Also means
effort
Usage Note
Afán conveys intense drive, eagerness, or zeal (afán de superación = 'drive for self-improvement', afán de lucro = 'profit motive'). It often suggests a striving quality, slightly more intense than ganas. The plural afanes is used poetically to mean 'worries' or 'toils'. Note the written accent on the final syllable.
Examples
"Trabaja con gran afán cada día."
Natural Translation
He works with great eagerness every day.

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