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afán

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
afán nm	(empeño, esfuerzo)	effort n
		eagerness n
	El jefe exhortó a sus colaboradores a poner todo su afán en el trabajo.
	The boss urged his collaborators to put all their efforts into their work.
afán nm	(ambición, anhelo, deseo)	desire, ambition n
	(jealousy)	zeal n
	Mi mayor afán es llegar a ser una cantante famosa.
	El equipo consiguió llegar a la final gracias a su afán de superación.
	My biggest desire (or: ambition) is to become a famous singer.
afán nm	(manía, obstinación)	eagerness n
	Su afán de llevar la contraria, por querer llamar la atención, es enfermizo.
	His eagerness to get attention is sickening.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
afán de notoriedad nm + loc adj	(necesidad de atención)	desire to be famous, desire to be noticed, want to be famous n
		attention-seeking, publicity-seeking adj
	La televisión actual está plagada de gente con afán de notoriedad.
	Television these days is full of people who want to be famous.
afán de superación grupo nom	(ganas de mejorar)	desire to improve n
		desire for self-improvement n
	El equipo consiguió llegar a la final gracias a su afán de superación.
	The team managed to reach the finals thanks to their desire to improve.
	The team managed to reach the finals thanks to their desire for self-improvement.
con el afán de, con afán de loc prep	formal (con la intención de)	in a bid to expr
		with the intention of expr
		in order to conj
	Con el afán de convencernos, los empresarios nos contaron todas las ventajas de participar en este proyecto.
	In a bid to convince us, they reeled off all the advantages of taking part in this project.

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