La Palabra Del Día "ambición"

Question

ambición ( ahm-bee-syohn' )

noun ( aspiration, ambition )

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Guidelines:

Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.

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Examples:

1: Iván tenía la ambición de ser ingeniero desde chiquito.

Ivan's aspiration to be an engineer dates to childhood.

2: Cegada por la ambición, Karina recurrió al tráfico de influencias.

Blinded by ambition, Karina resorted to insider trading.

Happy Wednesday amiga. :) - Nickelbackfan1, Jan 11, 2017

Thank you, amiga and you too. :) - rac1, Jan 11, 2017

Hola cool chick. Gracias ;-)! - Jraider, Jan 11, 2017

Hola chico. De nada. :) - rac1, Jan 11, 2017

Answer 1

My ambition is to raise enough money to go to a concert this summer. To do so I shall work at my father's store during my free hours.

Mi ambición es recaudar suficiente dinero para ir a un concierto este verano. Para ello voy a trabajar a mi padre's tienda, durante mis horas libres.

That sounds like fun! - rac1, Jan 11, 2017

Which one? - Jraider, Jan 11, 2017

Nickelback lol. - Nickelbackfan1, Jan 11, 2017

Answer 2

Tener ambición es fundamental para el éxito. Me parece que este hombre lo tiene y quiere ir hasta los estrellas.

Having ambition is basic to success. I think this man has it and wants to go to the stars.

I think you're right, amiga. :) - rac1, Jan 11, 2017

Good one porcu :-)! - Jraider, Jan 11, 2017

Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Jan 12, 2017

Answer 3

La ambición puede ser una característica muy buena que engendra éxito, pero la ambición descontrolada puedo conllevar la bajeza moral.

Ambition can be a very good characteristic that leads to success, but unrestrained ambition can result in moral turpitude.

(I still don't understand when to use definite articles in Spanish. I hope someone will comment on whether they're appropriate in my Spanish sentence above.)

She looks turpitudish to me :-)! - Jraider, Jan 11, 2017

Yep, to me too, JR. jejeje Thanks, Ann. :) - rac1, Jan 11, 2017

Answer 4

¡Comida es mi ambición!

Food is my ambition!

Lol :) - rac1, Jan 11, 2017

Munch:-)! - Jraider, Jan 11, 2017

Answer 5

Un alpinista no llega a la cumbre del Monte Everest sin una gran cantidad de ambición.

A mountain climber does not reach the summit of Mount Everest without a great deal of ambition.

So true...I don't have that particular amition. lol - rac1, Jan 11, 2017

Answer 6

Ya que me acerco la tercera edad, me interesan menos mis propias ambiciones y más ayudar con las de los demás.

Now that I am approaching old age, I am less interested in my ambitions and more in helping with the ambitions of others.

That's really a wonderful thing to do, amigo. :) - rac1, Jan 11, 2017

That's a great attitude to have :-)! - Jraider, Jan 11, 2017

Answer 7

Normalmente pensamos que el perezoso es un animal sin ambición y que la hormiga es muy trabajadora. Pero el perezoso tiene que mover muy lentamente debido a que tiene una dieta muy pobre en nutrientes y los movimientos lentos contribuyen a su camuflaje. Por lo que yo sé algunas especies de hormiga son los únicos animales (excepto los seres humanos, si crees que los seres humanos pertenecen al reino animal) que "arrean" otros animales (en este caso áfidos).

Normally we think that the sloth is an animal lacking ambition and that the ant is very hard-working. But the sloth has to move very slowly due to having a diet very poor in nutrients and the slow movements contribute to its camouflage. As far as I know some species of ant are the only animals (except human beings, if you believe human beings belong in the animal kingdom) that "herd" other animals (in this case aphids).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXjgQeVX_mg

Get along little doggie aphid ;-)! - Jraider, Jan 11, 2017

Interesting Bosque. :) - rac1, Jan 11, 2017

I think dolphins herd fish sometimes - jennysk, Jan 12, 2017

Good point, in that sense many animal drive other animals, short term, before killing them. I meant in terms of maintaining a population for their own use long term. :) - bosquederoble, Jan 12, 2017

Answer 8

Mi ambición ultimo es que mi empresa se certifica en ISO 9001.

My ultimate ambition is that my company becomes certified in ISO 9001.

Thanks for posting. :) - rac1, Jan 11, 2017

You are dedicated to your work amiga :-)! - Jraider, Jan 12, 2017

Answer 9

Hay buenas ambiciones y malas ambiciones. Querer ayudar la salud de los pobres es bueno, pero querer hacerse rico mediante la explotación de personas es malo.

There are good ambitions and bad ambitions. To want to help the health of poor people is good, but to want to become rich through exploiting people is bad.

This is very good, Jenny. A prime example. - rac1, Jan 12, 2017

Well said :-)! - Jraider, Jan 12, 2017