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Meaning of حریص | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1
ha.ˈriːs

Definitions

greedy; covetous

Equivalents

العربية حسود شره طمّاع مُشْتَهٍ
Български алчен лаком
Deutsch begierig gierig
Ελληνικά φθονερός
English Covetous Greedy
Suomi isoava
Français avare
Galego cobizoso
Magyar kapzsi mohó
Հայերեն ագահ
Kurdî avarê
Latina trahax
Русский алчный

Examples

“آدم حريص و آزمند”

greedy and covetous person

“کوزهی چشم حریصان پر نشد تا صدف قانع نشد پر در نشد”

The pitcher, the eye of the covetous, never becomes full: The oyster-shell is not filled with pearls until it is contented.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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