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61 Pandora's box (A jar, sent by the gods to Pandora, which she was forbidden to open and which loosed a swarm of evils upon mankind when she opened it out of curiosity)
Религия: ящик ПандорыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Pandora's box (A jar, sent by the gods to Pandora, which she was forbidden to open and which loosed a swarm of evils upon mankind when she opened it out of curiosity)
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62 aflame with curiosity
Общая лексика: сгорая от любопытства -
63 agape with curiosity
Макаров: разинув рот от любопытства -
64 alert with curiosity
Макаров: полный любопытства -
65 appease curiosity
Общая лексика: удовлетворять любопытство -
66 arouse curiosity
1) Общая лексика: вызывать любопытство2) Макаров: возбудить любопытство -
67 bate one's curiosity
Общая лексика: удовлетворить любопытство -
68 be eaten up with curiosity
Общая лексика: быть снедаемым любопытствомУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > be eaten up with curiosity
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69 be on tiptoe with curiosity
Общая лексика: сгорать от любопытстваУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > be on tiptoe with curiosity
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70 be on tiptoes with curiosity
Общая лексика: сгорать от любопытстваУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > be on tiptoes with curiosity
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71 burst with curiosity
Общая лексика: с трудом сдерживать любопытство -
72 decline satisfying curiosity
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > decline satisfying curiosity
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73 devoured by curiosity
Общая лексика: снедаемый любопытством -
74 die of curiosity
Макаров: сгорать от любопытства, умирать от любопытства -
75 dull curiosity
Общая лексика: тупое любопытство -
76 elude curiosity
Макаров: скрываться от любопытства -
77 epistemic curiosity
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78 evince curiosity
Макаров: проявлять любопытство -
79 excite curiosity
Макаров: возбуждать любопытство, вызывать любопытство -
80 excite the curiosity
Математика: заинтересовать (of)
См. также в других словарях:
Curiosity — Cu ri*os i*ty (k[=u] r[i^]*[o^]s [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Curiosities} ( t[i^]z). [OE. curiouste, curiosite, OF. curioset[ e], curiosit[ e], F. curiosit[ e], fr. L. curiositas, fr. curiosus. See {Curious}, and cf. {Curio}.] 1. The state or quality… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curiosity — (Mars Science Laboratory) Заказчик NASA Производитель … Википедия
curiosity — ► NOUN (pl. curiosities) 1) a strong desire to know or learn something. 2) a unusual or interesting object or fact. ● curiosity killed the cat Cf. ↑curiosity killed the cat … English terms dictionary
curiosity — (n.) late 14c., careful attention to detail, also desire to know or learn (originally usually in a bad sense), from O.Fr. curiosete curiosity, avidity, choosiness (Mod.Fr. curiosité), from L. curiositatem (nom. curiositas) desire of knowledge,… … Etymology dictionary
curiosity — [n1] intense desire to know, understand concern, eagerness, inquiring mind, inquiringness, inquisitiveness, interest, interestingness, intrusiveness, investigation, meddlesomeness, meddling, mental acquisitiveness, nosiness, officiousness, prying … New thesaurus
curiosity — index interest (concern), phenomenon (unusual occurrence) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
curiosity — [kyoor΄ē äs′ə tē] n. pl. curiosities [ME curiousite < OFr curiosité < L curiositas < curiosus: see CURIOUS] 1. a desire to learn or know 2. a desire to learn about things that do not properly concern one; inquisitiveness 3. anything… … English World dictionary
Curiosity — For other uses, see Curiosity (disambiguation). Curious redirects here. For other uses, see Curious (disambiguation). Curious children gather around photographer Toni Frissell, looking at her camera Curiosity (from Latin curiosus careful,… … Wikipedia
curiosity — cu|ri|os|i|ty [ˌkjuəriˈɔsıti US ˌkjuriˈa:s ] n plural curiosities 1.) [singular, U] the desire to know about something ▪ I opened the packet just to satisfy my curiosity. ▪ The news aroused a lot of curiosity among local people. ▪ She decided to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
curiosity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, intense ▪ insatiable ▪ She has an insatiable curiosity about life. ▪ mild ▪ idle … Collocations dictionary
curiosity */ — UK [ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsətɪ] / US [ˌkjʊrɪˈɑsətɪ] noun Word forms curiosity : singular curiosity plural curiosities 1) [singular/uncountable] a strong feeling of wanting to find out about something curiosity about: All children have a certain curiosity… … English dictionary