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Greedy in French : avaricieux
Translations of « greedy » in French
Most common translations :
Adjective
greedy \ˈɡɹi.di\ (États-Unis), \ˈɡɹiː.di\ (Royaume-Uni)
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Cupide, avide, vorace, pingre.
- He is a very greedy man; he never gives anything to charity.
- That man is very greedy; he takes as much as he can get for himself without concern for anyone else.
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(Rational expressions) Avide.
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A greedy quantifier will try to match as much as possible to have the biggest match result possible. — (Félix López, Víctor Romero, Mastering Python Regular Expressions, Packt Publishing, 2014, p. 19)
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Examples of usage of « greedy » in English/French
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Two greedy fraudsters who brazenly fleeced councils out of about £500,000 in a big care homes staffing scam that they nicknamed "Dodge City" have been ordered to repay just £129,849 of the missing money - just over a quarter.
Deux fraudeurs cupides qui ont effrontément escroqué les conseils municipaux d'environ 500 000 £ dans le cadre d'une grande escroquerie au recrutement de personnel de maisons de soins qu'ils ont surnommée "Dodge City" ont été condamnés à rembourser seulement 129 849 £ de l'argent manquant, soit un peu plus d'un quart. HullLive — Greedy husband and wife jailed over £500k care home fraud will pay back only a quarter - Hull Live