ansioso
anxious ; eager ; wishful ; expectant ; nothing loath.
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.
Nationwide networking crept up on libraries, eager to share the resources they could not afford singly or even in small groups.
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.
And they are coming after years of comparative plenty, with the expectant attitudes generated by such plenty another force with which to contend.
The stranger, nothing loath to start a conversation with them, looked at them smilingly.
ansioso de
hungry for
Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.
ansioso de poder
power-hungry
Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.
ansioso por aprender
thirsty for knowledge
The article 'Drowning in information, but thirsty for knowledge' argues that a lack of structure, not the amount, is the reason for our growing inability to cope with information today.
demasiado ansioso
overeager [over-eager]
'Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family = "Pirados" tiene toda la diversión de las películas sobre bodas: un novio reticente, una novia demasiado entusiasmada y una familia perturbada emocionalmente .
estar ansioso por
be eager to
be raring to
They are also both eager to tap any funds for which they may be eligible.
He was an early riser and always raring to go at sunrise, either on vacation trips or to get to the asphalt plant on Chicago's north side.
excesivamente ansioso
overeager [over-eager]
'Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family = "Pirados" tiene toda la diversión de las películas sobre bodas: un novio reticente, una novia demasiado entusiasmada y una familia perturbada emocionalmente .
