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Meaning of cobiza | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
koˈβiθa̝

Definitions

  1. desire, wish, want
    feminine
  2. covetousness
    feminine
  3. envy
    feminine
  4. cupidity, avarice, greed
    feminine

Equivalents

Deutsch Gier Habsucht
English Covetousness
Español codicia
فارسی حرص
Suomi ahneus kateus
Français convoitise
Gaeilge antlás
Nederlands begerigheid
Svenska begärelse

Examples

“Máis cobiza de traballar e menos preguiza!”

More desire to work and less laziness!

“seendo juntados con don pero ferz. de Castro endeantado mayor ena fronteyra et pertigueyro mayor de santiago a servicio de deus et de noso señor el rey don alfonso et a prol de todo o reyno de galiza por dar a cada un o seu et refrenar a cobiza dos maos que en una ora rouban et consumen os averes que os omens ganan en gran tenpo con gran traballo et por guardar os ordenamentos do dito señor el rey ca como diz a ley pouco aproveytaria a os principes fazer dereytos senon ouvese quen os fizese guardar”

being all together with Don Pedro Fernandez de Castro, Governor of the Frontier and First Minister of Santiago, in the service of God and of our lord the king Don Alfonso and in favor of the whole Kingdom of Galicia, to give each one his own, to restrain the greed of the bad ones who in an hour rob and consume the assets and properties that men gain in a long time and with great effort, and for warding the legislation of the aforementioned lord the king, because, as the Law says, of little use would be for the princes to make laws if there was no one to enforce them

CEFR level

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

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