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ambitieux

ambitious

adjective ahm-bee-SYUH Rare

Usage Note

Ambitieux changes to ambitieuse in the feminine, a pattern shared by adjectives ending in -eux/-euse. It carries mostly positive connotations in French, though trop ambitieux signals overreach. The related noun is ambition.

Examples

"Elle est très ambitieuse dans son travail."

Natural Translation

She is very ambitious in her work.

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