ansioso

adj.

1 anxious, eager, longing, yearning.

2 anxious, concerned, nervous, worried.

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ansioso

► adjetivo

1 (desasosegado) anguished, anxious, desperate

2 (deseoso) eager, longing (por/de, to)

■ estaba ansioso de verla he couldn't wait to see her, he was dying to see her

3 (avaricioso) greedy, covetous

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(f. - ansiosa)

adj.

1) anxious, worried

2) eager

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ADJ

1) (=preocupado) anxious, worried; (=deseoso) eager, solicitous

esperábamos ansiosos — we waited anxiously

ansioso de o por algo — greedy for sth

2) (Med) (=tenso) anxious, suffering from nervous tension; (=bascoso) sick, queasy

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-sa adjetivo

a) (deseoso) eager

estar ansioso de or por + inf — to be eager to + inf

está ansioso por saberlo — he's eager o (colloq) dying to know

estoy ansioso de verlos — I can't wait to see them

estoy ansiosa de que lleguen — I can't wait for them to come, I'm really looking forward to them arriving

b) [ser] (fam) (voraz) greedy

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= anxious, eager, wishful, expectant, nothing loath.

Ex. In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.

Ex. Nationwide networking crept up on libraries, eager to share the resources they could not afford singly or even in small groups.

Ex. To the extent that special librarians can recognise what burnout is and how, when, and where it occurs, they will be better prepared to resist the ineffectual, wishful remedies that are sometimes practised.

Ex. And they are coming after years of comparative plenty, with the expectant attitudes generated by such plenty another force with which to contend.

Ex. The stranger, nothing loath to start a conversation with them, looked at them smilingly.

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* ansioso de = hungry for.

* ansioso de poder = power-hungry.

* ansioso por aprender = thirsty for knowledge.

* demasiado ansioso = overeager [over-eager].

* estar ansioso por = be eager to.

* excesivamente ansioso = overeager [over-eager].

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-sa adjetivo

a) (deseoso) eager

estar ansioso de or por + inf — to be eager to + inf

está ansioso por saberlo — he's eager o (colloq) dying to know

estoy ansioso de verlos — I can't wait to see them

estoy ansiosa de que lleguen — I can't wait for them to come, I'm really looking forward to them arriving

b) [ser] (fam) (voraz) greedy

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= anxious, eager, wishful, expectant, nothing loath.

Ex: In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.

Ex: Nationwide networking crept up on libraries, eager to share the resources they could not afford singly or even in small groups.

Ex: To the extent that special librarians can recognise what burnout is and how, when, and where it occurs, they will be better prepared to resist the ineffectual, wishful remedies that are sometimes practised.

Ex: And they are coming after years of comparative plenty, with the expectant attitudes generated by such plenty another force with which to contend.

Ex: The stranger, nothing loath to start a conversation with them, looked at them smilingly.

* ansioso de = hungry for.

* ansioso de poder = power-hungry.

* ansioso por aprender = thirsty for knowledge.

* demasiado ansioso = overeager [over-eager].

* estar ansioso por = be eager to.

* excesivamente ansioso = overeager [over-eager].

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ansioso -sa

adjective

1 (deseoso) eager estar ansioso DE or POR + INF to be eager to + INF

está ansioso por conocer los resultados he's eager o (colloq) dying to know the results

estoy ansioso de verlos I can't wait o (colloq) I'm dying to see them, I'm really looking forward to seeing them

estar ansioso DE or POR QUE + SUBJ:

estoy ansiosa de que lleguen las vacaciones I can't wait o (colloq) I'm dying for the vacation (to come), I'm really looking forward to the vacation

2 [ SER] (fam) (voraz) greedy

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ansioso

◊ -sa adjetivo

a) (deseoso) eager;

◊ está ansioso por saberlo he's eager o (colloq) dying to know;

estoy ansioso de verlos I can't wait to see them

b) [ser] (fam) (voraz) greedy

ansioso,-a adjetivo
1 (deseoso) eager [por, for]
2 (de comida, fortuna) greedy
'ansioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ansiosa
- hervir
- impaciente
- venida
- por
English:
anxious
- eager
- excited

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ansioso, -a adj

1. [impaciente] impatient;

estar ansioso por o [m5]de hacer algo to be impatient to do sth;

está ansioso por acabar el trabajo he can't wait to finish work;

está ansioso de reencontrarse con su familia he can't wait o is impatient to be reunited with his family

2. [angustiado] in anguish;

esperan ansiosos noticias sobre sus familiares they are waiting anxiously for news of their relatives

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ansioso

adj

1 anxious

2

:

está ansioso por verlos he’s longing to see them;

ansioso de placer anxious o eager to please

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ansioso, -sa adj

1) : anxious, worried

2) : eager

♦ ansiosamente adv

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ansioso adj anxious / eager