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1 eagerly
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2 eagerly
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3 drink in
(to take in eagerly: They listened eagerly, drinking in every detail.) assimilar -
4 drink in
(to take in eagerly: They listened eagerly, drinking in every detail.) absorver -
5 covet
past tense, past participle - coveted; verb(to desire or wish for eagerly (especially something belonging to someone else): I coveted her fur coat.) cobiçar- covetous- covetously
- covetousness* * *cov.et[k'∧vit] vt desejar, ansiar, cobiçar. -
6 eager
['i:ɡə](full of desire, interest etc; keen; enthusiastic: He is always eager to win.) ansioso- eagerly* * *ea.ger['i:g2] adj 1 ansioso, ávido. 2 vivo, zeloso. 3 impulsivo, impetuoso, impaciente. -
7 gulp
1. verb(to swallow eagerly or in large mouthfuls: He gulped down a sandwich.) engolir2. noun1) (a swallowing movement: `There's a ghost out there,' he said with a gulp.) engolidela2) (the amount of food swallowed: a gulp of coffee.) gole* * *[g∧lp] n ato de engolir, gole, trago. • vt tragar, engolir, devorar. a gulp of hot tea um gole de chá quente. at one gulp de um só trago. to gulp the disappointment dominar a decepção. to gulp up regurgitar. -
8 hotly
1) (eagerly; quickly: The thieves were hotly pursued by the police.) rapidamente2) (angrily; passionately: The accusations were hotly denied.) veementemente* * *hot.ly[h'ɔtli] adv 1 calorosamente, ardentemente. 2 com violência. -
9 leap
[li:p] 1. past tense, past participles - leapt; verb1) (to jump: He leapt into the boat.) saltar2) (to jump over: The dog leapt the wall.) saltar3) (to rush eagerly: She leaped into his arms.) atirar-se2. noun(an act of leaping: The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.) salto- leap year
- by leaps and bounds* * *[li:p] n 1 pulo, salto. 2 extensão transposta com um salto. 3 transição súbita. • vt+vi (ps and pp leapt or leaped) 1 pular, saltar. 2 lançar-se, arremessar-se. 3 fazer pular. a leap in the dark medida ou ação de conseqüências imprevisíveis. by leaps and bounds com grande velocidade, aos trancos e barrancos. to leap for joy pular de alegria. to leap to the eye saltar aos olhos. -
10 like a shot
(very quickly; eagerly: He accepted my invitation like a shot.) num instante* * *like a shotcomo um raio. -
11 quarry
I 1. ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun(a place, usually a very large hole in the ground, from which stone is got for building etc.) pedreira2. verb(to dig (stone) in a quarry.) tirar pedraII ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun1) (a hunted animal or bird.) caça2) (someone or something that is hunted, chased or eagerly looked for.) caça* * *quar.ry1[kw'ɔri] n 1 pedreira. 2 mina a céu aberto. 3 fig mina, fonte de achados. • vt extrair e lavrar pedras naturais.————————quar.ry2[kw'ɔri] n 1 caça. 2 presa. 3 vítima.————————quar.ry3[kw'ɔri] n pequena vidraça romboidal. -
12 jump at
(to take or accept eagerly: He jumped at the chance to go to Germany for a fortnight.) atirar-se a -
13 lap up
(to drink eagerly by lapping: The dog lapped up the water.) lamber -
14 launch into
(to begin eagerly: He launched into an enthusiastic description of the play.) iniciar -
15 snap up
(to grab eagerly: I saw this bargain in the shop and snapped it up straight away; The bargains were snapped up.) agarrar -
16 covet
past tense, past participle - coveted; verb(to desire or wish for eagerly (especially something belonging to someone else): I coveted her fur coat.) cobiçar- covetous- covetously - covetousness -
17 eager
['i:ɡə](full of desire, interest etc; keen; enthusiastic: He is always eager to win.) ávido- eagerly -
18 gulp
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19 hotly
1) (eagerly; quickly: The thieves were hotly pursued by the police.) ativamente2) (angrily; passionately: The accusations were hotly denied.) veementemente -
20 jump at
(to take or accept eagerly: He jumped at the chance to go to Germany for a fortnight.) precipitar-se
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