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power-hungry
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pejorative
informal
Having an excessive or insatiable desire for power, control, or authority.
Describing a person, group, or organization primarily motivated by the pursuit of influence or dominance.
Examples:
EN:
He was a short-sighted, power-hungry opportunist.
ES:
Era corto de vista, un oportunista sediento de poder.
EN:
Yeah, you're a power-hungry rat who wants a throne that's not rightfully yours.
ES:
Sí, eres una rata hambrienta de poder, que quiere un trono que no es tuyo.
EN:
He was power-hungry, as simple as that.
ES:
Tenía ansia de poder, así de simple.
EN:
You are a power-hungry dictator and I want nothing more to do with you.
ES:
Es un dictador ávido de poder y no tengo nada que ver con usted.
EN:
The images I saw didn't say anything about her being so power-hungry.
ES:
Las imágenes que vi no la mostraban tan sedienta de poder.
ES:
Las imágenes que vi no la mostraban tan sedienta de poder.
EN:
The power-hungry hypocrite who pretends he's a man of justice.
ES:
Ese hipócrita hambriento de poder que pretende ser un hombre de justicia.
EN:
As servants of power-hungry criminals, we became criminals.
ES:
Como siervos de criminales sedientos de poder, hemos acabado siendo criminales.
EN:
I don't need some power-hungry doctor to tell me how I'm feeling.
ES:
No necesito una doctora hambrienta de poder para decirme cómo me siento.
EN:
A religious and political schism! King Menelik is power-hungry.
ES:
Que obligue al rey Menelik a hacer marchar a Abuna Messias.
EN:
A religious and political schism! King Menelik is power-hungry.
ES:
Que obligue al rey Menelik a hacer marchar a Abuna Messias.
EN:
Stupid arrogant humans or power-hungry vampires.
ES:
A los estúpidos humanos arrogantes o a los vampiros sedientos de poder.
EN:
He's power-hungry.
ES:
Tiene ansias de poder.
EN:
I didn't like 'em much, but I don't like greedy, power-hungry people much either.
ES:
No me gustaron mucho, pero tampoco me gusta la gente ávida de poder.
EN:
They must be firing in honor of some power-hungry trader.
ES:
- Cálmese. Debe ser algún comerciante idiota presumiendo al desembarcar.
EN:
You scum-sucking, power-hungry, backbiting creep.
ES:
Usted escoria chupadores, hambriento de poder, murmuraciones fluencia.
EN:
You scum-sucking, power-hungry, backbiting creep!
ES:
Usted escoria chupadores, hambriento de poder, fluencia murmuración!
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