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keen
UK
/kiːn/
US
/kin/
Translations
keener
Comp.
keenest
Super.
UK
/kiːn/
US
/kin/
She was keen to start her new job and couldn't wait for Monday to arrive.
Elle était enthousiaste à l’idée de commencer son nouveau travail et n’avait pas hâte d’arriver au lundi.
Her keen mind quickly grasped the complexities of the problem.
Son esprit vif a rapidement saisi les complexités du problème.
The keen edge of the knife made it easy to slice through the vegetables.
Le tranchant de la lame du couteau permettait de couper facilement les légumes.
A keen wind swept across the moor and made us shiver.
Un vent perçant balayait la lande et nous faisait frissonner.
They managed to secure the equipment at a keen price.
Ils ont réussi à obtenir l’équipement à un prix compétitif.
Additional translations
keens
pl
UK
/kiːn/
US
/kin/
Chiefly Irish & Scottish; a lament for the dead
The mourners raised a plaintive keen as the coffin was lowered.
Les endeuillés ont poussé une complainte funèbre plaintive pendant qu’on abaissait le cercueil.
keened
Past Simple
keened
Past Participle
keening
Gerund
Chiefly Irish & Scottish; to wail in lamentation
The women keened all night for the lost fisherman.
Les femmes se sont lamentées toute la nuit pour le pêcheur perdu.
Additional translations
Definitions
She was keen to start her new job and couldn't wait for Monday to arrive.
The keen edge of the knife made it easy to slice through the vegetables.
His keen sense of smell allowed him to detect the faintest scents in the air.
Her keen mind quickly grasped the complexities of the problem.
He had a keen desire to travel the world and experience different cultures.
A keen wind swept across the moor and made us shiver.
That’s a keen idea—let’s try it!
They managed to secure the equipment at a keen price.
The mourners raised a plaintive keen as the coffin was lowered.
The women keened all night for the lost fisherman.
A cold breeze keened through the cracks in the cabin walls.