The French expression “avoir les dents longues” translates directly to “to have long teeth”.
English meanings:
- to be very ambitious
- to set your sights high
- to now let anything stand in your way
French meanings:
- être ambitieux – to be ambitious
Example sentence:
- L’entrepreneur a des dents longues et il souhaite prendre le contrôle du marché des ses concurrent. The entrepreneur is very ambitious and wants to take over his competitors’ market.
Related/synonyms:
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- déterminé à faire quelque chose – Lit: determined to do something
- résolu à faire quelque chose – Lit: resolved to do something
- être animé d’un esprit d’initiative – Lit: to have initiative spirit
- être motivé – Lit: to be motivated
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