Avides (en. Greedy)

[a-vid]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

desiring something intensely

Investors were eager for new opportunities.

Les investisseurs étaient avides de nouvelles opportunités.

demonstrating excessive greed

He has an avid appetite for knowledge.

Il a un appétit avide pour la connaissance.

seeking material or emotional gains

His eager ambitions drive him to work tirelessly.

Ses ambitions avides le poussent à travailler sans relâche.

From Latin 'avidus', derived from 'aviditas' meaning desire or greed.

eager for power

People who ardently desire power.

avides de pouvoir

eager for knowledge

Individuals showing a great thirst for knowledge.

avides de savoir

eager for success

People actively seeking success.

avides de succès

greed

State of being eager, insatiable desire.

avidité

envy

Desire to possess what another has.

envie

desire

Burning desire to own something.

convoitise

Being very interested in something

He is eager for new technologies.

Il est avide de nouvelles technologies.

Being obsessed with a goal

She is eager to become the best in her field.

Elle est avide de devenir la meilleure dans son domaine.