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1 ♦ keen
♦ 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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[sɛns]1. n1) (faculty) sensoa keen sense of smell/hearing — un olfatto/udito fine
to come to one's senses — (regain consciousness) riprendere i sensi
2) (feeling) senso, sensazione fsense of duty/guilt — senso del dovere/di colpa
3) (also: common sense) buonsensohave a bit of sense! — un po' di buonsenso, via!
to make sb see sense — far ragionare qn, far intendere ragione a qn
4)to come to one's senses — (become reasonable) tornare in sé
to bring sb to his senses — riportare qn alla ragione, far rinsavire qn
to take leave of one's senses — perdere il lume or l'uso della ragione
5) (meaning) senso, significatoin one or a sense — in un certo senso
6) Math verso2. vt(presence, interest) avvertire, intuire, (danger) sentire, percepire
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