Translations for „keen“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

keen [ki:n] ADJ

1. keen esp Brit (interested):

to be keen on sth

interesować się czymś

2. keen fan:

keen

zapalony

3. keen (wanting):

to be keen to do sth

bardzo chcieć coś zrobić

4. keen esp Brit (in love):

to be keen on sb

podkochiwać się w kimś

5. keen (sharp):

keen

wyostrzony

6. keen a. liter:

keen knife, competition

ostry

keen interest

żywy

Usage examples with keen

to be keen on sb

podkochiwać się w kimś

to be keen on sth

interesować się czymś

to be keen to do sth

bardzo chcieć coś zrobić

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He has a keen sense of physical beauty in woman, and his verse is replete with suppressed passion, but he never sinks to sensuality.

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The result of her tenacious research, keen interpretation and her own transmigration of sensibility is a shining book beyond category.

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With his keen business sense and financial acumen, he met with early success.

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He had a keen interest in photography and cinematography, and performed early experiments of color film, microcinematography and stereoscopic film.

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Their keen eyesight and ability to see great distances made them excellent watchdogs.

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At the turn for home a group of spectators, keen to get a good view, had encroached onto the course without realising.

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The duty-conscious jailor is only keen on nabbing him.

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This made him into a keen walker later on in life.

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He was a keen bibliophile, and built up an extensive collection of rare books.

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He was blue-eyed and keen-eyed and ruddy-cheeked with thick lustrous hair, blond and well-combed.

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