keenly

keenly
['kiːnlɪ]
avverbio [interested] vivamente; [awaited] ardentemente; [aware] perfettamente; [feel, debate] appassionatamente; [contest] aspramente
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adverb acutamente, vivamente
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keenly /ˈki:nlɪ/
avv.
1 intensamente; profondamente: to stare keenly at sb., fissare intensamente q.; to be keenly aware of st., essere profondamente consapevole di qc.
2 vivamente; fortemente; con passione: to be keenly interested in, essere vivamente interessato a
3 con impazienza; ansiosamente
4 acutamente; con acume; con perspicacia
5 con forza; aspramente; fieramente: (comm.) to compete keenly with, essere in forte concorrenza con.
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['kiːnlɪ]
avverbio [interested] vivamente; [awaited] ardentemente; [aware] perfettamente; [feel, debate] appassionatamente; [contest] aspramente

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