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Translate greed from English to Swedish

Summary

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greed:
- girighet; frosseri
- snikenhet; vinningslystnad
Wiktionary:
- greed → girighet
- greed → begär, åtrå, habegär

English

Detailed Translations for greed from English to Swedish

greed:

greed [the ~] noun

the greed (greediness)
girighet
- girighet [-en] noun
the greed (gluttony; greediness; voracity)
frosseri
- frosseri [-ett] noun

greed

greed (greediness)
snikenhet
- snikenhet
greed (covetousness)
vinningslystnad
- vinningslystnad

Translation Matrix for greed:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
frosseri	gluttony; greed; greediness; voracity
girighet	greed; greediness	avarice; being predatory; greed for money; love of money; miserliness; niggardliness; rapacity; stinginess; tenacity
-	avarice; avaritia; covetousness; rapacity
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
snikenhet	greed; greediness
vinningslystnad	covetousness; greed

Synonyms for "greed":

desire
avarice; covetousness; rapacity; avaritia; mortal sin; deadly sin

Related Definitions for "greed":

reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)¹
excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves¹

Wiktionary Translations for greed:

greed

noun

selfish desire for more than is needed
- greed → girighet

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• greed	→ begär; åtrå	↔ Gier — unmäßiges, maßloses Verlangen
• greed	→ habegär	↔ Habgier — Habsucht, Habgier ist die Gier, möglichst viel zu haben, das Streben nach immer mehr Besitz

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