keen

keen
I [kiːn]
aggettivo
1) (eager)

to be keen on doing o to do avere una gran voglia di fare; to be keen for sb. to do o on sb.'s doing o that sb. should do desiderare ardentemente che qcn. faccia; she wants to go but I'm not (too) keen — lei vuole andare, ma io non ne ho molta voglia

2) (enthusiastic) [supporter, artist, sportsplayer, student] entusiasta, appassionato, infervorato

to be keen on — essere entusiasta di [plan, idea]; essere appassionato di [activity]; avere una passione per [animals]

he's keen on my sister — colloq. mia sorella gli piace molto

mad keen — BE colloq. fanatico, fissato

3) (intense) [desire, interest] vivo, forte; [sense of loss, admiration] profondo, grande; [appetite] forte; [anticipation] febbrile
4) (acute) [sight, intelligence] acuto; [hearing, sense of smell] fine, sottile

to have a keen eye for sth. — avere occhio per qcs

5) (sharp) [blade] affilato; [wind] penetrante, pungente; [wit] sottile, pungente
6) (competitive) [price] competitivo, conveniente; [competition, demand] forte; [debate] animato, acceso
II [kiːn]
nome irland. lamento m. funebre
III [kiːn]
verbo intransitivo irland. piangere (over su, per)
* * *
[ki:n]
adjective
1) (eager or enthusiastic: He is a keen golfer; I'm keen to succeed.) appassionato; desideroso
2) (sharp: Her eyesight is as keen as ever.) acuto
3) ((of wind etc) very cold and biting.) tagliente
- keenness
- keen on
* * *
I [kiːn]
aggettivo
1) (eager)

to be keen on doing o to do avere una gran voglia di fare; to be keen for sb. to do o on sb.'s doing o that sb. should do desiderare ardentemente che qcn. faccia; she wants to go but I'm not (too) keen — lei vuole andare, ma io non ne ho molta voglia

2) (enthusiastic) [supporter, artist, sportsplayer, student] entusiasta, appassionato, infervorato

to be keen on — essere entusiasta di [plan, idea]; essere appassionato di [activity]; avere una passione per [animals]

he's keen on my sister — colloq. mia sorella gli piace molto

mad keen — BE colloq. fanatico, fissato

3) (intense) [desire, interest] vivo, forte; [sense of loss, admiration] profondo, grande; [appetite] forte; [anticipation] febbrile
4) (acute) [sight, intelligence] acuto; [hearing, sense of smell] fine, sottile

to have a keen eye for sth. — avere occhio per qcs

5) (sharp) [blade] affilato; [wind] penetrante, pungente; [wit] sottile, pungente
6) (competitive) [price] competitivo, conveniente; [competition, demand] forte; [debate] animato, acceso
II [kiːn]
nome irland. lamento m. funebre
III [kiːn]
verbo intransitivo irland. piangere (over su, per)

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