Translation of "greedy" to French

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Dictionary translations for "greedy"

greedy [ˈɡri:dɪ] adjective

greedier / greediest

avide (pers)

A miser hoards money not because he is prudent but because he is greedy.

Un avare amasse de l'argent non pas parce qu'il est prudent mais parce qu'il est avide.

cupide

glouton (food)

Phrases with "greedy" (1)

greedy broker - courtier gourmand

Contexts with "greedy"

A miser hoards money not because he is prudent but because he is greedy. Un avare amasse de l'argent non pas parce qu'il est prudent mais parce qu'il est avide.

Don't be so greedy. Ne sois pas si avare.

Don't be so greedy or you'll wind up with nothing. Ne soyez pas si gourmand ou vous finirez sans rien.

That proposal may be a way to kill two birds with one stone, but we also have to be careful not to get greedy and spoil everything. Cette proposition pourrait faire d'une pierre deux coups, mais nous devons aussi faire attention à ne pas devenir gourmands et ainsi tout gâcher.

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