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1 ♦ keen
♦ keen (1) /ki:n/a.1 desideroso; voglioso; bramoso; impaziente: He's very keen to start working, è molto impaziente (o ha una gran voglia) di iniziare a lavorare2 entusiasta; appassionato; accanito: a keen golfer, un appassionato giocatore di golf; a keen worker, un gran lavoratore; ( sport) a keen supporter, un tifoso accanito3 (seguito da on) amante (di qc.); appassionato (di qc.); entusiasta (di qc.); attratto (da q.): keen on skiing, appassionato dello sci; I'm not very keen on white wine, non sono molto amante del vino bianco; He's very keen on Linda, Linda gli piace molto; è decisamente attratto da Linda4 forte; vivo; intenso; acuto: a keen desire, un vivo (o intenso) desiderio; a keen sorrow, un acuto dolore; a keen appetite, un forte appetito; to take a keen interest in st., interessarsi molto a qc.; to have a keen sense of humour, avere un acuto senso dell'umorismo6 acuto; intelligente; perspicace; sveglio; pronto: to have keen sight, avere la vista acuta; keen intelligence, ingegno acuto; a keen mind, una mente pronta; keen senses, sensi acuti, svegli● keen-edged, tagliente, affilato; (fig.) pungente, mordace □ keen-eyed, dalla vista acuta □ keen-set for, bramoso di □ keen-witted, acuto; sagace; scaltro □ (fam. GB) as keen as mustard, pieno d'entusiasmo (o d'interesse); entusiasta □ to have a keen eye for st., avere occhio per qc., essere pronto a notare qc.keen (2) /ki:n/n.(irl.) lamento funebre.(to) keen /ki:n/ (irl.)A v. i.B v. t. -
2 ♦ supporter
♦ supporter /səˈpɔ:tə(r)/n.1 sostenitore; difensore; aderente; fautore; patrocinatore: a supporter of free trade, un fautore del liberismo; a fervent supporter, un acceso sostenitore; a loyal supporter, un leale sostenitore; a staunch supporter, un fido sostenitore2 sovvenzionatore; donatore; patrono3 sostentatore; mantenitore5 (polit.) fiancheggiatore6 fascia elastica; giarrettiera9 (arald.) sostegno. -
3 keen
I [kiːn]1) (eager)to be keen on doing o to do avere una gran voglia di fare; to be keen for sb. to do o on sb.'s doing o that sb. should do desiderare ardentemente che qcn. faccia; she wants to go but I'm not (too) keen — lei vuole andare, ma io non ne ho molta voglia
2) (enthusiastic) [supporter, artist, sportsplayer, student] entusiasta, appassionato, infervoratoto be keen on — essere entusiasta di [plan, idea]; essere appassionato di [ activity]; avere una passione per [ animals]
he's keen on my sister — colloq. mia sorella gli piace molto
mad keen — BE colloq. fanatico, fissato
3) (intense) [desire, interest] vivo, forte; [sense of loss, admiration] profondo, grande; [ appetite] forte; [ anticipation] febbrile4) (acute) [sight, intelligence] acuto; [hearing, sense of smell] fine, sottileto have a keen eye for sth. — avere occhio per qcs
6) (competitive) [ price] competitivo, conveniente; [competition, demand] forte; [ debate] animato, accesoII [kiːn]nome irland. lamento m. funebreIII [kiːn]verbo intransitivo irland. piangere ( over su, per)* * *[ki:n]1) (eager or enthusiastic: He is a keen golfer; I'm keen to succeed.) appassionato; desideroso2) (sharp: Her eyesight is as keen as ever.) acuto3) ((of wind etc) very cold and biting.) tagliente•- keenly- keenness
- keen on* * *I [kiːn]1) (eager)to be keen on doing o to do avere una gran voglia di fare; to be keen for sb. to do o on sb.'s doing o that sb. should do desiderare ardentemente che qcn. faccia; she wants to go but I'm not (too) keen — lei vuole andare, ma io non ne ho molta voglia
2) (enthusiastic) [supporter, artist, sportsplayer, student] entusiasta, appassionato, infervoratoto be keen on — essere entusiasta di [plan, idea]; essere appassionato di [ activity]; avere una passione per [ animals]
he's keen on my sister — colloq. mia sorella gli piace molto
mad keen — BE colloq. fanatico, fissato
3) (intense) [desire, interest] vivo, forte; [sense of loss, admiration] profondo, grande; [ appetite] forte; [ anticipation] febbrile4) (acute) [sight, intelligence] acuto; [hearing, sense of smell] fine, sottileto have a keen eye for sth. — avere occhio per qcs
6) (competitive) [ price] competitivo, conveniente; [competition, demand] forte; [ debate] animato, accesoII [kiːn]nome irland. lamento m. funebreIII [kiːn]verbo intransitivo irland. piangere ( over su, per) -
4 eager
['iːgə(r)]2) (impatient) [person, anticipation] ansioso, impazienteeager for — avido, affamato di [wealth, fame]
3) (excited) [supporter, crowd] entusiasta; [ face] acceso, attento; [ acceptance] entusiastico; [ student] diligente, volenteroso* * *['i:ɡə](full of desire, interest etc; keen; enthusiastic: He is always eager to win.) desideroso- eagerly* * *['iːgə(r)]2) (impatient) [person, anticipation] ansioso, impazienteeager for — avido, affamato di [wealth, fame]
3) (excited) [supporter, crowd] entusiasta; [ face] acceso, attento; [ acceptance] entusiastico; [ student] diligente, volenteroso -
5 zealous
['zeləs]* * *['zeləs]adjective (enthusiastic; keen: He is a zealous supporter of our cause.) zelante, fanatico* * *zealous /ˈzɛləs/a.1 zelante; premuroso; sollecito; solerte2 infervorato; fanaticozealously avv. zealousness n. [u].* * *['zeləs]
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