greedy

codicioso, avaro

Que quiere más dinero, comida o bienes de los que necesita, especialmente sin compartirlos.

En inglés sencillo: Wanting more money, food, or possessions than you need, especially without sharing.

• Don’t be greedy; leave some cake.
• The greedy landlord raised everyone’s rent.
• He grew greedy for power.

Cómo se usa: greedy for something (The boss was greedy for more money.)

Sinónimos: selfish, avaricious

Antónimos: generous

Expresiones frecuentes: greedy person, greedy for money, greedy eyes, greedy for power

codicioso

Que, al buscar un patrón en un texto, intenta abarcar la mayor cantidad posible de caracteres.

En inglés sencillo: Trying to include as much text as possible when searching for a matching pattern.

• This pattern uses a greedy quantifier.
• The greedy match includes both quoted phrases.
• Is the expression greedy by default?

Antónimos: non-greedy

Expresiones frecuentes: greedy match, greedy quantifier, greedy expression