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Listening intently; fully focused.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable
Examples
- The students were all ears when they found out the topic of the film was "reproduction." They were disappointed to discover that it was also about fish.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Awaiting an explanation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable
Examples
- I am all ears to find out how my car, which used to have a perfectly functional engine, will no longer start.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
洗耳恭聽 /洗耳恭听
(xǐ'ěrgōngtīng)
— listening intensely
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Czech:
jedno velké ucho
— listening intensely
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Czech:
jedno ucho
— listening intensely
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Danish:
lutter øre
— listening intensely
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Dutch:
eén en al oor
— listening intensely
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Finnish:
pelkkänä korvana
— listening intensely
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Finnish:
kuulolla
— listening intensely
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French:
tout ouïe
— listening intensely
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French:
être tout oreilles
— listening intensely
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French:
être tout oreille
— listening intensely
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German:
ganz Ohr
— listening intensely
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Greek:
όλος αυτιά
(ólos aftiá)
— listening intensely
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Hebrew:
כולי אוזן
— listening intensely
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Hungarian:
csupa fül
— listening intensely
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Italian:
tutto orecchie
— listening intensely
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Italian:
tutt'orecchi
— listening intensely
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Macedonian:
се претворив во уво
(se pretvoriv vo uvo)
— listening intensely
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Norwegian Bokmål:
lutter øre
— listening intensely
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Polish:
zamieniać się w słuch
— listening intensely
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Polish:
zamienić się w słuch
— listening intensely
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Portuguese:
todo ouvidos
— listening intensely
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Romanian:
numai urechi
— listening intensely
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Russian:
навостри́ть у́ши
(navostrítʹ úši)
— listening intensely
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Russian:
обрати́ться в слух
(obratítʹsja v slux)
— listening intensely
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Russian:
внима́тельно слу́шать
(vnimátelʹno slúšatʹ)
— listening intensely
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Russian:
слу́шать во все у́ши
(slúšatʹ vo vse úši)
— listening intensely
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Spanish:
todo oídos
— listening intensely
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Swedish:
idel öra
— listening intensely
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Urdu:
ہمہ تن گوش
(hama-tan-gosh)
— listening intensely
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Chinese Mandarin:
洗耳恭聽 /洗耳恭听
(xǐ'ěrgōngtīng)
— awaiting explanation
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Danish:
lutter øre
— awaiting explanation
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Finnish:
pelkkänä korvana
— awaiting explanation
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French:
tout ouïe
— awaiting explanation
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German:
ganz Ohr sein
— awaiting explanation
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Greek:
όλος αυτιά
(ólos aftiá)
— awaiting explanation
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Italian:
tutto orecchie
— awaiting explanation
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Norwegian Bokmål:
lutter øre
— awaiting explanation
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Portuguese:
todo ouvidos
— awaiting explanation
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Romanian:
ochi și urechi
— awaiting explanation
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Russian:
обрати́ться в слух
(obratítʹsja v slux)
— awaiting explanation
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Russian:
весь внима́ние
(vesʹ vnimánije)
— awaiting explanation
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Russian:
весь во внима́нии
— awaiting explanation
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Spanish:
escucho
— awaiting explanation
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Swedish:
idel öra
— awaiting explanation
