anxious in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for anxious in the English»French Dictionary

anxious [Brit ˈaŋ(k)ʃəs, Am ˈæŋ(k)ʃəs] ADJ

1. anxious (worried):

anxious

très inquiet/-iète (about à propos de, for pour)

to be anxious about doing

s'inquiéter de faire

to be very or extremely anxious

être angoissé

2. anxious (causing worry):

anxious moment, time

angoissant

3. anxious (eager):

anxious

très désireux/-euse (to do de faire)

I am anxious for him to know or that he should know

je tiens beaucoup à ce qu'il sache

to be anxious for sth

avoir un fort désir de qc

she is most anxious to meet you

elle a très envie de faire votre connaissance

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to be unjustifiably anxious/critical

être nerveux/critique de façon injustifiée

desperately poor, hungry, anxious

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Translations for anxious in the French»English Dictionary

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angoissé (angoissée)

anxious

anxieux (anxieuse) personne, voix, attente

anxious

anxieux de savoir

anxious to know

désireux de faire/que …

anxious to do/that …

angoisser

to be anxious ou nervous

j'ai angoissé toute la nuit avant l'examen

I was anxious all night before my exam

s'angoisser

to get anxious (de faire doing)

être dans l'anxiété

to be very anxious ou worried

inquiet (inquiète) caractère, personne

anxious

inquiet (inquiète) air, voix, regard, propos

anxious, worried

être raisonnablement inquiet

to be justifiably anxious

anxious in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for anxious in the English»French Dictionary

anxious [ˈæŋkʃəs] ADJ

1. anxious (concerned):

anxious

anxieux(-euse)

to keep an anxious eye on sth

surveiller qc avec anxiété

2. anxious (eager):

to be anxious for sth/for sth to happen

avoir un fort désir de qc/que qc arrive

to be anxious to +infin

tenir (beaucoup) à +infin

Translations for anxious in the French»English Dictionary

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angoissé(e)

anxious

être désireux de +infin

anxious to +infin

anxieux (-euse) attente

anxious

inquiet (-ète) regard, attente

anxious

s'inquiéter de savoir si/qui

to be anxious to know if/who

anxious Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to keep an anxious eye on sth

surveiller qc avec anxiété

to be anxious for sth/for sth to happen

avoir un fort désir de qc/que qc arrive

to be anxious to +infin

tenir (beaucoup) à +infin

to be anxious to know if/who

s'inquiéter de savoir si/qui

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I feel anxious to make her school the start of a permanent school.

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He said in his memoirs that by the end of his course he was anxious to seek adventure at sea.

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He was anxious to avoid another war, especially one which would involve strife within his new enlarged family.

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His main works concern anxious psychotic syndromes, psychotic disorders problems, subject of psychiatry, and the classification of mental disorders.

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People with lower scores are toward the attachment avoidance end, and people with higher scores are more likely to be attachment anxious style.

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He was anxious to be remembered, and to be accepted.

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Anxious-preoccupied adults seek high levels of intimacy, approval and responsiveness from partners, becoming overly dependent.

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These volunteers spent an anxious night, then joined battle in the morning.

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Hereby an apprehensive person is generally more susceptible to pain the more anxious he or she is about it.

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Any lack of structure or unexpected events cause him to feel anxious.

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