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1 acute
acute [ə'kju:t]∎ an acute sense of hearing l'ouïe fine;∎ an acute sense of smell l'odorat subtil ou développé∎ she has an acute awareness of their prob-lems elle a une perception pénétrante de leurs problèmes∎ to suffer acute embarrassment être vivement embarrassé;∎ the problem was made more acute le problème a été intensifié(d) (attack, illness) aigu(uë);∎ acute appendicitis appendicite f aiguë∎ it's spelled with an "e" acute ça s'écrit avec un "e" accent aigu2 nounGrammar accent m aigu -
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1 ( intense) [anxiety, grief] vif/vive ; [boredom, remorse] profond ; to cause sb acute embarrassment beaucoup embarrasser qn ;2 Med [condition, illness, symptom] aigu/aiguë ; acute patient urgence f ; acute care soins mpl d'urgence ; acute hospital hôpital m spécialisé dans les soins d'urgence ;3 ( grave) [crisis, shortage, situation] grave ;4 ( keen) [person, mind] pénétrant ; [intelligence] aigu/aiguë ; to have acute eyesight/hearing avoir la vue/l'oreille fine ; to have an acute sense of smell avoir l'odorat fin. -
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keen [ki:n]a. ( = eager) to be keen to do sth or on doing sth tenir à faire qchb. ( = enthusiastic) [student] enthousiastec. ( = acute) [desire, interest, sense of humour, intellect] vifd. [competition, fight] acharné* * *[kiːn]1) ( eager) [admirer] fervent; [candidate] motivéto be keen on — tenir à [plan, project]; être chaud (colloq) pour [idea]
to be keen on doing ou to do — tenir à faire
to be keen for somebody to do ou that somebody should do — tenir à ce que quelqu'un fasse
to look keen — avoir l'air tenté or partant (colloq)
2) ( enthusiastic) [artist, sportsplayer, supporter] enthousiaste; [student] assiduto be keen on — être passionné de [activity]; avoir une passion pour [animals]
he's keen on my sister — (colloq) il en pince (colloq) pour ma sœur
mad keen — (colloq) GB fana (colloq)
3) ( intense) [appetite, desire, interest] vif/vive; [admiration, sense of loss] intense4) ( acute) [eye, intelligence] vif/vive; [sight] perçant; [hearing, sense of smell] fin5) ( sharp) [blade] acéré; [wit] vif/vive; [wind] pénétrant; [air] vif/vive6) ( competitive) [price] défiant toute concurrence; [competition] intense; [demand] fort; [debate] animé -
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A n lamento m funèbre.B adj1 ( eager) [admirer, attentions] fervent ; [applicant, candidate] motivé ; to be keen on tenir à [plan, project] ; être chaud ○ pour [idea] ; I'm not too keen ou not over-keen on the idea je ne suis pas très chaud ○ ; to be keen on doing ou to do tenir à faire ; to be keen for sb to do ou on sb's doing tenir à ce que qn fasse ; to be keen that sb should do tenir à ce que qn fasse ; to look keen avoir l'air tenté or partant ○ ; my wife wants to go but I'm not (too) keen ou less than keen ma femme veut y aller, mais je ne suis pas (trop) partant ○ ;2 ( enthusiastic) [amateur, artist, campaigner, sportsplayer, supporter] enthousiaste ; [student] assidu ; to be keen on être passionné de [activity] ; avoir une passion pour [animals] ; he's keen on my sister, but my father's not too keen on him ○ il en pince ○ pour ma sœur mais mon père ne l'encaisse ○ pas ; mad keen ○ GB fana ○ ;3 ( intense) [anticipation, appetite, delight, desire, interest] vif/vive ; [admiration, sense of loss] intense ;4 ( acute) [eye, intelligence] vif/vive ; [sight] perçant ; [hearing, sense of smell] fin ; to have a keen eye for sth avoir l'œil pour qch ;5 ( sharp) lit [blade] acéré ; fig [wit] vif/vive, mordant ; [draught, wind] pénétrant ; [air] vif/vive ;6 ( competitive) [price] défiant toute concurrence ; [competition, rivalry] intense ; [demand] Comm fort, dynamique ; [debate] animé.C vi gémir (over sur).
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