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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 zealous
adjective (enthusiastic; keen: He is a zealous supporter of our cause.) entusiastatr['zeləs]1 (fanatical) celoso,-a; (enthusiastic) entusiastazealous ['zɛləs] adj: celoso♦ zealously adv'zeləs['zelǝs]ADJ entusiasta ( for de)* * *['zeləs] -
3 zealous
adjective1) (fervent) glühend (geh.) [Verehrer]; begeistert [Fan]2) (eager) eifrig* * *['zeləs]* * *zeal·ous[ˈzeləs]adj [über]eifrighe was not thought to have been sufficiently \zealous on his client's behalf er hat sich anscheinend nicht genug für die Belange seines Klienten eingesetzt▪ to be \zealous to do sth bestrebt sein, etw zu tunthey have been extremely \zealous in their attempts to get smoking banned in the office sie haben leidenschaftlich dafür gekämpft, dass das Rauchen in den Büros verboten wirda \zealous convert to [or supporter of] sth ein leidenschaftlicher Verfechter/eine leidenschaftliche Verfechterin einer S. gen* * *['zeləs]adjstudent, worker eifrig, emsig; official, officer eifrigzealous for sth — eifrig um etw bemüht
to be zealous to begin/help — erpicht darauf sein, anzufangen/zu helfen
* * *zealous [ˈzeləs] adj (adv zealously)1. eifrig2. eifernd3. begeistert* * *adjective1) (fervent) glühend (geh.) [Verehrer]; begeistert [Fan]2) (eager) eifrig* * *adj.eifrig adj.pflichteifrig adj. -
4 dedicated
dedicated [ˈdedɪkeɪtɪd]a. [person] dévoué ; [work, attitude] sérieux• we are dedicated to providing quality service nous faisons tout notre possible pour fournir un service de qualitéb. dedicated to ( = given over to) consacré àc. [copy of book] dédicacéd. ( = specialized) [word processor] dédié* * *['dedɪkeɪtɪd]1) (keen, devoted) [teacher, mother, fan] dévoué; [worker, secretary] zélé; [disciple] enthousiaste; [socialist] convaincu; [musician, attitude] sérieux/-ieuse2) Computing spécialisé -
5 alarms and excursions
книжн.шум, суета, суматоха, кутерьма [первонач. театр. ремарка "волнение и шум на сцене"; в ранненовоанглийской драме относилась к бою]The whole first act of Coriolanus is so full of alarms and excursions and hand-to-hand fighting, with hard blows given and taken, that it is tedious to Shakespeare's modern admirers, but it gave keen pleasure to the patrons of the Globe. (W. Raleigh, ‘Shakespeare’, ch. IV) — В первом акте "Кориолана" столько суеты, шума и потасовок, что современные почитатели Шекспира с трудом досиживают до конца акта. Однако посетителям "Глобуса" все это доставляло огромное удовольствие.
George (standing up): " I'll go and get myself a drink. After all these alarums and excursions I really think I deserve it." (W. S. Maugham, ‘East of Suez’, sc. VII) — Джордж (встает): "Пойду пропущу стаканчик. Я вполне это заслужил после всех треволнений."
Amid all the alarms and excursions of the political scene, it is pleasant to be transported to a village, where life proceeds much in the same way as it has done for years. (‘Daily Worker’) — После бурь и волнений политической жизни приятно оказаться в деревне, в которой жизнь течет так же мирно, как много лет назад.
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6 dedicated
1 (keen, devoted) [teacher, mother, doctor, fan] dévoué ; [worker, secretary, minister] zélé ; [disciple] enthousiaste ; [socialist, opponent] convaincu ; [musician, student, attitude] sérieux/-ieuse ; we only take on people who are really dedicated nous n'embauchons que des gens sérieux ; she is dedicated to looking after her old parents elle est entièrement dévouée à ses parents âgés ; he is dedicated to social reform il consacre tous ses efforts aux réformes sociales ; -
7 Cobbett, William
SUBJECT AREA: Agricultural and food technology[br]b. 9 March 1762 Farnham, Surrey, Englandd. 17 June 1835 Guildford, Surrey, England[br]English political writer and activist; writer on rural affairs, with a particular concern for the conditions of the agricultural worker; a keen experimental farmer who claimed responsibility for the import of Indian maize to Britain.[br]The son of a smallholder farmer and self-taught surveyor, William Cobbett was brought up to farm work from an early age. In 1783 he took employment as an attorney's clerk in London, but not finding this to his liking he travelled to Chatham with the intention of joining the Navy. A mistake in "taking the King's shilling" found him in an infantry regiment. After a year's training he was sent out to Nova Scotia and quickly gained the rank of sergeant major. On leaving the Army he brought corruption charges against three officers in his regiment, but did not press with the prosecution. England was not to his taste, and he returned to North America with his wife.In America Cobbett taught English to the growing French community displaced by the French Revolution. He found American criticism of Britain ill-balanced and in 1796 began to publish a daily newspaper under the title Porcupine's Gazetteer, in which he wrote editorials in defence of Britain. His writings won him little support from the Americans. However, on returning to London in 1800 he was offered, but turned down, the management of a Government newspaper. Instead he began to produce a daily paper called the Porcupine, which was superseded in 1802 by Cobbett's Political Register, this publication continued on a weekly basis until after his death. In 1803 he also began the Parliamentary Debates, which later merged into Hansard, the official report of parliamentary proceedings.In 1805 Cobbett took a house and 300-acre (120-hectare) farm in Hampshire, from which he continued to write, but at the same time followed the pursuits he most enjoyed. In 1809 his criticism of the punishment given to mutineers in the militia at Ely resulted in his own imprisonment. On his release in 1812 he decided that the only way to remain an independent publisher was to move back to the USA. He bought a farm at Hampstead, Long Island, New York, and published A Year's Residence in America, which contains, amongst other things, an interesting account of a farmer's year.Returning to Britain in the easier political climate of the 1820s, Cobbett bought a small seed farm in Kensington, then outside London. From there he made a number of journeys around the country, publishing accounts of them in his famous Rural Rides. His experiments and advice on the sowing and cultivation of crops, particularly turnips and swedes, and on forestry, were an important mechanism for the spread of ideas within the UK. He also claimed that he was the first to introduce the acacia and Indian maize to Britain. Much of his writing expresses a concern for the rural poor and he was firmly convinced that only parliamentary reform would achieve the changes needed. His political work and writing led to his election as Member of Parlaiment for Oldham in the 1835 election, which followed the Reform Act of 1832. However, by this time his energy was failing rapidly and he died peacefully at Normandy Farm, near Guildford, at the age of 73.[br]BibliographyCobbett's Observations on Priestley's Emigration, published in 1794, was the first of his pro-British tracts written in America. On the basis of his stay in that country he wrote A Year's Residence in America. His books on agricultural practice included Woodlands (1825) and Treatise on Cobbett's Corn (1828). Dealing with more social problems he wrote an English Grammar for the use of Apprentices, Plough Boys, Soldiers and Sailors in 1818, and Cottage Economy in 1821.Further ReadingAlbert Pell, 1902, article in Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England 63:1–26 (describes the life and writings of William Cobbett).James Sambrook, 1973, William Cobbett, London: Routledge (a more detailed study).AP
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