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nouncuriosity killed the cat — (fig.) die Neugier ist schon manchem zum Verhängnis geworden
* * *[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) die Neugier2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) die Rarität* * *cu·ri·os·ity[ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti, AM ˌkjʊriˈɑ:sət̬i]nto satisfy sb's \curiosity jds Neugier[de] befriedigencars like mine are curiosities nowadays solche Wagen wie meiner sind heutzutage eine Rarität3.* * *["kjʊərI'ɒsItɪ]nout of or from curiosity — aus Neugier
curiosity killed the cat (Prov) — sei nicht so neugierig
* * *1. Neugier f (auch pej), Wissbegierde f:out of curiosity aus Neugier;curiosity killed the cat sei nicht so neugierig!, wie gut, dass du nicht neugierig bist!2. Kuriosität f:a) Rarität fb) Sehenswürdigkeit f3. obs peinliche Genauigkeit* * *nouncuriosity killed the cat — (fig.) die Neugier ist schon manchem zum Verhängnis geworden
* * *n.Kuriosität f.Merkwürdigkeit f.Neugier f.Neugierde f.Rarität -en f.Seltenheit f. -
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curiosity [‚kjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ]• out of curiosity par curiosité (PROV) curiosity killed the cat(PROV) la curiosité est un vilain défaut* * *[ˌkjʊərɪ'ɒsətɪ]1) (desire to know, nosiness) curiosité f ( about sur, au sujet de)2) ( person) original/-e m/f3) ( object) curiosité f••curiosity killed the cat — Prov la curiosité est un vilain défaut
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(a) (interest) curiosité f;∎ out of curiosity par curiosité;∎ proverb curiosity killed the cat la curiosité est un vilain défaut∎ they considered me to be something of a curiosity on me regardait un peu comme une bête curieuse -
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noun1) любопытство2) любознательность3) (а curiosity) диковина, редкость4) странность5) антикварная, редкая вещь6) (attr.) антикварный; curiosity shop антикварный магазин; 'лавка древностей'* * *(n) любознательность; любопытство* * ** * *[cu·ri·os·i·ty || ‚kjʊərɪ'ɒsətɪ] n. любознательность, любопытство, странность, редкость, диковина, редкая вещь, антикварная вещь* * *антикварнаядиковиназанимательностьлюбознательностьлюбопытствопытливостьредкостьстранность* * *1) любознательность 2) любопытство -
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nounജിജ്ഞാസ, അറിയാനുള്ള ആഗ്രഹം, ഔത്സുക്യം -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] curiosity[English Plural] curiosity[Swahili Word] kituko[Swahili Plural] vituko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] -tukia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] curiosity[Swahili Word] shani[Swahili Plural] shani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] the girls' association with the soldiers was received with curiosity[Swahili Example] Ilionekana shani wasichana kujiunga na jeshi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] curiosity[Swahili Word] uchunguzi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] curiosity[Swahili Word] udadisi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] dadisi V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] curiosity[Swahili Word] ujasusi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] curiosity[Swahili Word] umbeya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Swahili Example] [Lulu] umbeya ulimwasha [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] curiosity[Swahili Word] upekuzi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] curiosity[Swahili Word] utafiti[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
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- 'o-1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) curiosidad2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) curiosidadcuriosity n curiosidadtr[kjʊərɪ'ɒsətɪ]noun (pl curiosities)1 curiosidad nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcuriosity killed the cat por querer saber, la zorra perdió la colan.• curiosidad s.f.'kjʊri'ɑːsəti, ˌkjʊəri'ɒsəti1) u ( inquisitive interest) curiosidad fcuriosity killed the cat — por querer saber, la zorra perdió la cola
2) c ( novelty) curiosidad f; (before n)[ˌkjʊǝrɪ'ɒsɪtɪ]curiosity value — valor m de pieza rara
1. N2) (=rare thing) curiosidad f2.CPDcuriosity shop N — tienda f de curiosidades
curiosity value N —
* * *['kjʊri'ɑːsəti, ˌkjʊəri'ɒsəti]1) u ( inquisitive interest) curiosidad fcuriosity killed the cat — por querer saber, la zorra perdió la cola
2) c ( novelty) curiosidad f; (before n)curiosity value — valor m de pieza rara
