greedy

"greedy" German translation

„greedy“: adjective

adjective | Adjektiv adj

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gefräßig, gierig habsüchtig, -gierig More examples...

gefräßig, gierig
greedy gluttonous

greedy gluttonous

examples

don’t be greedy, three is quite enough

sei nicht so gierig, drei reichen völlig aus

don’t be greedy, three is quite enough
can I be greedy and have another?

kann ich so unverschämt sein und noch eins haben?

can I be greedy and have another?
you greedy pig! familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

du bist ja verfressen!

you greedy pig! familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

habsüchtig, -gierig
greedy covetous

greedy covetous

examples

greedy for money

geldgierig

greedy for money
greedy for power

machtgierig

greedy for power

greedy syn vgl. → see „covetous“

greedy syn vgl. → see „covetous“

examples

selten (of) craving

(be)gierig (aufaccusative (case) | Akkusativ akk)

gierig verlangend (nach)

selten (of) craving
greedy of fame

nach Ruhm dürstend

greedy of fame
to be greedy to dosomething | etwas sth

begierig sein,something | etwas etwas zu tun

to be greedy to dosomething | etwas sth

Example sentences from external sources for "greedy"
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Gierige Menschen wollen immer mehr Dinge haben.

Greedy people always want more stuff.

Source: Tatoeba

Er ist egoistisch und gierig.

He is selfish and greedy.

Source: Tatoeba

Sei nicht so gierig, oder du wirst am Ende ohne etwas dastehen.

Don't be so greedy or you'll wind up with nothing.

Source: Tatoeba

Sei nicht so gierig, oder du wirst am Ende leer ausgehen.

Don't be so greedy or you'll wind up with nothing.

Source: Tatoeba

Wir sind ein bisschen wie gierige Kinder, die alles aufbrauchen, oder?

We're kind of like greedy kids, using it all up, aren't we?

Source: TED

Die Sozialisten geben gierigen Bankiers die Schuld, aber wer tut das heute nicht?

The Socialists blame greedy financiers, but who does not?

Source: News-Commentary

Könnte Geld selbst, egal ob wir danach gieren oder nicht, ein Problem darstellen?

Could money itself, whether we are greedy for it or not, be a problem?

Source: News-Commentary

Ein schwedisches Sprichwort besagt: 'Wer zuviel will, verliert alles'.

A Swedish proverb says that'if you are too greedy, you easily lose the lot'.

Source: Europarl

Wie wir alle wissen, konnte sich die Kommission bei ihrem ersten Versuch nicht zügeln.

We all know that the first time this was tried the Commission was too greedy.

Source: Europarl

Wären sie es nicht, würden sie bankrott gehen.

Entrepreneurs are greedy by definition: if they were not, they would go bankrupt.

Source: News-Commentary

Source

Tatoeba
- Source: OPUS
- Original text source: Tatoeba
TED
- Source: OPUS
- Original text source: WIT³
- Original text source: TED
- Original database: TED Talk Parallel Corpus
Europarl
- Source: OPUS
- Original text source: Europäisches Parlament
- Original database: Europarl Parallel Corups
News-Commentary
- Source: OPUS
- Original database: News Commentary

English-German translation for "greedy"

"greedy" German translation

„greedy“: adjective

greedy

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Example sentences from external sources for "greedy"
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Synonyms for "greedy"

English-German translation for "greedy"

"greedy" German translation

„greedy“: adjective

greedy

Overview of all translations

Example sentences from external sources for "greedy" (not checked by the Langenscheidt editorial team)

Synonyms for "greedy"

Example sentences from external sources for "greedy"
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