English–Spanish

“ambitious” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/ambiˈθjoso/

Example

Ella es muy ambiciosa y siempre busca nuevos retos.

She is very ambitious and always looks for new challenges.

Illustration for ambicioso (ambitious)

How to say “ambitious” in Spanish

“Ambitious” in Spanish is ambicioso.

Late-night student studying with a calendar of goals and a diploma outline.

Full entry for ambicioso: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with ambicioso

La empresa presentó un proyecto ambicioso para expandirse al extranjero.

The company presented an ambitious project to expand abroad.

Tips for using ambicioso

  • The adjective commonly applies to projects and plans as well as people, for example un proyecto ambicioso, so context determines whether it praises scale or questions motives.

“ambitious” in other languages