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1 eagerness
noun ansiedade* * *ea.ger.ness['i:g2nis] n 1 ânsia, avidez. 2 vivacidade, zelo. 3 impetuosidade, impaciência. -
2 eagerness
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3 curiosity
[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) curiosidade2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) raridade* * *cu.ri.os.i.ty[kjuəri'ɔsiti] n curiosidade: 1 desejo de saber. 2 raridade, objeto raro ou estranho. 3 qualidade interessante ou estranha. old curiosity shop loja de antiguidades. -
4 eager
['i:ɡə](full of desire, interest etc; keen; enthusiastic: He is always eager to win.) ansioso- eagerly* * *ea.ger['i:g2] adj 1 ansioso, ávido. 2 vivo, zeloso. 3 impulsivo, impetuoso, impaciente. -
5 excess
[ik'ses] 1. noun1) (the (act of) going beyond normal or suitable limits: He ate well, but not to excess.) excesso2) (an abnormally large amount: He had consumed an excess of alcohol.) excesso3) (an amount by which something is greater than something else: He found he had paid an excess of $5.00 over what was actually on the bill.) excedente2. adjective(extra; additional (to the amount needed, allowed or usual): He had to pay extra for his excess baggage on the aircraft.) adicional/em excesso- excessively
- excessiveness
- in excess of* * *ex.cess1[iks'es] n excesso: 1 demasia. excess of kindness / excesso de bondade. 2 excedente, sobejo, sobra. it is in excess of his duty / isto ultrapassa os seus deveres. she carries her eagerness to excess / ela exagera a sua prestimosidade. 3 intemperança, imoderação. 4 abuso, violência. 5 desmando, desregramento.————————ex.cess2[iks'es] adj excessivo, extra, além do normal. he’s dying of excess drinking / ele está morrendo por beber demais. -
6 curiosity
[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) curiosidade2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) curiosidade -
7 eager
['i:ɡə](full of desire, interest etc; keen; enthusiastic: He is always eager to win.) ávido- eagerly
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