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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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- '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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[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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{,kjuəri'ɔsiti}
1. любопитство
to be on tiptoe with/burning with/dying of CURIOSITY умирам/горя от любопитство
CURIOSITY killed the cat толкоз много да не искаш да знаеш, не любопитствувай толкоз, любопитството не води към добро
2. любознателност
3. любопитна/особена черта, странност, рядък/странен предмет, (антикварна) рядкост* * *{,kjuъri'ъsiti} n 1. любопитство; to be on tiptoe with/burn* * *рядкост; любопитство; любознателност; куриоз;* * *1. curiosity killed the cat толкоз много да не искаш да знаеш, не любопитствувай толкоз, любопитството не води към добро 2. to be on tiptoe with/burning with/dying of curiosity умирам/горя от любопитство 3. любознателност 4. любопитна/особена черта, странност, рядък/странен предмет, (антикварна) рядкост 5. любопитство* * *curiosity[¸kjuəri´ɔsiti] n 1. любопитство; to be on tiptoe with ( dying of, burning with) \curiosity горя (умирам) от любопитство; out of \curiosity от любопитство; • \curiosity killed the cat любопитството не води към добро; 2. любознателност; 3. рядкост; особеност; \curiosity shop антикварен магазин; 4. ост. внимание, грижливост. -
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noun1) Katze, dieshe-cat — Kätzin, die; [weibliche] Katze
tom-cat — Kater, der
the [great] Cats — die Großkatzen
play cat and mouse with somebody — Katz und Maus mit jemandem spielen (ugs.)
let the cat out of the bag — (fig.) die Katze aus dem Sack lassen
look like something the cat brought in — (fig.) aussehen wie unter die Räuber gefallen
curiosity killed the cat — (fig.) sei nicht so neugierig
[fight] like cat and dog — wie Hund und Katze [sein]
a cat may look at a king — (prov.) das ist doch auch nur ein Mensch
put the cat among the pigeons — (fig.) für Aufregung sorgen
rain cats and dogs — in Strömen regnen
no room to swing a cat — (fig.) kaum Platz zum Umdrehen
2) see academic.ru/119670/cat-o%27-nine-tails">cat-o'-nine-tails* * *[kæt]1) (a small, four-legged, fur-covered animal often kept as a pet: a Siamese cat.) die Katze•- catty- catcall
- catfish
- catgut
- catsuit
- cattail
- let the cat out of the bag* * *CAT1[kæt]CAT2[kæt]CAT3[kæt]* * ** * *cat1 [kæt]A s1. ZOOL Katze f:(domestic) cat Hauskatze;2. pej Biest n3. → cat-o’-nine-tails4. SCHIFF Katt f6. umg, besonders US Kerl m, Typ mB v/t1. (aus)peitschenC v/i Br sl kotzenBesondere Redewendungen: be like a cat on hot bricks (bes US on a hot tin roof) furchtbar nervös sein;when the cat is away the mice will play (Sprichwort) wenn die Katze aus dem Haus ist, tanzen die Mäuse (auf dem Tisch);not have ( oder stand) a cat in hell’s chance umg nicht die Spur einer Chance haben ( against sb gegen jemanden; of getting sth etwas zu bekommen);let the cat out of the bag umg die Katze aus dem Sack lassen;a cat may look at a king schaut die Katz' den Kaiser an;live like cat and dog umg wie Hund und Katze leben;it’s enough to make a cat laugh umg da lachen ja die Hühner!;play (a game of) cat and mouse with umg Katz und Maus spielen mit;it is raining cats and dogs es gießt in Strömen;see which way the cat jumps umg sehen, wie der Hase läuft;cat2 [kæt] s AUTO umg Kat m (Katalysator):cat car Katwagen m* * *noun1) Katze, dieshe-cat — Kätzin, die; [weibliche] Katze
tom-cat — Kater, der
the [great] Cats — die Großkatzen
let the cat out of the bag — (fig.) die Katze aus dem Sack lassen
look like something the cat brought in — (fig.) aussehen wie unter die Räuber gefallen
curiosity killed the cat — (fig.) sei nicht so neugierig
[fight] like cat and dog — wie Hund und Katze [sein]
a cat may look at a king — (prov.) das ist doch auch nur ein Mensch
put the cat among the pigeons — (fig.) für Aufregung sorgen
no room to swing a cat — (fig.) kaum Platz zum Umdrehen
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noun1) Katze, dieshe-cat — Kätzin, die; [weibliche] Katze
tom-cat — Kater, der
the [great] Cats — die Großkatzen
play cat and mouse with somebody — Katz und Maus mit jemandem spielen (ugs.)
