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[ki:n]1) (eager or enthusiastic: He is a keen golfer; I'm keen to succeed.) entusiasta2) (sharp: Her eyesight is as keen as ever.) agudo3) ((of wind etc) very cold and biting.) penetrante•- keenly- keenness
- keen on* * *keen1[ki:n] adj 1 agudo, afiado, aguçado. 2 mordaz, incisivo. 3 penetrante, perspicaz, sagaz. 4 vivo. she has a keen sense of duty / ela tem uma viva compreensão de seu dever. 5 sutil, fino, forte, potente. 6 severo. 7 veemente, ardente, entusiástico, muito interessado. I am very keen on it / gosto imensamente disso. 8 fogoso, violento, acre. 9 apaixonado, aferrado, ávido (on por). 10 pungente, comovente. • vt afiar, amolar. as keen as mustard louco, ansioso (por alguma coisa). keen on coll muito interessado, devotado a, desejoso de.————————keen2[ki:n] n lamentação, cântico fúnebre. • vt+vi lamentar, chorar (alguém). -
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eager — adjective 1 very keen and excited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to do: There was a queue of eager schoolchildren outside the theatre. | eager to do sth: Clara was eager to tell her side of the story. | eager… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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
eager — ea|ger [ igər ] adjective ** very enthusiastic about doing something or enthusiastic about something that will happen: She looked at the eager faces waiting for her news. eager to do something: He s so eager to learn that he stays late every… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
eager-beaver — n. a person who is very eager to do something. □ Rocko is an eager beaver when it comes to collecting money for Mr. Big. □ The eager beavers were trying to buy tickets yesterday! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
eager beaver — one who is extremely enthusiastic about something, one who is very eager to do something … English contemporary dictionary
eager beaver — {n. phr.}, {slang} A person who is always eager to work or do anything extra, perhaps to win the favor of his leader or boss. * /Jack likes his teacher and works hard for her, but his classmates call him an eager beaver./ * /The man who was… … Dictionary of American idioms
eager beaver — {n. phr.}, {slang} A person who is always eager to work or do anything extra, perhaps to win the favor of his leader or boss. * /Jack likes his teacher and works hard for her, but his classmates call him an eager beaver./ * /The man who was… … Dictionary of American idioms
eager-beaver — Very energetic. ► “He [Mr. Buchanan] had complained to the president that eager beaver trustbusters were causing damage [to] party contributions. . . . There is a way we can trust bust without doing in some of our best friends.” (Wall Street… … American business jargon
very curious — very strange, very unusual; eager to know … English contemporary dictionary
eager beaver — noun an alert and energetic person • Syn: ↑busy bee, ↑live wire, ↑sharpie, ↑sharpy • Hypernyms: ↑actor, ↑doer, ↑worker • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
eager — adjective 1) small eager faces Syn: keen, enthusiastic, avid, fervent, ardent, motivated, wholehearted, dedicated, committed, earnest; informal gung ho Ant: apathetic 2) we were eager for news … Thesaurus of popular words