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1 curieux
curieux, -ieuse [kyʀjø, jøz]1. adjectivea. ( = intéressé, indiscret) curiousb. ( = bizarre) curious• ce qui est curieux, c'est que... the curious thing is that...2. masculine noun, feminine nouna. ( = indiscret) inquisitive person• petite curieuse ! nosy little thing! (inf)b. ( = badaud) onlooker* * *
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- ieuse kyʀjø, øz adjectif1) ( comme défaut) [personne] inquisitive, curious; [yeux] inquisitive2) ( étrange) strangeet, chose curieuse, elle était seule — and, curiously enough, she was alone
3) ( intellectuellement)je suis curieux de voir... — ( une réaction) I am curious to see...; (une collection, un objet) I am keen to see...
4) ( intéressant) interesting
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nom masculin, féminin1) ( personne indiscrète)c'est un curieux — he's nosy (colloq)
2) ( passant) onlooker
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nom masculin ( chose étrange)le curieux de l'histoire c'est que — the funny ou curious thing about it is that
* * *kyʀjø, jøz (-euse)1. adj1) (= étrange) strange, curious2) (= indiscret) inquisitive, curiousTu es trop curieux. — You're too inquisitive., You're too nosy. *
3) (= intéressé) curiousIl était curieux de savoir comment ça allait finir. — He was curious to know how it was going to end.
être curieux de savoir si... — to be curious to know if..., to be interested to know if...
2. nmpl(= badauds) onlookers, bystanders* * *A adj1 ( comme défaut) [personne] inquisitive, nosy○, curious; [visage, yeux] inquisitive; regarder qn d'un œil curieux to look curiously at sb;2 ( étrange) strange, curious, odd; individu à l'allure curieuse strange-looking ou odd-looking individual; par une curieuse coïncidence by a strange coincidence; un curieux paradoxe a curious paradox; il est curieux de voir à quel point… it is strange ou curious to see how much…; c'est curieux, il n'y a personne that's strange ou curious, there's nobody there; ce qui est curieux c'est que the strange ou curious thing is that; et, chose curieuse, elle était seule and, curiously ou oddly enough, she was alone;3 ( intellectuellement) with an inquiring mind ( épith, après n); esprit curieux person with an inquiring mind; être curieux de to be very interested in; elle est curieuse de tout she has a keen interest in everything; être curieux d'apprendre to be keen to learn; je suis curieux de voir… ( une réaction) I am curious to see…; (une collection, un objet) I am keen to see…;4 ( intéressant) interesting; ce serait curieux à voir it would be interesting to see.B nm,f1 ( personne indiscrète) c'est un curieux he's nosy○; le curieux! the nosy○ thing ou parker GB!; aller quelque part en curieux to go somewhere (just) out of curiosity;2 ( passant) onlooker.C nm ( chose étrange) le curieux de l'histoire c'est que the funny ou curious thing about it is that.( féminin curieuse) [kyrjø, øz] adjectif————————, curieuse [kyrjø, øz] nom masculin, nom féminin2. [indiscret] inquisitive personcurieux nom masculin1. [ce qui est étrange]————————en curieux locution adverbiale -
2 interrogateur
interrogateur, -trice [ɛ̃teʀɔgatœʀ, tʀis]adjective[regard] inquiring• d'un air or ton interrogateur inquiringly* * *- trice ɛ̃tɛʀɔgatœʀ, tʀis adjectif inquiring* * *ɛ̃teʀɔɡatœʀ, tʀis (-trice)1. adj(regard, air) questioning, inquiring2. nm/fÉDUCATION oral examiner* * *A adj [regard, ton] inquiring; elle les a regardés d'un air interrogateur she looked at them inquiringly.( féminin interrogatrice) [ɛ̃terɔgatɶr, tris] adjectifsur un ton interrogateur questioningly, searchingly————————, interrogatrice [ɛ̃terɔgatɶr, tris] nom masculin, nom féminin -
3 investigateur
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- trice ɛ̃vɛstigatœʀ, tʀis adjectif inquiring
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nom masculin, féminin investigator* * *A adj [esprit] inquiring.B nm,f investigator.( féminin investigatrice) [ɛ̃vɛstigatɶr, tris] adjectifun esprit fin et investigateur a sharp, inquisitive mind————————, investigatrice [ɛ̃vɛstigatɶr, tris] nom masculin, nom féminin -
4 chercheur
chercheur, -euse [∫εʀ∫œʀ, øz]masculine noun, feminine noun( = scientifique) researcher━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *- euse ʃɛʀʃœʀ, øz nom masculin, féminin researcherPhrasal Verbs:* * *ʃɛʀʃœʀ, øz nm/f (-euse)1) (universitaire) researcher, research worker2)chercheur de [solutions, vérité] — seeker of, [pierre précieuses] hunter of
* * *B ⇒ Les métiers et les professions nm,f researcher; elle est chercheuse dans un laboratoire she's a researcher in a lab; chercheur en génétique genetic researcher; chercheur en littérature américaine researcher in American literature.C nm Astron finder.chercheur d'or gold-digger; chercheur de trésor treasure hunter.( féminin chercheuse) [ʃɛrʃɶr, øz] adjectif[esprit, mentalité] inquiring————————, chercheuse [ʃɛrʃɶr, øz] nom masculin, nom féminintravailler comme chercheur to be a researcher, to do research2. [aventurier]————————nom masculin -
5 interrogatif
interrogatif, -ive [ɛ̃teʀɔgatif, iv]adjectivea. [air, regard] inquiringb. [forme verbale] interrogative* * *- ive ɛ̃tɛʀɔgatif, iv adjectif interrogative* * *ɛ̃teʀɔɡatif, iv adj (-ive)LINGUISTIQUE interrogative* * *( féminin interrogative) [ɛ̃terɔgatif, iv] adjectif————————nom masculinvoir aussi link=pluriel pluriel————————interrogative nom féminininterrogative ou question clause -
6 scrutateur
scrutateur, -trice [skʀytatœʀ, tʀis]1. adjective(literary) [caractère, regard] searching2. masculine noun* * *
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- trice skʀytatœʀ, tʀis adjectif [regard, air] searching
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* * *skʀytatœʀ, tʀis (-trice)1. adj(regard) searching2. nm/f(lors d'un scrutin) scrutineer* * *scrutateur, - triceB nm,f ( de vote) scrutineer.( féminin scrutatrice) [skrytatɶr, tris] adjectifsearching (avant nom)————————, scrutatrice [skrytatɶr, tris] nom masculin, nom féminin -
7 maintenir
v. pronom. Ça se maintient (In answer to a question inquiring about someone's health): 'So-so', 'fair-to-middling', no better no worse.
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