convoiter

Mais ils étaient des créatures jalouses, et convoitaient les biens des autres.
But, they were jealous creatures, and coveted the possessions of others.
Vendez-la à un de ceux qui la convoitaient.
You said there was a lot of competition.
Les classes dominantes dans les pays de la Périphérie sont favorables à ces politiques car elles comptent bien elles-mêmes obtenir une part d’un gâteau qu’elles convoitaient depuis des années.
The dominant classes in the countries in the Periphery are in favour of these policies, because they are counting on getting a part of the cake they have been drooling over for years.
En 1697, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville s'embarqua pour la France et fut choisi par le ministre de la Marine pour mener une expédition afin de retrouver l'embouchure du fleuve Mississippi et de coloniser la Louisiane que les anglais convoitaient.
In 1697, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville sailed for France and was chosen by the Minister of Marine to lead an expedition to rediscover the mouth of the Mississippi River and to colonize Louisiana which the English coveted.
Huit autres candidats convoitaient cette fonction.
There were eight other candidates for the position.
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