ambitious

ambitieux

Qui veut vraiment réussir ou accomplir des choses importantes.

En anglais simple : Wanting very much to succeed or achieve important things.

• She is an ambitious student.
• He was ambitious and worked hard for promotion.
• Are you ambitious for your children?

Comment l'utiliser : ambitious for someone/something (She is ambitious for her children.)

Synonymes : driven, determined, aspiring

Contraires : unambitious

Expressions courantes : ambitious student, ambitious young person, ambitious for someone, ambitious politician

ambitieux

Qui vise un résultat difficile ou remarquable, demandant beaucoup d’efforts.

En anglais simple : Aiming to achieve something difficult or impressive that needs much work.

• This is an ambitious plan.
• The company set ambitious targets for next year.
• Their most ambitious project took ten years to finish.

Synonymes : challenging, demanding, bold

Contraires : modest

Expressions courantes : ambitious project, ambitious plan, ambitious target