How is the word Ehrgeiz translated from German to English

English translation
Ambition
noun

Ein starker Wunsch, etwas zu erreichen.

A strong desire to achieve something.

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  • Ihr Ehrgeiz ist es, Ärztin zu werden. — Her ambition is to become a doctor.

  • Ehrgeiz trieb ihn dazu, jeden Abend zu lernen. — Ambition pushed him to study every evening.

  • Hast du den Ehrgeiz, dein eigenes Geschäft zu eröffnen? — Do you have any ambition to open your own business?

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