pohlep oor Engels

pohlep

Vertalings in die woordeboek Sloweens - Engels

greed

naamwoord

selfish desire for more than is needed

Zemlja lahko zadovolji naše potrebe, našega pohlepa pa ne.
The earth can satisfy our needs but not our greed.

covetousness

naamwoord

Ali ste zaslepljeni z lastnim pohlepom?
And you, blind with your own covetousness!

avarice

naamwoord

Augustine in Mamy sta bile razpeti med hvaležnostjo in pohlepom.
Augustine and Mamy are being torn apart by gratitude and avarice.

greediness · cupidity · rapacity · avariciousness · avaritia

voorbeelde

Tako ljudje pod vplivom Satana Hudiča ustanavljajo organizacije, ki slej ko prej postanejo žrtev njihovih lastnih slabosti in sprijenosti, namreč pohlepa in častihlepnosti, sle po oblasti in pomembnosti.
Under the influence of Satan the Devil, men have created organizations that fall victim to their own weaknesses and vices—their greed and ambition, their lust for power and prominence.

Predstavnik Ameriškega združenja za upokojence je po navedbah dejal: »Pogost je rek, da pohlep človeka spravi v težave.
A representative of the American Association of Retired Persons was quoted as saying: “A lot of times it’s said that greed gets you in trouble.

Korenina vsega zlega namreč je srebroljubje [pohlep po denarju, SSP]; njemu vdani, so [se] nekateri [. . .] presunili z mnogimi bolečinami.«
For the love of money is a root of all sorts of injurious things, and by reaching out for this love some have . . . stabbed themselves all over with many pains.”

Fant je spoznal, da mu je usojeno maščevati očetovo smrt z bojem proti piratstvu, pohlepu in krutosti vseh oblik.
The boy understood that he was destined to avenge his father's death by fighting piracy, greed and cruelty in all their forms.

Zaslepljeni s pohlepom so jih vzeli brez vprašanj
Blinded by their greed, they took them without question

Dokler lahko ustvarimo izobilje, bodo odpravljeni pohlep, sebičnost, mnogo zločinov in mnogo odklonskega vedenja.
As long as we can create that abundance, that will eliminate greed selfishness and a lot of crime and a lot of aberrant behavior.

Vse sem stavil na njegov pohlep.
I just bet everything on Cox's greed.

V preteklosti sem videl, da so prijateljstva razpadla zaradi pohlepa ali strahu.
In the past, I had seen friendships ruined as a result of greed or fear.

Ne zaradi Perzijcev, ampak pohlepa po vodi.
" Not by the Persians, but by our own greed and gluttony for water.

(Matevž 24:21) Preživelci te stiske se bodo nato veselili rajske zemlje, naseljene z ljudmi, ki bodo povsem osvobojeni pohlepa.
(Matthew 24:21) Survivors of that tribulation will then enjoy a paradise earth, populated by people totally free of greed.

Korporacijski pohlep, reševanja.
Corporate greed, bailouts.

Motiv je lahko tudi pohlep.
Another motive is old-fashioned greed.

Namesto da bi se upirali človeškemu nagnjenju k pohlepu in ljubosumju, so kradli javno lastnino.
Instead of resisting the human inclination to be greedy and envious, they stole public property.

Analiza, ki jo moramo izvesti, je, da Evropa zelo trpi zaradi pohlepa, pomanjkanja predpisov, pomanjkanja gospodarskega upravljanja, premalo izobraženega in povezanega prebivalstva, pomanjkanja socialne pravičnosti, nizke gospodarske rasti, nizke rasti zaposlovanja in ogromnih skupin slabo izobraženih ljudi zunaj trga dela.
The analysis we need to make is that Europe is suffering greatly from greed, from a lack of regulation, from a lack of economic governance, from an insufficiently educated and cohesive population, from a lack of social justice, from low economic growth, from low employment growth and from having enormous groups of poorly skilled people outside the job market.

Ta knjiga ne opozarja samo na pohlep in na zlorabo alkohola, temveč tudi spodbuja k pravilnemu ravnanju.
Not only does this book warn against the danger of corrupting associations, sexual immorality, gluttony, alcohol abuse, and the like, but it also provides encouragement to follow a right course.

Za vse večjo podporo FTT si mora prizadevati javno mnenje, da bi vlade tako ukrepale, ne pa da se predamo ljudem, katerim pohlep ne zadostuje.
The growing support for a FTT must be driven hard by public opinion for governments to act, and not to cave in to the people for whom greed is not enough.

Zaradi krize, ki jo spodbuja pohlep in zdaj požira strah, bi morali začeti dvomiti v naše temeljne vrednote in se spraševati, v kakšni družbi bi želeli živeti.
A crisis fuelled by greed and now consumed by fear should make us question our fundamental values and what kind of society we would like to live within.

b) Kako je pohlep vplival na izraelske duhovnike?
(b) How did greed affect the Israelite priests?

Pohlep je pravica
Greed is right.Greed works

Zaradi pohlepa, stara sablja.
It's called greed, old sport.

(Matej 21:12, 13) Ali pa je bil Jezus zaradi svojega odpora do podkupovanja in pohlepa brezčuten?
(Matthew 21:12, 13) But did Jesus’ hatred of corruption and greed make him callous?

Jaz bom zmagal, ker se kontroliraš na svoj pohlep!
I will win, because you are controlled by your greed!

Zakaj je primerno pri razpravi o pasti pohlepa omeniti hrano?
Why is it appropriate to consider food when discussing the snare of greed?

13 Pohlep je na začetku morda čisto malenkosten, toda če ga človek ne obvlada, se utegne hitro razbohotiti in ga povsem prevzeti.
13 Greed may start small, but if it is not curbed, it can grow rapidly and overcome a person.

Le še eden izmed neznanih obrazov, ki jih je pogubil tvoj pohlep.
Just another one of the many faceless people your greed has destroyed.