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keen [ki:n](a) (eager, enthusiastic) passionné, enthousiaste;∎ she's a keen gardener c'est une passionnée de jardinage;∎ he was keen to talk to her il tenait à ou voulait absolument lui parler;∎ I'm keen that they should get a second chance je tiens à ce qu'ils aient une deuxième chance;∎ I'm not so keen on the idea l'idée ne m'enchante ou ne m'emballe pas vraiment;∎ they aren't so keen on going out tonight ils n'ont pas (très) envie ou ça ne leur dit pas grand-chose de sortir ce soir;∎ Suzanne is really keen on Stuart Suzanne a vraiment le béguin pour Stuart;∎ familiar to be as keen as mustard (enthusiastic) être très enthousiaste; (clever) avoir l'esprit vif(b) (senses, mind, wit) fin, vif;∎ to have a keen sense of smell avoir un odorat subtil;∎ to have a keen eye avoir le coup d'œil(c) (fierce → competition, rivalry) acharné∎ she felt a keen desire to break free elle ressentit une profonde envie de partir;∎ keen appetite rude appétit m;∎ to have a keen appetite for success avoir un appétit de succès dévorant(mourn) pleurer(mourn) pleurer4 noun(dirge) mélopée f funèbre
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