English-Spanish translations for anxious

• ansioso
  Estamos ansiosos de oír si nos las va a dar hoy. We are anxious to hear whether we are to be given them today.
  Mi equipo está preparado y ansioso por asumir su parte. My team is ready and anxious to play its part.
  Han estado ansiosos por ver los avances en esta cuestión. They have been most anxious to see this matter progress.
• deseoso
  Esto está ocurriendo en un momento en que los Estados Unidos están deseosos de mejorar las relaciones con la UE y necesitan nuestra ayuda. This is happening at a time when the US is anxious to mend fences with the EU and needs our help.
  Como Presidencia en ejercicio del Consejo, estamos deseosos de que se respeten las medidas existentes relativas a la transparencia. As Presidency-in-Office of the Council, we are anxious that existing measures regarding transparency are respected.
  Más adelante vimos que el nuevo Gobierno laborista, deseoso de preservar puestos de trabajo en la industria minera, se apresuró a invertir esa orientación. We went on to see it rapidly reversed by the new Labour Government, anxious to preserve jobs in the mining industry.
• inquieto
  . Señor Presidente, a la Sra. Torres Marques le diría que mi obligación es no estar inquieto. Mr President, I would say to Mrs Torres Marques that my obligation is not to be anxious.
  Me hace sentir inquieto y temo que conducirá a una comunidad financiera excesivamente regulada que no será capaz de liberar el crecimiento que todos nosotros tanto necesitamos. It makes me anxious, and I fear that it will lead to an overregulated financial community which will not be able to deliver the growth we all need so much.
  Lo bueno de la democracia es ser capaz de comunicarse con quien sea en el momento que sea sin tener que sentirse inquieto por tales comunicaciones. The good thing about democracy is being able to communicate with whomever one wishes whenever one wishes, without feeling anxious about such communications.
• nervioso
  Los integrantes de las diferentes familias políticas se están poniendo nerviosos. Politicians across the political divide are starting to become anxious.
  Es comprensible que algunos empleados estén nerviosos ante un cambio tan radical. It is understandable that some employees should feel anxious about such a radical change.
  Distinguido señor Presidente, señor Comisario, creo que muchos se pusieron nerviosos cuando el Sr. Harbour aludía a una revisión de la directiva dentro de 18 meses. Mr President, Commissioner, I believe that many people must have been rather anxious when Mr Harbour said he wanted to see a review of the directive within 18 months.

Definition of anxious

• Nervous and worried
• Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying
• Earnestly desirous

Examples

• She was anxious to hear how her test results were
• I could tell she was anxious as she was biting her nails
• anxious labor
• There was an anxious wait before the results were revealed
• He is anxious to please, so you can count on him
• All the voters were anxious to hear the election result

Related words

• anxiously
• anxiousness
• anxious dream
• desirous anxious keen on eager
• very anxious for