keen

keen: ki:n
adjective

1) (eager or enthusiastic: He is a keen golfer; I'm keen to succeed.) ivrig, begeistret

2) (sharp: Her eyesight is as keen as ever.) skarp(sindig)

3) ((of wind etc) very cold and biting.) bitende

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- keenly
- keenness
- keen on

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skarp

I
subst. \/kiːn\/

(irsk) klagesang (over en som er død)
II
verb \/kɪːn\/ (irsk)

1) synge en klagesang (over)

2) begråte

3) uttrykke i en gråtende tone
III
adj. \/kiːn\/

1) skarp, hvass

• the knife had a keen edge

kniven hadde en skarp egg

2) (overført) skarp, intens, bitende

• her speech was full of keen sarcasm

talen hennes var full av bitende sarkasme

3) gjennomtrengende, isnende

• a keen wind was blowing

det blåste en isnende vind

4) (om følelser) sterk, intens, stor, voldsom

• he felt a keen pain

han kjente en intens smerte

5) bitter, dypfølt

6) (om sanser, intellekt) skarp, fin

• she had a keen eye for trickery

hun hadde et skarpt blikk for juks

7) ivrig, interessert, entusiastisk, pasjonert

• she was a keen lover of music

hun var en entusiastisk musikkelsker

8) (amer., slang) flott, fin, ypperlig

be keen ha lyst

keen as mustard ivrig, oppsatt, nidkjær

keen on someone forelsket i noen

• he is keen on Mary

han er forelsket i Mary

keen on something oppsatt på noe, ivrig etter noe, entusiastisk for noe

• keen on travelling

reiselysten

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Synonyms:

Eager, zealous, ardent, earnest, fervid, vehement / Sharp, acute, with a fine edge / Piercing, penetrating, cutting / Severe, bitter, poignant, acrimonious, caustic / Shrewd, discerning, quick, sagacious, astute, keen-sighted, keen-eyed, clear-sighted, long-headed

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Keen — (k[=e]n), a. [Compar. {Keener} (k[=e]n [ e]r); superl. {Keenest}.] [OE. kene sharp, bold, AS. c[=e]ne bold; akin to D. koen, OHG. kuoni, G. k[ u]hn, OSw. kyn, k[ o]n, Icel. k[ae]nn, for k[oe]nn wise; perh. akin to E. ken, can to be able. [root]45 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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keen — Ⅰ. keen [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) eager; enthusiastic. 2) (keen on) interested in or attracted by. 3) (of a blade) sharp. 4) mentally acute or quick. 5) Brit. (of prices) very low; competitive … English terms dictionary

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