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English
Pronunciation
Adjective
all ears (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) Listening intently; fully focused.
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.
- (idiomatic) Awaiting an explanation.
I am all ears to find out how my car, which used to have a perfectly functional engine, will no longer start.
Translations
listening intensely
- Czech: jedno velké ucho, jedno ucho
- Danish: lutter øre
- Dutch: eén en al oor
- Finnish: pelkkänä korvana, kuulolla
- French: tout ouïe (fr), être tout oreilles (fr), être tout oreille (fr)
- German: ganz Ohr
- Greek: όλος αυτιά (ólos aftiá)
- Hebrew: כולי אוזן
- Hungarian: csupa fül
- Italian: tutto orecchie, tutt'orecchi
- Macedonian: се претворив во уво (se pretvoriv vo uvo)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: lutter øre
- Polish: zamieniać się w słuch (pl) impf (the verb substitutes English "be"), zamienić się w słuch pf (the verb substitutes English "be")
- Portuguese: todo ouvidos (pt)
- Romanian: numai urechi
- Russian: навостри́ть у́ши (ru) (navostrítʹ úši), обрати́ться в слух (obratítʹsja v slux), внима́тельно слу́шать impf (vnimátelʹno slúšatʹ), слу́шать во все у́ши impf (slúšatʹ vo vse úši)
- Spanish: todo oídos
- Swedish: idel öra* Swedish: vara idel öra (sv), spetsa öronen
- Urdu: ہمہ تن گوش (hama-tan-gosh)
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