eager in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for eager in the English»Spanish Dictionary

eager [Am ˈiɡər, Brit ˈiːɡə] ADJ

an eager crowd was awaiting her

una multitud impaciente la esperaba

an eager young reporter

un joven y entusiasta periodista

a mood of eager anticipation

un ambiente de ansiosa expectación

she's eager to learn

tiene muchos deseos or muchas ansias de aprender

to be eager for sth she is eager for power

tiene muchas ansias or mucha ambición de poder

they were eager for revenge/love

tenían sed de venganza/cariño

they waited, eager for a glimpse of the star

esperaron, ansiosos por ver a la estrella un momento

eager beaver N inf

to be an eager beaver

ser muy entusiasta y trabajador

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to be an eager beaver

ser muy entusiasta y trabajador

they are eager to break out of their isolation

están ansiosos por salir de su aislamiento

he's eager to please

busca la aprobación de los demás

she was eager to measure herself against the opposition

estaba ansiosa por enfrentarse a su contrincante or por medir armas con su contrincante

Translations for eager in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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ganoso (ganosa)

eager

ganoso de algo/hacer algo

eager for sth/eager to do sth

ávido de (ávida)

eager for

ávido de noticias/nuevas aventuras

eager for news/for new adventures

un niño deseoso de afecto

a child who is eager o longing for affection

deseoso de + infinit.

eager to  +  infinit.

estaba deseoso de poder ayudar en algo

he was eager to be able to help in some way

ansioso (ansiosa)

eager

estar ansioso de o por + infinit.

to be eager to +  infinit.

está ansioso por conocer los resultados

he's eager to know the results

eager in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for eager in the English»Spanish Dictionary

eager [ˈi:gəʳ, Am -gɚ] ADJ

eager

ansioso, -a

to be eager for sth

ansiar algo

to be eager for revenge

tener sed de venganza

to be eager to start

estar ansioso por empezar

eager beaver N inf

he is an eager beaver

se esmera mucho en su trabajo

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(eager) beaver

persona f trabajadora

eager to please

deseoso de agradar

eager for power

ávido de poder

Translations for eager in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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ávido (-a)

eager

ávido de algo

eager for sth

ansioso (-a)

eager

sediento de poder

eager for power

estamos impacientes por empezar

we are eager to start

estar deseoso de hacer algo (ansioso)

to be eager to do sth

eager Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be eager for sth

ansiar algo

to be eager for revenge

tener sed de venganza

to be eager to start

estar ansioso por empezar

eager to please

deseoso de agradar

he is an eager beaver

se esmera mucho en su trabajo

eager for power

ávido de poder

(eager) beaver

persona f trabajadora

to be eager to do sth

estar deseoso de hacer algo (ansioso)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Citizens, eager for modern city, volunteered in the new city order.

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Eager to restore his family's position, he manipulates his nephew to do his bidding.

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As the second period started, both teams were eager to score the next goal.

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The children, still eager to find their sheep, sneak away into the forest to search for the missing sheep.

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In his teens he was eager to travel abroad to further his education.

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Reformers eager to turn their programs into legislation called for a more active government.

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Treaties and handbooks on education stressed the danger in allowing eager female students to read foreign tales of love.

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He organized several raids with the aid of boyars who supported his father and were eager to support his son.

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He had a close relationship with his father, eager to learn more about politics so that he would beome a capable ruler.

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As a result, when war broke out in 1941, the state rejected thousands of female volunteers eager to defend the motherland on the front lines.

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