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1. n любознательность; пытливость2. n любопытство3. n странность4. n редкая антикварная вещьold curiosity shop — антикварный магазин, «лавка древностей»
Синонимический ряд:1. interest (noun) concern; interest; interestedness; regard2. nosiness (noun) inquisitiveness; meddling; nosiness; prying3. oddity (noun) conversation; conversation piece; curio; marvel; novelty; oddity; peculiarity; piece; rarity; singularityАнтонимический ряд:abstraction; apathy; bagatelle; cipher; dirt; disregard; drug; heedlessness; indifference; song; weed -
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[ˌkjʊərɪ'ɒsətɪ]1) (desire to know, nosiness) curiosità f. ( about per, riguardo a)2) (object, text) curiosità f., rarità f.3) (person) originale m. e f., tipo m. stravagante••curiosity killed the cat — prov. tanto va la gatta al lardo che ci lascia lo zampino
* * *[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) curiosità2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) curiosità, rarità* * *curiosity /kjʊərɪˈɒsətɪ/n. [uc]1 curiosità; desiderio di sapere: to burn with curiosity, ardere di curiosità; idle curiosity, curiosità oziosa4 curiosità; individuo strano, singolare: I was still a curiosity for the natives, per gli indigeni ero ancora una curiosità● (prov.) Curiosity killed the cat, tanto va la gatta al lardo che ci lascia lo zampino.NOTA D'USO: - curiosity e curiosita-* * *[ˌkjʊərɪ'ɒsətɪ]1) (desire to know, nosiness) curiosità f. ( about per, riguardo a)2) (object, text) curiosità f., rarità f.3) (person) originale m. e f., tipo m. stravagante••curiosity killed the cat — prov. tanto va la gatta al lardo che ci lascia lo zampino
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[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) nysgerrighed2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) sjældenhed; kuriositet* * *[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) nysgerrighed2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) sjældenhed; kuriositet -
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[-'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.)* * *[kjuəriɔsiti]nounradovednost; redkost, znamenitost, posebnost, čudo -
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- '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.)subst. \/ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsətɪ\/1) vitebegjær(lighet)2) nysgjerrighet3) merkverdighet4) kuriositet, raritetcuriosity killed the cat! nysgjerriper!from curiosity av nysgjerrighettickle someone's curiosity pirre noens nysgjerrighet -
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[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) curiosidade2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) raridade* * *cu.ri.os.i.ty[kjuəri'ɔsiti] n curiosidade: 1 desejo de saber. 2 raridade, objeto raro ou estranho. 3 qualidade interessante ou estranha. old curiosity shop loja de antiguidades. -
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[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) forvitni2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) fágæti -
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érdekesség, kíváncsiság* * *[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) kíváncsiság2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) érdekesség -
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n. merak, ilgi, ilginç şey, tuhaf tip; antika* * *merak* * *[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) merak2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) ilginç ve acayip -
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• ihmeellisyys• harvinaisuus• eriskummallisuus• erikoisuus• esine• uteliaisuus• uteliasuus• tiedonhalu• kuriositeetti* * *- 'o-1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) uteliaisuus2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) kuriositeetti -
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[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 -
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[-'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.)* * *ziņkārība; zinātkāre; dīvainība; rets priekšmets -
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[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) smalsumas2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) keistenybė, retenybė
См. также в других словарях:
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curiosity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Eagerness to learn Nouns 1. curiosity, curiousness; interest, thirst for knowledge; inquiring mind; inquisitiveness; meddling, nosiness; sightseeing; voyeurism; morbid curiosity, prurience. See… … English dictionary for students
