Sentence examples of "be keen for" in English
By the time he retires, my father will have worked for almost thirty years.
Au moment où il prendra sa retraite mon père aura travaillé presque trente ans.
For years the picture passed as a genuine Rembrandt.
Pendant des années le tableau fut considéré comme un Rembrandt authentique.
Japanese parents are not keen to talk about their own children.
Les parents japonais sont réticents à parler de leurs enfants.
Only in philosophy can you use a circular argument and get praised for it.
C'est seulement en philosophie qu'on peut utiliser un argument circulaire et en être félicité.
We encounter similar difficulties when we substitute rectangles for triangles in this configuration.
Nous rencontrons des difficultés similaires quand nous substituons des rectangles aux triangles dans cette configuration.
David has a keen interest in aesthetics — the qualities that make a painting, sculpture, musical composition, or poem pleasing to the eye, ear, or mind.
David a un vif intérêt pour l'esthétique - les qualités qui rendent une peinture, une sculpture, une composition musicale ou un poème agréable à l'oeil, à l'oreille ou à l'esprit.
I visited the town for the first time in a long time.
J'ai visité la ville pour la première fois depuis longtemps.
He ruled for five years. In the sixth year, another king, who was stronger than he, waged war against him.
Il a dirigé pendant cinq ans. Dans la sixième année, un autre roi, qui était plus fort que lui, lui a fait la guerre.
Can't you ever be punctual? I have been waiting here for one hour.
Ne pourrais-tu pas être ponctuel ? J'attends ici depuis une heure.
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