zeal

[US]/ziːl/
[UK]/ziːl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. entusiasme, pasjon, varme.
Word Forms
Pluralzeals

Phrases & Collocations

enthusiastic zeal

entusiastisk opplevelse

passionate zeal

passjonert opplevelse

zeal for learning

oppmerksomhet for læring

Example Sentences

his zeal for privatization.

hans begeistring for privatisering.

show zeal for one's work

vis begeistring for sin arbeid

He shows great zeal for knowledge.

Han viser stor begeistring for kunnskap.

Laura brought a missionary zeal to her work.

Laura bragde en missionærbegeiring til sitt arbeid.

"Again, this zeal for God is compared to collyrium.

"På nytt sammenlignes denne begeiringen for Gud med kollirium.

They worked with great zeal to finish the project.

De jobbet med stor begeiring for å fullføre prosjektet.

a crusading zeal to eradicate drug abuse

en korsfarerens oppførsel for å eliminere narkotikabruk

our taxi driver shared a sense of missionary zeal with us.

vår taxi sjåfør delte en følelse av missionærbegeiring med oss.

Revolutionary zeal caught them up, and they joined the army.

Revolutionær begeiring fikk dem med, og de meldte seg inn i hæren.

his zeal about his career can crimp the rest of his life.

hans entusiasme for sin karriere kan sette en krempe på resten av livet hans.

Filled with zeal for science, he studied catastrophist geology with Adam Sedgwick.

Fylt av oppmuntring for vitenskap, studerte han katastrofegeologi sammen med Adam Sedgwick.

and all the spoils you divided among your favored sons, who burned with zeal for you, and in their abhorrence of the defilement of their kinswoman, called on you for help.

og alle de skattene du delte blant dine elskede sønner, som brann av entusiasme for deg, og i deres avsky for forurensningen av deres slektning, kallde på deg for hjelp.

Real-world Examples

Others care more about the candidate’s stance on issues rather than religious zeal.

Andre bryr seg mer om kandidatens holdning til spørsmål enn om religiøs oppstandenhet.

Source: VOA Standard Speed February 2016 Collection

But when he witnessed the zeal of Nazi rhetoric, he began to question it for the first time.

Men da han opplevde oppstandenheten i nazistisk retorikk, begynte han å spørsmål om det for første gang.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

Again, it was the Japanese who set about mass-rape with methodical zeal.

Igjen var det japanske som gikk i gang med massevold med metodefull oppstandenhet.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Public-sector zeal for coal is matched only by private-sector distaste.

Den offentlige sektors oppstandenhet for kull er bare like stor som den private sektors avsky.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

I'm afraid your Uncle Henry has a black eye due to Mr. Merriwether's zeal for his part.

Jeg frykter at onkel din Henry har et svart øye på grunn av mister Merriwethers oppstandenhet i sitt del.

Source: Gone with the Wind

So they embraced their digital transformation with zeal.

Så omfamnet de sin digitale transformasjon med oppstandenhet.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) August 2019 Collection

When his wife disapproved of his zeal, he divorced her.

Da hans kone ikke godkjente hans oppstandenhet, skilte han seg fra henne.

Source: The Power of Art - Jacques-Louis David

A good citizen works with zeal for his country's interests.

En god borgere arbeider med oppstandenhet for landets interesser.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

This reformist zeal made the IMF unpopular across much of Asia.

Den reformistiske oppstandenheten gjorde IMF upopulært i stor del av Asia.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

He continued to produce quality work with religious zeal... one true sentence at a time.

Han fortsatte å produsere kvalitetsarbeid med religiøs oppstandenhet... én sann setning om gangen.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

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