afán
sustantivo:masculino
1 (deseo) eagerness
en su afán de marcar un gol in his eagerness to score a goal
con afán decon
con afán de agradar, repartió regalos para todos in his eagerness to please he gave everyone presents
por afán depor
lo hizo por afán de superarse she did out of a desire to better herself; lo hicieron por afán de ganar tiempo they did it in a bid to gain time
tener afán de algotener to be eager for sth
afán de conocimiento thirst for knowledge
afán de lucro
el afán de lucro the profit motive; actuaron sin afán de lucro they didn't do it to make money
afán de protagonismo
un juez con afán de protagonismo a judge who loves publicity always wants to be in the limelight;o tu hermano tiene mucho afán de protagonismo your brother always wants to be the centre of attention
afán de superación desire to better oneself
afán de venganza thirst for revenge
afán de victoria will to win; desire to win
2 (ahínco)
hacer algo con afán to do sth eagerly; rebuscó con afán en los archivos he searched eagerly through the files
