keen

keen
keen [ki:n]
adjective
   a. ( = eager) to be keen to do sth or on doing sth tenir à faire qch
• he's not keen on her coming il ne tient pas à ce qu'elle vienne
• to be keen for sb to do sth tenir à ce que qn fasse qch
• she's keen to have a family elle a envie d'avoir des enfants
• to await sth with keen anticipation attendre qch avec beaucoup d'impatience
   b. ( = enthusiastic) [student] enthousiaste
• a keen photographer un passionné de photo
• he tried not to seem too keen il a essayé de ne pas se montrer trop enthousiaste
• to be (as) keen as mustard (inf) (British) déborder d'enthousiasme
• to be keen on cycling aimer beaucoup le vélo
• to be keen on an idea être emballé (inf) par une idée
► to be keen on sb (inf) ( = sexually attracted) en pincer (inf) pour qn
• I'm not too keen on him il ne me plaît pas beaucoup
   c. ( = acute) [desire, interest, sense of humour, intellect] vif
• to have a keen awareness of sth être très conscient de qch
• to have a keen eye for detail être minutieux
   d. [competition, fight] acharné
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[kiːn]
adjective
1) (eager) [admirer] fervent; [candidate] motivé

to be keen on — tenir à [plan, project]; être chaud (colloq) pour [idea]

to be keen on doing ou to do — tenir à faire

to be keen for somebody to do ou that somebody should do — tenir à ce que quelqu'un fasse

to look keen — avoir l'air tenté or partant (colloq)

2) (enthusiastic) [artist, sportsplayer, supporter] enthousiaste; [student] assidu

to be keen on — être passionné de [activity]; avoir une passion pour [animals]

he's keen on my sister — (colloq) il en pince (colloq) pour ma sœur

mad keen — (colloq) GB fana (colloq)

3) (intense) [appetite, desire, interest] vif/vive; [admiration, sense of loss] intense
4) (acute) [eye, intelligence] vif/vive; [sight] perçant; [hearing, sense of smell] fin

to have a keen eye for something — avoir l'œil pour quelque chose

5) (sharp) [blade] acéré; [wit] vif/vive; [wind] pénétrant; [air] vif/vive
6) (competitive) [price] défiant toute concurrence; [competition] intense; [demand] fort; [debate] animé

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