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♦ 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. -
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keen [ki:n]a. ( = eager) to be keen to do sth or on doing sth tenir à faire qchb. ( = enthusiastic) [student] enthousiastec. ( = acute) [desire, interest, sense of humour, intellect] vifd. [competition, fight] acharné* * *[kiːn]1) ( eager) [admirer] fervent; [candidate] motivéto be keen on — tenir à [plan, project]; être chaud (colloq) pour [idea]
to be keen on doing ou to do — tenir à faire
to be keen for somebody to do ou that somebody should do — tenir à ce que quelqu'un fasse
to look keen — avoir l'air tenté or partant (colloq)
2) ( enthusiastic) [artist, sportsplayer, supporter] enthousiaste; [student] assiduto be keen on — être passionné de [activity]; avoir une passion pour [animals]
he's keen on my sister — (colloq) il en pince (colloq) pour ma sœur
mad keen — (colloq) GB fana (colloq)
3) ( intense) [appetite, desire, interest] vif/vive; [admiration, sense of loss] intense4) ( acute) [eye, intelligence] vif/vive; [sight] perçant; [hearing, sense of smell] fin5) ( sharp) [blade] acéré; [wit] vif/vive; [wind] pénétrant; [air] vif/vive6) ( competitive) [price] défiant toute concurrence; [competition] intense; [demand] fort; [debate] animé -
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1) ( enthusiastic) begeistert, leidenschaftlich;\keen hunter begeisterter Jäger/begeisterte Jägerin;to be \keen on doing sth etw mit Begeisterung [o leidenschaftlich gern] tun;to be \keen to do sth etw unbedingt tun wollen;they were \keen for their children to go to the best schools sie wollten unbedingt, dass ihre Kinder die besten Schulen besuchen;to be \keen on sb auf jdn scharf sein (sl)\keen mind scharfer Verstand;\keen sense of hearing feines Gehör\keen competition scharfe Konkurrenz;to have a \keen desire for sth ein heftiges Verlangen nach etw dat spüren;\keen interest lebhaftes Interessepeachy \keen (a. iron) prima (a. iron)how are you doing? - peachy \keen! I've just gotten fired wie geht's dir denn so? - fantastisch, ich bin gerade gefeuert wordenPHRASES:to be as \keen as mustard [on sth] ( Brit) (dated) ( fam) Feuer und Flamme [für etw akk] sein ( fam), ganz versessen [o erpicht] [auf etw akk] sein ( fam)to \keen for sb jdn betrauern -
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Ⅰkeen [ki:n] a1) си́льно жела́ющий (чего-л.), стремя́щийся (к чему-л.);to be (dead) keen on smth. разг. си́льно жела́ть чего́-л.; (о́чень) люби́ть что-л., (стра́стно) увлека́ться чем-л.
;he is keen on opera он увлека́ется о́перой
;I am not very keen on cricket я не осо́бенный люби́тель кри́кета
2) ре́вностный, энерги́чный;a keen man of business энерги́чный делово́й челове́к, спосо́бный деле́ц
;a keen sportsman стра́стный спортсме́н
3) то́нкий, о́стрый ( слух и т.п.)4) си́льный, глубо́кий ( о чувствах);keen pleasure большо́е удово́льствие
5) проница́тельный (ум, взгляд)6) о́стрый7) ре́зкий, пронзи́тельный; си́льный;a keen wind ре́зкий ве́тер
8) жесто́кий, треску́чий ( мороз)9) си́льный, интенси́вный;keen pain о́страя боль
;keen hunger си́льный го́лод
;keen appetite хоро́ший аппети́т
;keen interest живо́й интере́с
12) тру́дный, напряжённый;keen contest тру́дное состяза́ние
;keen competition эк. си́льная конкуре́нция
Ⅱkeen [ki:n]ирл.1. n плач, причита́ние по поко́йнику2. v причита́ть, голоси́ть -
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A n lamento m funèbre.B adj1 ( eager) [admirer, attentions] fervent ; [applicant, candidate] motivé ; to be keen on tenir à [plan, project] ; être chaud ○ pour [idea] ; I'm not too keen ou not over-keen on the idea je ne suis pas très chaud ○ ; to be keen on doing ou to do tenir à faire ; to be keen for sb to do ou on sb's doing tenir à ce que qn fasse ; to be keen that sb should do tenir à ce que qn fasse ; to look keen avoir l'air tenté or partant ○ ; my wife wants to go but I'm not (too) keen ou less than keen ma femme veut y aller, mais je ne suis pas (trop) partant ○ ;2 ( enthusiastic) [amateur, artist, campaigner, sportsplayer, supporter] enthousiaste ; [student] assidu ; to be keen on être passionné de [activity] ; avoir une passion pour [animals] ; he's keen on my sister, but my father's not too keen on him ○ il en pince ○ pour ma sœur mais mon père ne l'encaisse ○ pas ; mad keen ○ GB fana ○ ;3 ( intense) [anticipation, appetite, delight, desire, interest] vif/vive ; [admiration, sense of loss] intense ;4 ( acute) [eye, intelligence] vif/vive ; [sight] perçant ; [hearing, sense of smell] fin ; to have a keen eye for sth avoir l'œil pour qch ;5 ( sharp) lit [blade] acéré ; fig [wit] vif/vive, mordant ; [draught, wind] pénétrant ; [air] vif/vive ;6 ( competitive) [price] défiant toute concurrence ; [competition, rivalry] intense ; [demand] Comm fort, dynamique ; [debate] animé.C vi gémir (over sur). -
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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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keen I [ki:n] adj 1. i mprehtë (thikë etj). 2. therës; fshikulluese, që të pret (erë). 3. i hollë, i mprehtë (dëgjim). 4. i mirë (oreks). 5. i fortë; i gjallë (konkurim, interesim). 6. e thellë (kënaqësi). 7. i ashpër(luftim). 8. depërtues (shikim, mendje). 9. Br. entuziast, i etur (lojtar etj); keen set i etur, i pasionuar.● be keen on sth jam i apasionuar pas; I'm not keen on going nuk më bëhet te shkoj -
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keen sight.ed[ki:n s'aitid] adj de vista perspicaz.————————keen sightedperspicaz, de vista aguda. -
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keen appetite хороший аппетит -
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keen hunger сильный голод -
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keen interest живой интерес -
13 keen pain
keen pain острая боль -
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keen pleasure большое удовольствие -
15 keen-witted
keen-witted [ˏki:nˊwɪtɪd] aсообрази́тельный -
16 keen desire
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17 keen observer
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18 keen-scented
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keen ap.pe.tite[ki:n 'æpitait] n apetite devorador.
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