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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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Contents (2 entries · 10 senses)
S&H Smith & Hall (1)
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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• eager:
    1. I. Desirous:
      1. 1. ăvĭdus (usu. with gen.): e. for praise, a. laudis, Cic.: also with in and acc.: minds e. for novelty, in res novas avida ingenia, Liv.: Cic.: less freq. with inf., Ov.: Plin.: v. desirous.
      2. 2. cŭpĭdus (with gen.): less strong than preced.: v. desirous.
      3. 3. appĕtens (disposed to aim after, seek: also with gen.); Cic.: Tac.
      4. 4. stŭdĭōsus: v. zealous.
      5. 5. impensus (with words denoting desire): e. desire, im. cupido, cupiditas: v. earnest. To be e. for anything, cupere, avēre, etc.: v. to desire.
    2. II. Impetuous, spirited:
      1. 1. ācer, acris, acre: a most e. champion, acerrimus defensor, Cic.: v. spirited, alert.
      2. 2. promptus (ready; on the alert): he commends the e., chides the more sluggish, laudat promptos, segniores castigat, Caes.: Sall.
      3. 3. intentus (characterized by effort and attention): e. and energetic speech, oratio int. et vehemens, Cic.: e. attention, int. animus, Caes.: v. intent.
R&A Riddle & Arnold (1)
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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• EAGER
  • With an object expressed (eager for, after, etc.), cupidus: avidus (stronger than cupidus): appetens: studiosus (all, alicujus rei): desiderio alicujus rei captus (Terentianus), incensus, flagrans (Cic.). Eager for contention, cupidus contentions (Cic.); in the pursuit of truth, cupidus veritatis; in the pursuit of praise, glory, avidus laudis, gloriae; appetens gloriae (Cic.): to be eager after (or in pursuit of) anything, cupere, concupiscere, avere, appetere, desiderare aliquid; imminere alicui rei or ad aliquam rem; (stronger) cupiditate alicujus rei rapi, trahi, ardere, flagrare, inflammatum esse; sitire aliquid; studiosum esse alicujus rei; versari in cupiditate alicujus rei; tenet me cupiditas alicujus rei; avide affectum esse de re. I am eager for revenge, ardet animus ad ulciscendum. I am becoming eager after anything, injicitur mihi alicujus rei cupiditas (Cic.): to be becoming or growing eager, cupiditate, desiderio incendi: to make anybody eager, cupiditate aliquem incendere, afficere; in cupiditatem irnpellere. All being eager to fight, omnibus ad pugnam intentis.
  • Ardent, impetuous, calidus; ardens; fervens or fervidus; vehemens: acer. An eager temper, ingenium ardens or fervidum. An eager patriot, civis acerrimus: eager prayers, precum constantia (Tac., Germ. 8, 1).
  • Sharp, acid, Vid:
  • Keen, cold, Vid.