-
1 afán
m.1 enthusiasm, urge, eagerness, fervor.2 toil, travail.3 fidget.* * *2 (esfuerzo) effort* * *noun m.eagerness, desire* * *SM1) (=deseo) eagerness•
con afán de, con afán de agradar, repartió regalos para todos — in his eagerness to please he gave everyone presents•
por afán de, lo hizo por afán de superarse — she did out of a desire to better herself•
tener afán de algo — to be eager for sthafán de lucro, el afán de lucro — the profit motive
afán de protagonismo, un juez con afán de protagonismo — a judge who loves publicity o always wants to be in the limelight
tu hermano tiene mucho afán de protagonismo — your brother always wants to be the centre of attention
afán de victoria — will to win, desire to win
2) (=ahínco)3) frm (=intención)4) LAm (=prisa) hurry* * *1)a) ( anhelo) eagernessafán de + inf — eagerness to + inf
b) ( empeño) effort2) (Col fam) ( prisa) hurry* * *= eagerness, industry.Ex. The sense of alienation that had evolved over 50 years has gradually given way to a spirit of teamwork and eagerness to learn.Ex. In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.----* afán de protagonismo = outburst of ego.* con afán = earnestly.* * *1)a) ( anhelo) eagernessafán de + inf — eagerness to + inf
b) ( empeño) effort2) (Col fam) ( prisa) hurry* * *= eagerness, industry.Ex: The sense of alienation that had evolved over 50 years has gradually given way to a spirit of teamwork and eagerness to learn.
Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.* afán de protagonismo = outburst of ego.* con afán = earnestly.* * *A1 (anhelo) eagernesssu afán de aventuras his thirst for adventuresu afán de superación her eagerness to better herselfafán DE + INF:su afán de agradar their eagerness o anxiousness o keenness to pleasetiene afán de aprender she's keen to learnafán POR + INF:su afán por alcanzar la fama his desire to become famous2 (empeño) effortpone mucho afán en todo lo que hace he puts a lot (of effort) into everything he does¡tanto afán para nada! all that effort for nothing!tengo un afán horrible I'm in a terrible hurry* * *
afán sustantivo masculino
1
afán de hacer algo eagerness to do sth;
su afán de agradar their eagerness to please;
tiene afán de aprender she's eager to learn
2 (Col fam) ( prisa) hurry
afán sustantivo masculino
1 (empeño) effort
2 (anhelo) desire: su mayor afán era ayudarte, his only wish was to help you
(celo) zeal
' afán' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
protagonismo
- prurito
- empeño
English:
zealously
- anxious
* * *afán nm1. [esfuerzo] hard work;con afán energetically, enthusiastically;pone mucho afán en el trabajo she puts a lot of effort into her work2. [anhelo] urge;afán de riquezas desire for wealth;su único afán es salir por televisión his one ambition is to appear on television;su afán de agradar llega a ser irritante his eagerness to please can be positively irritating;tienen mucho afán por conocerte they're really keen to meet you;lo único que le mueve es el afán de lucro he's only interested in money;lo hizo sin afán de lucro she did it with no thought of personal gain* * *m1 ( esfuerzo) effort2 ( deseo) eagerness;afán de aprender eagerness to learn;afán de saber hunger o thirst for knowledge;afán de poder hunger for power;sin afán de lucro organización not-for-profit, non-profit;con afán enthusiastically* * *1) anhelo: eagerness, desire2) empeño: effort, determination -
2 obsequioso
adj.obliging, accommodating, attentive, complimentary.* * *► adjetivo1 (amable, complaciente) obliging2 peyorativo obsequious* * *ADJ1) (=servicial) deferential, obliging2) (=adulador) obsequious3) Méx (=dadivoso) fond of giving presents* * *- sa adjetivo deferential* * *= obliging, helpful.Ex. There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.Ex. Strange that so helpful and charming a person in his capacity as a librarian could behave so monstrously; but behave thus he did.* * *- sa adjetivo deferential* * *= obliging, helpful.Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
Ex: Strange that so helpful and charming a person in his capacity as a librarian could behave so monstrously; but behave thus he did.* * *obsequioso -sadeferentialexcesivamente or demasiado obsequioso obsequious* * *obsequioso, -a adjingratiating;sus obsequiosas atenciones (para) con nosotros their eagerness to please us* * *adj attentive* * *obsequioso, -sa adj: obliging, attentive
См. также в других словарях:
Golden Retriever — Infobox Dogbreed kcukstd = http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/108 ukcgroup = Gun Dog akcgroup = Sporting akcstd = http://www.akc.org/breeds/golden retriever/index.cfm ankcgroup = Group 3 (Gundogs) ankcstd = http://www.ankc.aust.com/goldret.html … Wikipedia
Corset controversy — The corset controversy is an ensemble of letters and articles concerning the corset that appeared in newspapers and periodicals in the 19th century. Contents 1 Introduction … Wikipedia
Course in General Linguistics — (Cours de linguistique générale) is an influential book compiled by Charles Bally and Albert Sechehaye that is based on notes taken from Ferdinand de Saussure s lectures at the University of Geneva between the years 1906 and 1911. It was… … Wikipedia
Conditional preservation of the saints — The Five Articles of Remonstrance Conditional election Unlimited atonement Total depravity … Wikipedia
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
List of Biblical names — This is a list of names from the Bible, mainly taken from the 19th century public domain resource: : Hitchcock s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible by Roswell D. Hitchcock, New York: A. J. Johnson, 1874, c1869.Each name is given with its … Wikipedia
Fugazi — Infobox musical artist Name = Fugazi Img capt = Fugazi in concert in March 2002. Img size = Landscape = yes Background = group or band Origin = Washington, D.C., USA Genre = Alternative rock Post hardcore Noise rock Punk rock Indie rock Years… … Wikipedia
Australian Shepherd — Infobox Dog breed image caption = Red Australian Shepherd status = LC name = Australian Shepherd nickname = Aussie Shepherd [ [http://www.trainpetdog.com/Australian Shepherd/about australian shepherd.html Australian Shepherd: Origin, Personality … Wikipedia
Japanese Spitz — Infobox Dogbreed altname = Nihon Supittsu ankcgroup = Group 7 (Non Sporting) ankcstd = http://www.ankc.aust.com/japspitz.html country = Japan fcigroup = 5 fcinum = 262 fcisection = 5 fcistd = http://www.fci.be/uploaded files/262gb99 en.doc image… … Wikipedia
eager — ea|ger [ˈi:gə US ər] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: aigre, from Latin acer sharp ] 1.) very keen and excited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to do eager to do sth ▪ I was eager to get back to work… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Bad faith (existentialism) — For other uses, see Bad faith (disambiguation). Bad faith (from French, mauvaise foi) is a philosophical concept used by existentialist philosopher Jean Paul Sartre to describe the phenomenon where a human being under pressure from societal… … Wikipedia