Excited about vs Keen

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Excited about

Top 2000 (courant)

Keen

Top 2000 (courant) B1 adjective

	Excited about	Keen
Prononciation	🇬🇧 //ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt// 🇺🇸 //ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt//	🇬🇧 //kiːn// 🇺🇸 //kin//
Sens	happy and eager about something	très intéressé ou enthousiaste Very eager or enthusiastic about something.
Exemple	She is really excited about the concert next week.	She is keen to learn new languages.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 2000 (courant)	Top 2000 (courant)
Niveau CEFR	-	B1
Nature grammaticale		adjective
Collocations	get excited about, be excited about, sound excited about, look excited about, feel excited about	keen interest, keen observer, keen eye
Antonymes	disinterested, indifferent	apathetic, indifferent, uninterested
Erreurs fréquentes	Omitting 'about' after 'excited', Using 'exciting' instead of 'excited', Confusing 'excited' with 'exciting'	'Keen' is often confused with 'keen to', which should only be used for expressing desire., Learners sometimes use 'keen' as a noun instead of an adjective., Often incorrectly used without a specific object, e.g., 'I am keen' should be 'I am keen on cooking.'
Notes d'usage	Commonly used to express enjoyment or anticipation. More appropriate in casual conversation than in formal contexts.	Utilisez 'enthousiaste' pour exprimer un fort intérêt ou enthousiasme, souvent dans un contexte neutre. Cela fonctionne bien à la fois à l'oral et à l'écrit, mais moins dans des contextes très informels. Use 'keen' to express interest or enthusiasm. Often used in informal contexts, but also appropriate in formal writing.

Vois-le dans de vrais extraits

Now, I'm real happy that you're excited about gravity, bud...

Excited about

The Lord Of The Rings › The Fellowship Of The Ring

...as we have also developed a keen interest in the brewing of ales...

Sherlock › S1 E1

They're not strictly speaking on the drug squad, but they're very keen.

The Lord Of The Rings › The Fellowship Of The Ring

...as we have also developed a keen interest in the brewing of ales...

Sherlock › S1 E1

They're not strictly speaking on the drug squad, but they're very keen.

Keen

Questions fréquentes : Excited about vs Keen

Quelle est la différence entre Excited about et Keen ?

Excited about: happy and eager about something Keen: Very eager or enthusiastic about something.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Excited about: She is really excited about the concert next week. Keen: She is keen to learn new languages.

Puis-je utiliser Excited about et Keen de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Excited about et Keen sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.