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1 curiosity
[kjuərɪ'ɔsɪtɪ]n( interest) ciekawość f, zaciekawienie nt; ( nosiness) ciekawość f; ( unusual thing) osobliwość f* * *[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) ciekawość2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) osobliwość -
2 interest
['ɪntrɪst] 1. n(desire to know, pastime)2. vtinterest (in) — zainteresowanie nt ( +instr); (advantage, profit) interes m; ( COMM) ( in company) udział m; ( sum of money) odsetki pl, procent m
compound/simple interest — procent składany/zwykły
his main interest is … — interesuje się głównie +instr
it is in our interest to … — jest or leży w naszym interesie, żeby +infin
* * *['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) zainteresowanie2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) zainteresowanie3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) procent4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) udział5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) koła, sfery2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) interesować2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) zainteresować•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest -
3 out of
prep1) ( outside) z +gento go out of the house — wychodzić (wyjść perf) z domu
2) ( beyond)3) (indicating cause, motive, origin, material) z +genout of curiosity/greed — z ciekawości/chciwości
4) ( from among) na +acc5) ( without) bez +gento be out of milk/sugar — nie mieć mleka/cukru
* * *1) (from inside: He took it out of the bag.) z2) (not in: Mr Smith is out of the office; out of danger; out of sight.) poza3) (from among: Four out of five people like this song.) z4) (having none left: She is quite out of breath.) bez5) (because of: He did it out of curiosity/spite.) z(e)6) (from: He drank the lemonade straight out of the bottle.) z -
4 satisfy
['sætɪsfaɪ]vtperson zadowalać (zadowolić perf); needs, demand zaspokajać (zaspokoić perf); conditions spełniać (spełnić perf)to satisfy sb that … — przekonać ( perf) kogoś, że…
to satisfy o.s. that … — upewniać się (upewnić się perf), że…
* * *1) (to give (a person) enough of what is wanted or needed to take away hunger, curiosity etc: The apple didn't satisfy my hunger; I told him enough to satisfy his curiosity.) zadawalać, zaspakajać2) (to please: She is very difficult to satisfy.) zadowolić•- satisfactory
- satisfactorily
- satisfied
- satisfying -
5 appease
[ə'piːz]vt* * *[ə'pi:z](to calm or satisfy (a person, desire etc) usually by giving what was asked for or is needed: She appeased his curiosity by explaining the situation to him.) uspokajać, zaspokajać -
6 curious
['kjuərɪəs]adj( interested) ciekawy, zaciekawiony; ( nosy) ciekawski; strange, unusual dziwny* * *['kjuəriəs]1) (strange; odd: a curious habit.) dziwny, osobliwy2) (anxious or interested (to learn): I'm curious (to find out) whether he passed his exams.) ciekawy•- curiosity -
7 interested
['ɪntrɪstɪd]adjto be interested in sth/sb — interesować się czymś/kimś
* * *1) ((often with in) showing attention or having curiosity: He's not interested in politics; Don't tell me any more - I'm not interested; I'll be interested to see what happens next week.) zainteresowany2) ((often with in) willing, or wanting, to do, buy etc: Are you interested in (buying) a second-hand car?) zainteresowany3) (personally involved in a particular business, project etc and therefore likely to be anxious about decisions made regarding it: You must consult the other interested parties (= the other people involved).) zainteresowany -
8 intrigue
[ɪn'triːg] 1. n 2. vt* * *1. [in'tri:ɡ, 'intri:ɡ] noun(the activity of plotting or scheming; a plot or scheme: He became president as a result of (a) political intrigue.) intryga2. [in'tri:ɡ] verb1) (to fascinate, arouse the curiosity of or amuse: The book intrigued me.) (za)intrygować2) (to plot or scheme.) intrygować• -
9 wonder
['wʌndə(r)] 1. n 2. vito wonder whether/why — zastanawiać się, czy/dlaczego
to wonder at — dziwić się +dat
to wonder about — zastanawiać się nad +instr
it's no wonder (that) — nic dziwnego (, że)
I wonder why he's late — ciekawe, czemu się spóźnia
* * *1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) zdumienie2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) cud3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) niezwykłość2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) dziwić się2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) zastanawiać się3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) być ciekawym•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder -
10 wonderingly
adverb (with great curiosity and amazement: The children gazed wonderingly at the puppets.) w zdumieniu
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