keen

appassionato, entusiasta

Molto interessato a qualcosa o che la ama molto.

In inglese semplice: Very interested in something or liking it a lot.

• I'm keen on football.
• She has always been a keen reader.
• Are you keen on cooking?

Come si usa: keen on something (My sister is keen on photography.); keen on doing something (He is keen on growing his own vegetables.)

Sinonimi: interested, enthusiastic

Contrari: uninterested

Espressioni comuni: keen on something, keen football fan, keen gardener

desideroso, entusiasta

Molto interessato e desideroso di fare qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: Very interested and eager to do something.

• She's keen to learn.
• They were keen to join our team.
• He showed a keen interest in the new project.

Come si usa: keen to do something (They are keen to help with the project.); keen on something (I'm keen on the idea of a walking holiday.)

Sinonimi: eager, enthusiastic, interested

Contrari: reluctant, uninterested

Espressioni comuni: keen to learn, keen interest, keen on something

fantastico, ottimo

Molto buono o piacevole.

In inglese semplice: Very good or pleasing.

• That's a keen little car!
• Your new jacket looks keen.
• We thought the whole party was really keen.

Sinonimi: great, excellent, swell

Contrari: bad

Espressioni comuni: keen idea, really keen, keen little car

mordace, tagliente

Aspro e duro, tanto da ferire qualcuno o criticarlo pesantemente.

In inglese semplice: Harsh and bitter in a way that strongly hurts or criticizes someone.

• His speech was full of keen sarcasm.
• Her keen satire exposed the leaders' selfishness.
• The review offered keen criticism of the government's failures.

Sinonimi: biting, cutting, bitter, caustic

Espressioni comuni: keen satire, keen sarcasm, keen criticism

lamentarsi, levare lamenti

Piangere e lamentarsi ad alta voce, soprattutto per la morte di qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: To cry loudly and sadly, especially because someone has died.

• A woman began to keen.
• They keened for the dead through the night.
• She was keening beside her son's grave.

Come si usa: keen for someone (The women keened for their lost children.); keen over someone (She keened over her husband's body.)

Sinonimi: wail, lament

Espressioni comuni: keen for someone, keen over someone

lamento funebre

Lungo grido di dolore per una persona morta, soprattutto nella tradizione irlandese.

In inglese semplice: A long, sad cry made for someone who has died, especially in Irish tradition.

• A keen rose from beside the coffin.
• The women began a traditional keen for the dead.
• Her long keen filled the quiet room.

Sinonimi: wail, lament

Espressioni comuni: mournful keen, traditional keen, raise a keen