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1 curiosidad
f.1 curiosity.sentir o tener curiosidad por to be curious about2 neatness, tidiness (limpieza).3 curious thing, curiosity, curio, collectible.* * *1 (gen) curiosity2 (aseo) cleanliness, tidiness3 (cuidado) care\despertar la curiosidad de alguien to arouse somebody's curiositytener curiosidad de algo to be curious about something* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=interés) curiosity; (=indiscreción) inquisitivenesstenemos curiosidad por saber si... — we are curious to know if...
2) (=objeto) curiosity, curio3) (=aseo) neatness, cleanliness4) (=esmero) care, carefulness, conscientiousness* * *1) ( cualidad) curiositysiente/tiene mucha curiosidad — he is very curious
están muertos de curiosidad or se mueren de curiosidad — they are dying to see him (o to know etc)
2) ( cosa rara) curiosity* * *1) ( cualidad) curiositysiente/tiene mucha curiosidad — he is very curious
están muertos de curiosidad or se mueren de curiosidad — they are dying to see him (o to know etc)
2) ( cosa rara) curiosity* * *curiosidad11 = curiosity, inquisitiveness.Ex: With ISI's CD Editions you can expand your searching power to the limits of your curiosity.
Ex: Pupil's creativity and inquisitiveness must be encouraged through up-dated school libraries equipped with audio-visual aids and information technology.* despertar la curiosidad = arouse + curiosity, provoke + curiosity, spark + curiosity, excite + attention, excite + curiosity, stir + Posesivo + curiosity, pique + curiosity.* incitar la curiosidad = provoke + curiosity, excite + curiosity.* muerto de curiosidad = agog.* objeto de curiosidad = object of curiosity.* picar la curiosidad = pique + curiosity.* por curiosidad = out of curiosity.* por pura curiosidad = just out of interest, (just) as a mater of interest.* por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.* satisfacer la curiosidad = satisfy + Posesivo + curiosity.* sólo por curiosidad = just for the sake of curiosity.* suscitar la curiosidad = excite + attention.curiosidad2= knick knack.Ex: We'll show you how to build a beautiful knick-knack shelf for displaying all of your trophies, statuettes, china plates and other knick knacks.
* curiosidades = curiosa, bric-a-brac.* libros sobre curiosidades = curiosa.* * *A (cualidad) curiositysiente/tiene mucha curiosidad he is very curious, he has a lot of curiosityestán muertos de curiosidad or se mueren de curiosidad they are dying to see him ( o to know etc)me ha picado la curiosidad my curiosity has been arousedB (cosa rara) curiositytienda de curiosidades curio o curiosity shopC (pulcritud) neatness* * *
curiosidad sustantivo femenino ( cualidad) curiosity;
siente mucha curiosidad he is very curious;
tengo curiosidad por saberlo I'm curious to know;
están muertos de curiosidad they are dying to see him (o to know etc)
curiosidad sustantivo femenino
1 curiosity: tengo curiosidad por las costumbres extranjeras, I'm interested in other peoples' customs
tengo curiosidad por leer ese libro, I'm curious to read that book
tener/sentir mucha curiosidad, to be very curious
' curiosidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguijonear
- interés
- intriga
- intrigar
- morbosa
- morboso
- picar
- resistir
- satisfacer
- título
- copucha
- excitar
- perdonar
English:
better
- cat
- curio
- curiosity
- curious
- out of
- quizzically
- agog
- curiously
- idle
* * *curiosidad nf1. [deseo de saber] curiosity;te lo pregunto por curiosidad I'm just asking out of curiosity2. [cosa rara] curiosity, curio;trajo varias curiosidades de sus viajes he brought back several interesting things o objects from his travels3. [limpieza] neatness, tidiness* * *f curiosity* * *curiosidad nf1) : curiosity2) : curio* * *curiosidad n curiosity -
2 curiosidad
• collectible• curio• curiosity• inquisitive person• inquisitor• interest• nosh-up• nostalgia• thirst• thirst for living -
3 curiosidad indebida
f.nosiness, improper curiosity about the affairs of others, curiosity and meddlesomeness about someone else's business. -
4 curiosidad malsana
f.morbid curiosity. -
5 despertar la curiosidad de alguien
to arouse somebody's curiositySpanish-English dictionary > despertar la curiosidad de alguien
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6 tener curiosidad de algo
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7 despertar la curiosidad
(v.) = arouse + curiosity, provoke + curiosity, spark + curiosity, excite + attention, excite + curiosity, pique + curiosity, stir + Posesivo + curiosityEx. I'll drop a few hints and clues to arouse your curiosities and to help you start your research.Ex. But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.Ex. Indeed, to spark reader's curiosity incomplete and leading remarks are possible the most effective.Ex. Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse.Ex. This software is still in its infancy, but its launch excited the curiosity of many users, and produced a spin-off in the form of increased usage of the other two databases.Ex. His curiosity was piqued as he glanced at the words again -- 'Would you drop by my office at your earliest convenience?'.Ex. Library media specialists can entertain children with holiday storytelling to enhance interest and stir curiosity and with visual aids to spark motivation.* * *(v.) = arouse + curiosity, provoke + curiosity, spark + curiosity, excite + attention, excite + curiosity, pique + curiosity, stir + Posesivo + curiosityEx: I'll drop a few hints and clues to arouse your curiosities and to help you start your research.
Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.Ex: Indeed, to spark reader's curiosity incomplete and leading remarks are possible the most effective.Ex: Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse.Ex: This software is still in its infancy, but its launch excited the curiosity of many users, and produced a spin-off in the form of increased usage of the other two databases.Ex: His curiosity was piqued as he glanced at the words again -- 'Would you drop by my office at your earliest convenience?'.Ex: Library media specialists can entertain children with holiday storytelling to enhance interest and stir curiosity and with visual aids to spark motivation. -
8 incitar la curiosidad
(v.) = provoke + curiosity, excite + curiosityEx. But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.Ex. This software is still in its infancy, but its launch excited the curiosity of many users, and produced a spin-off in the form of increased usage of the other two databases.* * *(v.) = provoke + curiosity, excite + curiosityEx: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.
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9 muerto de curiosidad
(adj.) = agogEx. One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.* * *(adj.) = agogEx: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.
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10 objeto de curiosidad
(n.) = object of curiosityEx. With their massive amount of luggage, they were an object of curiosity from the folks sitting on benches.* * *(n.) = object of curiosityEx: With their massive amount of luggage, they were an object of curiosity from the folks sitting on benches.
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11 picar la curiosidad
(n.) = pique + curiosityEx. His curiosity was piqued as he glanced at the words again -- 'Would you drop by my office at your earliest convenience?'.* * *(n.) = pique + curiosityEx: His curiosity was piqued as he glanced at the words again -- 'Would you drop by my office at your earliest convenience?'.
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12 por curiosidad
Ex. Children insert toys, sweets, hairpins, hair grips, safety pins, etc. into the vagina mainly out of curiosity.* * *Ex: Children insert toys, sweets, hairpins, hair grips, safety pins, etc. into the vagina mainly out of curiosity.
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13 por pura curiosidad
= just out of interest, (just) as a mater of interestEx. The only drawback to this book is that a person looking up a word may continue reading for another 15 minutes or so just out of interest.Ex. As a matter of interest to weight watchers, canned chicken broth has twice as many calories as canned beef broth.* * *= just out of interest, (just) as a mater of interestEx: The only drawback to this book is that a person looking up a word may continue reading for another 15 minutes or so just out of interest.
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14 por simple curiosidad
= (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interestEx. As a matter of interest to weight watchers, canned chicken broth has twice as many calories as canned beef broth.Ex. The only drawback to this book is that a person looking up a word may continue reading for another 15 minutes or so just out of interest.* * *= (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interestEx: As a matter of interest to weight watchers, canned chicken broth has twice as many calories as canned beef broth.
Ex: The only drawback to this book is that a person looking up a word may continue reading for another 15 minutes or so just out of interest. -
15 satisfacer la curiosidad
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16 suscitar la curiosidad
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17 sólo por curiosidad
Ex. Just for the sake of curiosity (and in the chance that it might help someone else at some point), what was the solution you arrived at?.* * *Ex: Just for the sake of curiosity (and in the chance that it might help someone else at some point), what was the solution you arrived at?.
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18 la curiosidad mató al gato
• curiosity killed the catDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > la curiosidad mató al gato
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19 sin curiosidad
• incurably• incurred -
20 sólo por curiosidad
• I just wondered
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