all ears

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

all ears (not comparable)

1. (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.

2. (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
• Urdu: ہمہ تن گوش (hama-tan-gosh)

awaiting explanation

• Danish: lutter øre
• Finnish: pelkkänä korvana
• French: tout ouïe (fr)
• German: ganz Ohr sein (de)
• Greek: όλος αυτιά (ólos aftiá)
• Italian: tutto orecchie
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: lutter øre

• Portuguese: todo ouvidos (pt)
• Romanian: ochi și urechi
• Russian: обрати́ться в слух (obratítʹsja v slux), весь внима́ние m (vesʹ vnimánije), весь во внима́нии m (colloquial)
• Spanish: escucho (es)
• Swedish: idel öra

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} претворити се у уво (pretvoriti se u uvo)
• Turkish: ^{(please verify)} kulak kesilmek (tr)

See also

• all eyes
• all smiles