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1 eagerness
['iːgənɪs]1) (keenness) desiderio m., brama f.2) (impatience) ansia f., impazienza f.3) (enthusiasm) entusiasmo m.* * *noun desiderio* * *eagerness /ˈi:gənəs/n. [u]1 ansia; impazienza; vivo desiderio; brama2 entusiasmo.* * *['iːgənɪs]1) (keenness) desiderio m., brama f.2) (impatience) ansia f., impazienza f.3) (enthusiasm) entusiasmo m. -
2 eagerness eager·ness n
['iːɡənɪs](see adj) passione f, impazienza, ansia, (for happiness, affection) desiderio, (for knowledge, power) sete f -
3 impatience
[ɪm'peɪʃns]1) (irritation) intolleranza f., insofferenza f. ( with verso; at a)2) (eagerness) impazienza f.* * *noun impazienza* * *impatience* * *[ɪm'peɪʃns]1) (irritation) intolleranza f., insofferenza f. ( with verso; at a)2) (eagerness) impazienza f. -
4 anxiety
[æŋ'zaɪətɪ]1) (apprehension) ansia f., ansietà f. ( about per, riguardo a)2) (source of worry) preoccupazione f., timore m.to be an anxiety to sb. — dare delle preoccupazioni a qcn
3) (eagerness) ansia f., impazienza f. ( to do di fare)4) psic. ansia f.* * ** * *[æŋ'zaɪətɪ]1) (apprehension) ansia f., ansietà f. ( about per, riguardo a)2) (source of worry) preoccupazione f., timore m.to be an anxiety to sb. — dare delle preoccupazioni a qcn
3) (eagerness) ansia f., impazienza f. ( to do di fare)4) psic. ansia f. -
5 curiosity
[ˌkjʊərɪ'ɒsətɪ]1) (desire to know, nosiness) curiosità f. ( about per, riguardo a)2) (object, text) curiosità f., rarità f.3) (person) originale m. e f., tipo m. stravagante••curiosity killed the cat — prov. tanto va la gatta al lardo che ci lascia lo zampino
* * *[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) curiosità2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) curiosità, rarità* * *curiosity /kjʊərɪˈɒsətɪ/n. [uc]1 curiosità; desiderio di sapere: to burn with curiosity, ardere di curiosità; idle curiosity, curiosità oziosa4 curiosità; individuo strano, singolare: I was still a curiosity for the natives, per gli indigeni ero ancora una curiosità● (prov.) Curiosity killed the cat, tanto va la gatta al lardo che ci lascia lo zampino.NOTA D'USO: - curiosity e curiosita-* * *[ˌkjʊərɪ'ɒsətɪ]1) (desire to know, nosiness) curiosità f. ( about per, riguardo a)2) (object, text) curiosità f., rarità f.3) (person) originale m. e f., tipo m. stravagante••curiosity killed the cat — prov. tanto va la gatta al lardo che ci lascia lo zampino
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6 anxiety *** anxi·ety n
[æŋ'zaɪətɪ]1) ansia, ansietà f inv2)anxiety (to do sth) — smania (di fare qc)in his anxiety to be gone he forgot his case — nella furia or fretta di andarsene si è dimenticato la borsa
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7 keenness keen·ness n
['kiːnnɪs](eagerness) entusiasmo -
8 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
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eagerness — noun see eager … New Collegiate Dictionary
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