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Spanish term or phrase:	"Tengo muchas ganas"
English translation:	I am looking forward/ I am eager
Entered by:	Rosa Elena Lozano Arton

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12:14pm May 20, 2008

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Spanish term or phrase: "Tengo muchas ganas"

Una transcripción de una entrevista de trabajo. En la que el entrevistado se refiere a que tiene muchas ganas de trabajar.
Como lo traducirian? Gracias :)

giulio76

KudoZ activity
Questions: 1 (all closed)
Answers: 81

Spain

I am looking forward/ I am eager

Explanation:
Así

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Note added at 4 minutos (2008-05-20 12:18:57 GMT)
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I am looking forward to work with you, I am eager to work with you.

Selected response from:

Rosa Elena Lozano Arton
Mexico

Note from asker to answerer

Eager is what I´m looking for! Thanks a lot :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +13

I am looking forward/ I am eager

Rosa Elena Lozano Arton

5 +3

I am really looking forward to starting work

Michael Boone

4 +2

I am very keen to work

Edward Tully

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

I am very keen to work

Explanation:
lots of options, "I really want to work" is also possible, but maybe this option is a little more formal...

Edward Tully
Spain
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 84

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +13

I am looking forward/ I am eager

Explanation:
Así

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Note added at 4 minutos (2008-05-20 12:18:57 GMT)
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I am looking forward to work with you, I am eager to work with you.

Rosa Elena Lozano Arton
Mexico
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Note from asker to answerer

Eager is what I´m looking for! Thanks a lot :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Cynthia Herber, LL.M.

17 mins

-> Thank you so much Cynthia!

agree

Ametista

21 mins

-> Gracias Ametista

agree

Elliot Everett: I am looking forward to working with you. I am eager to start working.

25 mins

-> Thanks Elliot I was doubting on that.

agree

Juliana Starkman

45 mins

-> Thanks Juliana

agree

Gacela20

46 mins

-> Thanks Gacela

agree

Manuel Martín-Iguacel

47 mins

-> Gracias Manuel

agree

Ximena Correa

47 mins

-> Gracias Ximena

agree

Rosana Paton

1 hr

-> Gracias Rosana

agree

aceavila - Noni: Eager, yes, but I don't favour "looking forward to" because that can only be towards sth already scheduled to happen, and the job hasn't been given yet.

1 hr

-> This is an interesting observation, thanks

agree

Kelly McGuire: 'eager' seems like the better choice

1 hr

-> Ok thank you Kelly

agree

Arlete Moraes

6 hrs

-> Gracias Arlete

agree

Jan Castillo

11 hrs

-> Gracias Jan

agree

Carla_am: Yo diría más I'm REALLY looking forward, me parece más fuerte

17 hrs

-> Gracias Carla

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

I am really looking forward to starting work

Explanation:
Just another option. The others are also fine

Michael Boone
United Kingdom
Native speaker of:

English

Voters for reclassification as PRO / non-PRO

Non-PRO (1): Pina Trans

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Spanish: "Tengo muchas ganas"

English translation: I am looking forward/ I am eager