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"covetous" in Spanish

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"covetous" in Spanish
covetous{adjective}
codiciosa- codicioso
to covet{verb}
codiciar- ansiar- ambicionar- amalayar- acodiciarse
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TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES
covetous{adjective}
covetous(also: greedy, rapacious)
codiciosa{adj. f}
covetous(also: acquisitive, greedy, rapacious, grasping)
codicioso{adj. m}
It will provoke intense covetous discussion, as it is difficult to explain the context to citizens.
El reglamento provocará un debate intenso y codicioso, ya que es difícil explicar el contexto a los ciudadanos.
to covet[coveted · coveted] {verb}
to covet
codiciar[codiciando · codiciado] {v.t.}
And do not covet that by which Allah has preferred one of you over another.
Así pues, no codiciéis aquello que Dios ha concedido en mayor abundancia a unos que a otros.
It is understandable that others will covet this added value.
Es comprensible que otros codicien este valor añadido.
Inverting the conventional townhouse organization recovers this coveted ground.
La inversión de la organización de viviendas urbanas convencionales recupera esta codiciada tierra.
to covet(also: to hanker, to yearn for, to crave)
ansiar[ansiando · ansiado] {v.t.}
to covet(also: to aspire to, to seek)
ambicionar[ambicionando · ambicionado] {v.t.}
For them, however, the consumer world they covet is totally out of reach.
Para ellos, este mundo de consumismo que ambicionan está por completo fuera de su alcance.
It is making a laughing stock of the whole world, because it knows that the world is market-led and that it covets the Chinese market.
Está convirtiendo al mundo entero en un hazmerreír, ya que sabe que el mundo se rige por el mercado y que ambiciona el mercado chino.
to covet
amalayar {v.t.}
to covet
acodiciarse {r. v.}

SYNONYMS
Synonyms (English) for "covetous":
covetous
avaricious- envious- grabby- grasping- greedy- jealous- prehensile
CONTEXT EXAMPLES
Context examples for "covetous" in Spanish(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.
he stole covetous glances at the painting
miraba el cuadro con ojos codiciosos
to be covetous of sth
codiciar algo

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