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1 eagerly
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2 prepared eagerly
förberedde sig otåligt (förberedde sig med iver) -
3 drink in
insupa; sluka, njuta i fulla drag* * *(to take in eagerly: They listened eagerly, drinking in every detail.) insupa -
4 covet
v. åtrå* * *past tense, past participle - coveted; verb(to desire or wish for eagerly (especially something belonging to someone else): I coveted her fur coat.)- covetous- covetously
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5 eager
adj. ivrig, angelägen* * *['i:ɡə](full of desire, interest etc; keen; enthusiastic: He is always eager to win.) ivrig, angelägen- eagerly -
6 gulp
n. sväljning; klunk--------v. svälja; glupskt svälja; klunka* * *1. verb(to swallow eagerly or in large mouthfuls: He gulped down a sandwich.) svälja, sluka2. noun1) (a swallowing movement: `There's a ghost out there,' he said with a gulp.)2) (the amount of food swallowed: a gulp of coffee.) munfull, tugga, klunk -
7 hotly
adv. hett; argt; känslosamt* * *1) (eagerly; quickly: The thieves were hotly pursued by the police.) vilt, i flygande fläng2) (angrily; passionately: The accusations were hotly denied.) våldsamt, häftigt -
8 jump at
(to take or accept eagerly: He jumped at the chance to go to Germany for a fortnight.) -
9 lap up
(to drink eagerly by lapping: The dog lapped up the water.) lapa (slicka) i sig -
10 launch into
sjösätta; sätta i gång med (tal, förklaring)* * *(to begin eagerly: He launched into an enthusiastic description of the play.) börja tala vitt och brett om -
11 leap
n. språng, hopp; hastig rörelse--------v. hoppa; hoppa över; låta hoppa* * *[li:p] 1. past tense, past participles - leapt; verb1) (to jump: He leapt into the boat.) hoppa2) (to jump over: The dog leapt the wall.) hoppa över3) (to rush eagerly: She leaped into his arms.) rusa2. noun(an act of leaping: The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.) hopp, språng- leap year
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12 like a shot
som ett skott; plötsligt; villigt* * *(very quickly; eagerly: He accepted my invitation like a shot.) som ett skott -
13 quarry
n. stenbrott; villebråd, jagat djur; jakt; något som är jagat, byte; glasruta--------v. bryta sten; gräva; leta, forska* * *I 1. ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun(a place, usually a very large hole in the ground, from which stone is got for building etc.) stenbrott2. verb(to dig (stone) in a quarry.) bryta []II ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun1) (a hunted animal or bird.) villebråd2) (someone or something that is hunted, chased or eagerly looked for.) eftertraktat byte -
14 snap up
göra ett kap, köpa snabbt, roffa till sig och köpa; öka takten, öka farten, accelerera* * *(to grab eagerly: I saw this bargain in the shop and snapped it up straight away; The bargains were snapped up.) sno åt sig, gå åt
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