a strong desire for something that you hope will happen in the future, but which may be difficult to achieve

sueño, deseo

  • have an ambition

Collocations ambition for success · ambition for fame

  • His ambition is to win the Nobel Prize.

    Su ambición es ganar el Premio Nobel.