Significado de ambition em inglês
ambitionambition /æmˈbɪʃən/ noun 
Ver todas as traduções1[countable] a strong desire to achieve somethingdesejo intenso de realizar algoan ambition to do something
She had always had an ambition to be a pilot.Ela sempre tivera a ambição de ser piloto.somebody’s ambitions of doing something An injury ended his ambitions of becoming a professional footballer.Uma lesão acabou com suas ambições de se tornar um futebolista profissional.► see thesaurus at aim2[uncountable] determination to be successful, rich, powerful etcdeterminação de ser bem-sucedido, rico, poderoso etc.: He was young and full of ambition.Ele era jovem e cheio de ambição.3have no ambition to do something used when saying that you definitely do not want to do somethingusado para dizer que definitivamente não se quer fazer algo: I have no ambition to go back there again.Não tenho nenhuma vontade de voltar lá.GRAMMAR: Patterns with ambitionGRAMÁTICA: Padrões com ambition• You say that someone’s ambition is to do something: · His ambition is to become a doctor.• Diz-se someone's ambition is to do something: · His ambition is to become a doctor. (Sua ambição é se tornar médico.)• You can also say that someone has the ambition of doing something: · He has the ambition of becoming a doctor.• Também se pode dizer someone has the ambition of doing something: · He has the ambition of becoming a doctor. (Ele tem a ambição de se tornar médico.)• You can also say that someone has an ambition to do something. This pattern is often used when talking about the past: · He had always had an ambition to become a doctor.• Também se pode dizer someone has an ambition to do something. Esse padrão é frequentemente usado ao falar do passado: · He had always had an ambition to become a doctor. (Ele sempre tivera a ambição de se tornar médico.)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕES– Meanings 1 & 2– Significados 1 e 2verbsverbossomebody’s ambition is to be/do something· My ambition was to be a journalist.· Minha ambição era ser jornalista.have an ambition· He had an ambition to be a top cello player.· Ele tinha a ambição de se tornar um violoncelista de alto nível.achieve/fulfil/realize your ambition (=do what you wanted to do)· It took her ten years to achieve her ambition.· Levou dez anos para ela realizar sua ambição.· He was prepared to go to any lengths to fulfil his ambition.· Ele estava disposto a ir a qualquer extremo para realizar sua ambição.· I want to thank all those who made it possible for me to realize a lifetime’s ambition.· Quero agradecer a todos que tornaram possível a realização da ambição de toda a minha vida.lack ambition/have no ambition· Many of the students lack ambition.· Muitos dos alunos carecem de ambição.nurse/harbour/cherish an ambition (=have it for a long time, especially secretly)· He had nursed an ambition to become a writer for many years.· Durante muitos anos, ele nutriu a ambição de se tornar escritor.frustrate/thwart somebody’s ambitions formalformal (=prevent someone from achieving them)· The weather threatened to frustrate their ambitions.· O tempo ameaçava frustrar suas ambições.· Her lifelong ambitions had been thwarted again and again.· Suas ambições de vida inteira tinham sido frustradas repetidas vezes.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + ambitionADJETIVOS/SUBSTANTIVO + ambitionsomebody’s main ambition· What’s your main ambition in life?· Qual é sua principal ambição na vida?somebody’s great ambition· He didn’t achieve his greatest ambition – to be Wimbledon Champion.· Ele não realizou sua maior ambição — ser campeão de Wimbledon.a lifelong/long-held ambition (=one that you have had all your life)· It’s been her lifelong ambition to work with horses.· Trabalhar com cavalos tem sido a ambição de toda a vida dela.a personal ambition· Crossing the Sahara was a personal ambition of mine.· Atravessar o Saara era uma ambição pessoal minha.a secret ambition· His secret ambition was to become a pilot.· Sua ambição secreta era se tornar piloto.a burning/driving ambition (=a very strong ambition)· She had a burning ambition to become a racing car driver.· Ela tinha uma ambição ardente de se tornar piloto de corrida.career ambitions· The course is designed to help you achieve your career ambitions.· O curso foi desenvolvido para ajudar você a realizar suas ambições profissionais.political/presidential ambitions· His political ambitions were put on hold while he waited for a suitable opportunity.· Suas ambições políticas foram colocadas em espera enquanto ele aguardava uma oportunidade adequada.phraseslocuçõessomebody’s dreams and ambitions· He told her all about his dreams and ambitions.· Ele contou a ela tudo sobre seus sonhos e ambições.somebody’s lack of ambition· I was frustrated by their apparent lack of ambition.· Fiquei frustrado com a aparente falta de ambição deles.be full of ambition· She was full of ambition when she joined the company.· Ela estava cheia de ambição quando entrou na empresa.
