eager

eager
'i:ɡə
adjective
(full of desire, interest etc; keen; enthusiastic: He is always eager to win.) ávido, ansioso, deseoso
- eagerly
eager adj ansioso / impaciente
eager
tr['iːgəSMALLr/SMALL]
adjective
1 (anxious) ávido,-a (to, de), ansioso,-a (to, de); (desirous) deseoso,-a (to, de); (impatient) impaciente (to, por)
■ he's eager to please se muestra deseoso por complacer
■ she was eager to see him go ansiaba que se marchara
■ they are eager for success tienen muchas ansias de éxito
2 (excited, full of interest) ilusionado,-a, entusiasta
■ it was nice to see their eager faces daba gusto ver sus caras ilusionadas
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be eager to do something ansiar hacer algo, desear hacer algo
eager beaver familiar trabajador,-ra incansable
eager ['i:gər] adj
1) enthusiastic: entusiasta, ávido, deseoso
2) anxious: ansioso, impaciente
eager
adj.
• acucioso, -a adj.
• ambicioso, -a adj.
• anhelante adj.
• anheloso, -a adj.
• antojado, -a adj.
• deseoso, -a adj.
• hambriento, -a adj.
• sediento, -a adj.
• ávido, -a adj.
'iːgər, 'iːgə(r)
adjective (excited, impatient) impaciente, ansioso; (keen) entusiasta

she looked at their eager faces — miró sus caras llenas de ilusión

she's eager to learn — tiene muchos deseos or muchas ganas de aprender

he's eager to please — está deseoso de complacer

to be eager FOR something: she is eager for change — tiene muchos deseos de cambio

['iːɡǝ(r)]
ADJ
1) [person] (=enthusiastic) entusiasta, entusiasmado; (=impatient) impaciente, ansioso; (=hopeful) ilusionado

don't be so eager! — ¡ten paciencia!

to be eager to do sth: we were eager to leave — estábamos impacientes or ansiosos por marcharnos

he is eager to find a new job — está impaciente or ansioso por encontrar otro trabajo

the children are eager to go camping — los niños están deseando ir de acampada

to be eager to help — estar deseoso de ayudar

to be eager to learn — tener muchas ganas or muchos deseos de aprender

to be eager to please — desear complacer

to be eager to succeed — estar ansioso por triunfar

to be eager for — [+ affection, knowledge, power] tener ansias de; [+ vengeance] tener sed de

to be eager for change — ansiar or desear mucho un cambio

to be eager for sb to do sth — estar ansioso porque algn haga algo, estar deseando que algn haga algo

he was eager for me to meet his family — estaba ansioso porque conociera a su familia, estaba deseando que conociera a su familia

to be eager for sth to happen — ansiar que algo pase, desear ardientemente que algo pase

- be an eager beaver
2) [desire] vivo, ardiente
* * *
['iːgər, 'iːgə(r)]
adjective (excited, impatient) impaciente, ansioso; (keen) entusiasta

she looked at their eager faces — miró sus caras llenas de ilusión

she's eager to learn — tiene muchos deseos or muchas ganas de aprender

he's eager to please — está deseoso de complacer

to be eager FOR something: she is eager for change — tiene muchos deseos de cambio


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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