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eager

/ˈiːɡə/

/ˈiɡɚ/

eageradjective

eagerer

Comp.

eagerest

Super.

/ˈiːɡə/

/ˈiɡɚ/

Translations

désireux

She was eager to start her new job and meet her colleagues.

Elle était désireuse de commencer son nouvel emploi et de rencontrer ses collègues.

impatient

The children were eager for the school holidays to begin.

Les enfants étaient impatients que les vacances scolaires commencent.

Additional translations

avideS’emploie surtout avec « de » ; registre courant.

Definitions

Having a keen or enthusiastic desire or interest.

She was eager to start her new job and meet her colleagues.

Impatiently longing or anticipating something.

The children were eager for the school holidays to begin.

Sharp or keen in sensation, especially of wind or cold; biting; piercing. (Archaic)

An eager wind whipped across the open plain.

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eagernoun

eagers

/ˈiːɡə/

/ˈiɡɚ/

Archaic/rare noun sense (‘eagre’): a tidal bore; also obsolete sense ‘acidity, sourness’.

Translations

mascaretSens archaïque.

The eager swept upriver, sending waves crashing against the embankment.

Le mascaret remonta le fleuve, envoyant des vagues s’écraser contre la digue.

Additional translations

aigreTerme vieilli ; sens d’acidité ou de liquide acide servant à l’assaisonnement.

Definitions

A tidal bore; a sudden surge of water rushing up a river caused by an incoming tide. (Archaic)

The eager swept upriver, sending waves crashing against the embankment.

Acidity; sourness; an acid or sour liquid used for seasoning. (Obsolete)

Medieval recipes sometimes call for a spoonful of eager to sharpen the flavour.