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curiosité [kyʀjozite]feminine noun• par curiosité out of curiosity (PROV) la curiosité est un vilain défaut(PROV) curiosity killed the cat* * *kyʀjozite1) ( défaut) curiosity2) ( désir de connaître) curiosity ( pour about)avec curiosité — [dévisager, regarder] curiously
3) ( objet) strange object4) ( étrangeté)* * *kyʀjozite nf1) (soif de découvrir) curiosity2) (= indiscrétion) curiosity3) (= objet de collection) curio4) (= site intéressant) place of interest* * *curiosité nf1 ( défaut) curiosity; par curiosité out of curiosity; par pure or simple curiosité purely ou simply out of curiosity; il est d'une curiosité! he is so curious!; susciter des curiosités to make a lot of people curious; la curiosité est un vilain défaut curiosity killed the cat;2 ( désir de connaître) curiosity; curiosité intellectuelle intellectual curiosity; sa curiosité pour his/her curiosity about; avec curiosité [dévisager, regarder] curiously; se demander avec curiosité si to be curious to know if;3 ( objet) strange object; ( de collection) curio, curiosity; cabinet des curiosités cabinet of curios; magasin de curiosité curiosity shop;4 ( étrangeté) objet d'une grande curiosité very curious object.[kyrjozite] nom fémininpar (pure) curiosité out of (sheer) curiosity, just for curiosity's sake2. [intérêt] curiosity————————curiosités nom féminin pluriel
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