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1 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. -
2 agog
predicative adjectivegespannt ( for auf + Akk.)* * *[ə'ɡoɡ]* * *[əˈgɒg, AM əˈgɑ:g]adj pred gespanntshe was all \agog to hear what had happened sie brannte darauf zu hören, was geschehen warto be \agog with curiosity/excitement/expectation sehr neugierig/aufgeregt/gespannt seinthe audience was \agog with curiosity das Publikum platzte fast vor Neugierde* * *[ə'gɒg]adj predgespanntthe children sat there agog with excitement — die Kinder sperrten Augen und Ohren auf
the whole village was agog (with curiosity) — das ganze Dorf platzte fast vor Neugierde
agog for news — wild nach Neuigkeiten
* * *he was (all) agog to hear the news er konnte es kaum mehr erwarten, die Neuigkeiten zu erfahren;they were (all) agog for the show to begin sie warteten gespannt auf den Beginn der Vorstellung;have sb agog jemanden auf die Folter spannen* * *predicative adjectivegespannt ( for auf + Akk.)* * *adj.gespannt adj.
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