keen russian

• о́стрый

  sharp, pointed

  spicy, hot

  acute, severe

  sharp, stabbing

  sharp, keen, biting

• увлече́ние

  enthusiasm, passion, zeal, verve

  hobby, pastime, keen interest

  infatuation, crush, fling

• увле́чься

  to be absorbed in, to be keen on, to take up enthusiastically, to become interested in

  to get carried away, to go too far

  to become infatuated with, to fall for, to take a fancy to

• увлека́ться

  to be keen on, to be fond of, to take an interest in

  to get carried away, to be engrossed, to get too involved

  to be infatuated (with), to fall for

• чу́ткий

  sensitive, considerate, sympathetic, tactful

  keen, acute, sharp, sensitive (instrument)

  light (of sleep), alert, watchful

• изощрённый

  highly sensitive, refined, keen

• причита́ть

  to lament, to bewail, to keen (over)

  to add, to count in, to reckon in

• пытли́вый

  inquisitive, searching, keen

• зо́ркий

  sharp-eyed, sharp-sighted, keen-eyed

  vigilant, watchful, observant

• дога́дливый

  quick-witted, keen-witted, quick of apprehension, on the uptake

• пристрасти́ться

  to take a liking to, to develop a passion for, to become keen on

  to get addicted to, to take to (drink), to get hooked on

• втя́гиваться

  to get used to (a routine), to settle into, to get into the swing of, to become keen on

  to get drawn into, to get involved in, to get mixed up in

  to be drawn in, to retract, to sink in

• охо́чий

  keen, having an urge

• смека́листый

  sharp, keen-witted

• острогла́зый

  sharp-eyed, sharp-sighted, keen-eyed

• сметли́вость

  sharpness, keen-wittedness, gumption

• сметли́вый

  sharp, keen-witted, quick on the uptake

• увлечённый

  engrossed, absorbed, immersed

  enthusiastic, passionate, keen

  carried away, taken (with someone), infatuated

• остроглазный

  sharp-eyed, keen-eyed, observant

• увлека́вшийся

  enthusiastic, keen, passionate

• пронза́ющий

  piercing, penetrating, keen, sharp

• разохо́тившийся

  keen, enthusiastic, eager, having gotten a taste for it

• загоре́вшийся

  caught fire, ignited, burning

  enthusiastic, keen, ardent, fired up

  lit up, that has come on

• рву́щийся

  striving, eager, keen, longing

  tearing, ripping, fraying, breaking

• проника́ющий

  penetrating, piercing

  penetrating, insightful, discerning, keen

  pervasive, permeating, all-pervading

• жи́во

  vividly, graphically, keenly

  in a lively way, with animation, animatedly

  quickly, promptly, quick (as a command)

• о́стро

  sharply, to a point, sharp

  keenly, acutely, intensely

  acutely, urgently

• зо́рко

  vigilantly, with a vigilant eye, watchfully

  keenly, with sharp eyes, sharp-sightedly

• чу́тко

  sensitively, considerately, tactfully, sympathetically

  keenly, alertly, lightly (of sleeping), attentively

• смека́лка

  cleverness/resourcefullness/keenness of wit

• чу́ткость

  sensitivity, tactfulness, considerateness, responsiveness

  keenness (of the senses), acuteness, alertness, sensitivity (of an instrument)

• остре́йший

  sharpest, keenest, most acute

• охо́тка

  desire, inclination, urge, keenness

• во́стро

  on the alert, on one's guard, sharp (watchful)

  sharply, keenly

• пытли́вость

  inquisitiveness, curiosity, thirst for knowledge

  searching quality, penetrating quality, keenness

• увлечённость

  keenness

• пытли́во

  inquisitively, curiously, searchingly, keenly

• проницательно

  perceptively, keenly, shrewdly, sagaciously

• причита́ющий

  lamenting, wailing, keening, bewailing

Examples

• Студе́нты очень внима́тельно слу́шают.

  The students pay keen attention.

• У соба́ки то́нкий нюх.

  The dog has a keen scent.

• Ле́звие э́того ножа́ очень о́строе.

  The knife has a keen blade.

• Прегра́да между двоими де́лает любо́вь сильне́е.

  A fence between makes love more keen.

• Э́тот молодо́й челове́к очень лю́бит е́здить на велосипе́де.

  That young man is very keen on cycling.

• У мух о́стрый нюх на разлагающееся вещество́.

  Flies have a keen sense of smell for decaying matter.

• У тебя о́строе чу́вство направле́ния.

  You have a keen sense of direction.

• Я весьма интересу́юсь поли́тикой.

  I have a keen interest in politics.

• Она очень хо́чет пое́хать за грани́цу.

  She is keen to go abroad.

• Она страстно жела́ет пое́хать за грани́цу.

  She is keen to go abroad.

• Вам очень хочется с ними пое́хать?

  Are you very keen about going with them?

• Он поме́шан на спо́рте.

  He's keen on sports.

• У э́той соба́ки о́стрый нюх.

  The dog has a very keen sense of smell.

• Соба́ка чу́вствует запа́хи гораздо лу́чше, чем челове́к.

  A dog's sense of smell is much keener than a human's.

• Она увлека́ется пти́цами и цвета́ми.

  She is keen on birds and flowers.

• У сокола о́строе зре́ние.

  The falcon has keen eyes.

• Япо́нские родители неохотно говоря́т о свои́х де́тях.

  Japanese parents are not keen to talk about their own children.

• У моего́ ножа́ очень о́строе ле́звие.

  The blade of my knife is very keen.

• Молодо́й челове́к, у вас о́стрый глаз.

  Young man, you have a keen eye.

• У Мэри то́нкий слух.

  Mary has a keen sense of hearing.

• У ребёнка о́стрый слух.

  The child has keen hearing.

• У него меткий глаз и твёрдая рука.

  He has a keen eye and a steady hand.

• У него было обострённое чувство справедливости.

  He had a keen sense of justice.

• Твой рассказ вызвал у меня живейший интерес.

  Your story aroused my keenest interest.

• Строгание древесины требует твёрдой руки и точного глаза.

  Planing wood requires a steady hand and a keen eye.

• Девушка, увлекавшаяся танцами, часто выступала на сцене.

  The girl, who was keen on dancing, often performed on stage.

• Он остро чувствовал затерянность в этом огромном городе.

  He keenly felt how lost he was in that enormous city.