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1 curiosity
n. nyfikenhet; märkvärdighet* * *[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.)2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) -
2 curiosity killed the cat
nyfiken i en strut -
3 aroused his curiosity
väckte hans nyfikenhet -
4 held back his curiosity
höll tillbaka sin nyfikenhet (lyckades hålla tillbaka frågan) -
5 it was curiosity which killed the cat
nyfiken i en strutEnglish-Swedish dictionary > it was curiosity which killed the cat
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6 raises curiosity
väcker nyfikenhet -
7 satisfied his curiosity
tillfredsställde hans vetgirighet (fick honom att förstå och sluta vara nyfiken inom ämnet, han fick tillräckligt med information) -
8 interest
n. intresse; angelägenhet; intressesfär; ränta; del, andel (i en affär etc.); fördel; anspråk--------v. intressera; väcka intresse* * *['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) intresse2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) intresse3) (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.) ränta4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) andel5) (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).) intressent, intresserad krets2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) intressera2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) göra intresserad, väcka intresse•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest -
9 satisfy
v. tillfredsställa; göra nöjd, behaga; tillgodose; uppfylla; mätta, stilla* * *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.) stilla2) (to please: She is very difficult to satisfy.) tillfredsställa•- satisfactory
- satisfactorily
- satisfied
- satisfying -
10 appease
v. lugna, blidka; försona* * *[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.) lugna, stilla, blidka -
11 curious
adj. nyfiken; underlig; märkvärdig* * *['kjuəriəs]1) (strange; odd: a curious habit.) egendomlig, underlig2) (anxious or interested (to learn): I'm curious (to find out) whether he passed his exams.) vetgirig, nyfiken•- curiosity -
12 interested
adj. intresserad; som intresserar sig; egennyttig* * *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.) intresserad2) ((often with in) willing, or wanting, to do, buy etc: Are you interested in (buying) a second-hand car?) intresserad3) (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).) intresserad, inblandad, berörd -
13 intrigue
n. intrig, konspiration; ränker, onda anslag; bedrägeri; plan, knep:--------v. intrigera, smida ränker; väcka intresse hos, göra nyfiken; attrahera, charma; förbrylla; ha ett hemligt förhållande* * *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.) intrig2. [in'tri:ɡ] verb1) (to fascinate, arouse the curiosity of or amuse: The book intrigued me.) fängsla, försätta i spänning2) (to plot or scheme.) intrigera, smida ränker• -
14 out of
utanför; ut ur; ut genom; utav; ut ifrån; utan* * *1) (from inside: He took it out of the bag.) ut (fram) ur2) (not in: Mr Smith is out of the office; out of danger; out of sight.) utom3) (from among: Four out of five people like this song.) av4) (having none left: She is quite out of breath.) här: andfådd5) (because of: He did it out of curiosity/spite.) av6) (from: He drank the lemonade straight out of the bottle.) ur -
15 wonder
n. under; mirakel; förvåning, förundran; häpnad--------v. häpna, förundra sig, förvånas; bli förbluffad, bli förvånad; fundera; undra* * *1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) []undran2) (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!) under[]3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) det märkvärdiga2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) vara (bli) förvånad2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) undra3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) undra•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder -
16 wonderingly
adv. undrande; förundrat, förvånat* * *adverb (with great curiosity and amazement: The children gazed wonderingly at the puppets.) undrande
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