Ver todas as traduções1[countable] a strong desire to achieve somethingdesejo intenso de realizar algoan ambition to do something She had always had an ambition to be a pilot.Ela sempre tivera a ambição de ser piloto.somebody’s ambitions of doing something An injury ended his ambitions of becoming a professional footballer.Uma lesão acabou com suas ambições de se tornar um futebolista profissional.► see thesaurus at aim2[uncountable] determination to be successful, rich, powerful etcdeterminação de ser bem-sucedido, rico, poderoso etc.: He was young and full of ambition.Ele era jovem e cheio de ambição.3have no ambition to do something used when saying that you definitely do not want to do somethingusado para dizer que definitivamente não se quer fazer algo: I have no ambition to go back there again.Não tenho nenhuma vontade de voltar lá.GRAMMAR: Patterns with ambitionGRAMÁTICA: Padrões com ambition• You say that someone’s ambition is to do something: · His ambition is to become a doctor.• Diz-se someone's ambition is to do something: · His ambition is to become a doctor. (Sua ambição é se tornar médico.)• You can also say that someone has the ambition of doing something: · He has the ambition of becoming a doctor.• Também se pode dizer someone has the ambition of doing something: · He has the ambition of becoming a doctor. (Ele tem a ambição de se tornar médico.)• You can also say that someone has an ambition to do something. This pattern is often used when talking about the past: · He had always had an ambition to become a doctor.• Também se pode dizer someone has an ambition to do something. Esse padrão é frequentemente usado ao falar do passado: · He had always had an ambition to become a doctor. (Ele sempre tivera a ambição de se tornar médico.)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕES– Meanings 1 & 2– Significados 1 e 2verbsverbossomebody’s ambition is to be/do something· My ambition was to be a journalist.· Minha ambição era ser jornalista.have an ambition· He had an ambition to be a top cello player.· Ele tinha a ambição de se tornar um violoncelista de alto nível.achieve/fulfil/realize your ambition (=do what you wanted to do)· It took her ten years to achieve her ambition.· Levou dez anos para ela realizar sua ambição.· He was prepared to go to any lengths to fulfil his ambition.· Ele estava disposto a ir a qualquer extremo para realizar sua ambição.· I want to thank all those who made it possible for me to realize a lifetime’s ambition.· Quero agradecer a todos que tornaram possível a realização da ambição de toda a minha vida.lack ambition/have no ambition· Many of the students lack ambition.· Muitos dos alunos carecem de ambição.nurse/harbour/cherish an ambition (=have it for a long time, especially secretly)· He had nursed an ambition to become a writer for many years.· Durante muitos anos, ele nutriu a ambição de se tornar escritor.frustrate/thwart somebody’s ambitions formalformal (=prevent someone from achieving them)· The weather threatened to frustrate their ambitions.· O tempo ameaçava frustrar suas ambições.· Her lifelong ambitions had been thwarted again and again.· Suas ambições de vida inteira tinham sido frustradas repetidas vezes.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + ambitionADJETIVOS/SUBSTANTIVO + ambitionsomebody’s main ambition· What’s your main ambition in life?· Qual é sua principal ambição na vida?somebody’s great ambition· He didn’t achieve his greatest ambition – to be Wimbledon Champion.· Ele não realizou sua maior ambição — ser campeão de Wimbledon.a lifelong/long-held ambition (=one that you have had all your life)· It’s been her lifelong ambition to work with horses.· Trabalhar com cavalos tem sido a ambição de toda a vida dela.a personal ambition· Crossing the Sahara was a personal ambition of mine.· Atravessar o Saara era uma ambição pessoal minha.a secret ambition· His secret ambition was to become a pilot.· Sua ambição secreta era se tornar piloto.a burning/driving ambition (=a very strong ambition)· She had a burning ambition to become a racing car driver.· Ela tinha uma ambição ardente de se tornar piloto de corrida.career ambitions· The course is designed to help you achieve your career ambitions.· O curso foi desenvolvido para ajudar você a realizar suas ambições profissionais.political/presidential ambitions· His political ambitions were put on hold while he waited for a suitable opportunity.· Suas ambições políticas foram colocadas em espera enquanto ele aguardava uma oportunidade adequada.phraseslocuçõessomebody’s dreams and ambitions· He told her all about his dreams and ambitions.· Ele contou a ela tudo sobre seus sonhos e ambições.somebody’s lack of ambition· I was frustrated by their apparent lack of ambition.· Fiquei frustrado com a aparente falta de ambição deles.be full of ambition· She was full of ambition when she joined the company.· Ela estava cheia de ambição quando entrou na empresa.