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# greedy — English to Ukrainian

How English *greedy* is translated into Ukrainian in open, checked parallel texts: 4 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [greedy in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/greedy/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: greedy (40). By style: everyday 31 · biblical 9.

## жадібний

Used about 22 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 22). Forms: жадібна, жадібний, жадібним, жадібною.

- I know Tom is **greedy**.
  Я знаю, що Том **жадібний**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#7521964](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7521964) [\#7704966](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7704966))

- I know that Tom is **greedy**.
  Я знаю, що Том **жадібний**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#6231117](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6231117) [\#7704966](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7704966))

- Tom never was **greedy**.
  Том ніколи не був **жадібним**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#3428664](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3428664) [\#7989964](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7989964))

- I don't think Tom is **greedy**.
  Не думаю, що Том **жадібний**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#6663206](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6663206) [\#7292190](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7292190))

- He is selfish and **greedy**.
  Він егоїстичний і **жадібний**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#298460](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/298460) [\#1577618](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1577618))

## скупий

Used about 3 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3).

- Tom's **greedy**.
  Том **скупий**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#2107524](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2107524) [\#1598459](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1598459))

- Tom is **greedy**.
  Том **скупий**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#2202911](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2202911) [\#1598459](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1598459))

- Tom was **greedy**.
  Том був **скупий**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#3171141](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3171141) [\#7272158](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7272158))

## добро

Used about 2 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 2).

- One who is **greedy** stirs up strife; but one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
  Надутий розпалює сварку, хто ж надїєсь на Господа, — **добро** йому буде.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PRO 28:25)

- So are the ways of everyone who is **greedy** for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
  Ось такі дороги всїх тих, що ласі на чуже **добро**: воно відбирає життє тим, що його загарбали.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PRO 1:19)

## людство

Used about 2 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2).

- Mankind is **greedy**.
  **Людство** пожадливе.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by tsp\_2 and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#10015908](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10015908) [\#10045639](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10045639))

- Mankind is **greedy**.
  **Людство** ненажерливе.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by tsp\_2 and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#10015908](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10015908) [\#10045637](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10045637))

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- Perhaps I was a bit **greedy**.
  Може бути, я була трохи заскупою.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#5851218](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5851218) [\#7556882](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7556882))

- Perhaps I was a bit **greedy**.
  Може бути, я був трохи заскупим.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#5851218](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5851218) [\#7556881](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7556881))

- Men are **greedy**.
  Чоловіки жадібні.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#413817](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/413817) [\#1574513](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1574513))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [Ukrainian grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/uk/) · [translating between English and Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-uk/) · [translating from English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-en/) · [translating into Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-uk/).

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