let the cat out of the bag — (fig.) die Katze aus dem Sack lassen
look like something the cat brought in — (fig.) aussehen wie unter die Räuber gefallen
curiosity killed the cat — (fig.) sei nicht so neugierig
[fight] like cat and dog — wie Hund und Katze [sein]
a cat may look at a king — (prov.) das ist doch auch nur ein Mensch
put the cat among the pigeons — (fig.) für Aufregung sorgen
rain cats and dogs — in Strömen regnen
no room to swing a cat — (fig.) kaum Platz zum Umdrehen
2) see academic.ru/119670/cat-o%27-nine-tails">cat-o'-nine-tails* * *[kæt]1) (a small, four-legged, fur-covered animal often kept as a pet: a Siamese cat.) die Katze•- catty- catcall
- catfish
- catgut
- catsuit
- cattail
- let the cat out of the bag* * *CAT1[kæt]CAT2[kæt]CAT3[kæt]* * ** * *CAT abk* * *noun1) Katze, dieshe-cat — Kätzin, die; [weibliche] Katze
tom-cat — Kater, der
the [great] Cats — die Großkatzen
let the cat out of the bag — (fig.) die Katze aus dem Sack lassen
look like something the cat brought in — (fig.) aussehen wie unter die Räuber gefallen
curiosity killed the cat — (fig.) sei nicht so neugierig
[fight] like cat and dog — wie Hund und Katze [sein]
a cat may look at a king — (prov.) das ist doch auch nur ein Mensch
put the cat among the pigeons — (fig.) für Aufregung sorgen
no room to swing a cat — (fig.) kaum Platz zum Umdrehen
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{kaet}
I. 1. котка, животно от семейство котки
the CAT did it шег. не съм го направил аз, не съм виновен аз
to turn CAT in the pan напускам, изменям, ставам ренегат
to let the CAT out of the bag издавам тайна, изпущам се да кажа нещо, ял съм кокоши крак
to see which way/how the CAT jumps прен. гледам накъде духа вятърът
a CAT may look at a king и най-простите хора си имат права
(the) CAT's pyjamas/whiskers si. много фин човек. нещо от класа, като него втори няма, най-, по-
enough to make a CAT laugh много смешно/забавно, да умрет от смях
CAT among the pigeons/canaries опасен човек, вълк в кошара
to put the CAT among the pigeons/canaries правя сензация, внасям смут/объркване
to be sick as a CAT повръщам силно/неудържимо
it rains CATs and dogs вали като из ведро
to jerk/shoot the CAT si. дера котки/кози/лисици, повръщам (за пиян човек), like a CAT on hot bricks много неспокойно, като на тръни
like the CAT who swallowed the canary гузно, виновно
no room to swing a CAT много тясно, няма къде да се обърнеш
that CAT won't jump/fight този номер няма да мине
has the CAT got your tongue? разг. защо мълчиш, езика ли си си глътнал? not a CAT in hell's chance абсолютно никакъв шанс
2. злобен/хаплив/заядлив човек, особ. жена
3. si. горещ поклонник на джаза
4. двоен триножник (с шест крака)
5. камшик от девет върви
a taste/dose of the CAT бой с камшик
II. 1. мор. вдигам котва
2. бия с камшик
3. si. дера котки/кози/лисици, повръщам* * *{kaet} n 1. котка; животно от семейство котки; the cat did it шег. (2) v (-tt-) 1. мор. вдигам котва; 2. бия с камшик; 3. si. дер* * *котак; котка; котарак;* * *1. (the) cat's pyjamas/whiskers si. много фин човек. нещо от класа, като него втори няма, най-, по- 2. a cat may look at a king и най-простите хора си имат права 3. a taste/dose of the cat бой с камшик 4. cat among the pigeons/canaries опасен човек, вълк в кошара 5. enough to make a cat laugh много смешно/забавно, да умрет от смях 6. has the cat got your tongue? разг. защо мълчиш, езика ли си си глътнал? not a cat in hell's chance абсолютно никакъв шанс 7. i. котка, животно от семейство котки 8. ii. мор. вдигам котва 9. it rains cats and dogs вали като из ведро 10. like the cat who swallowed the canary гузно, виновно 11. no room to swing a cat много тясно, няма къде да се обърнеш 12. si. горещ поклонник на джаза 13. si. дера котки/кози/лисици, повръщам 14. that cat won't jump/fight този номер няма да мине 15. the cat did it шег. не съм го направил аз, не съм виновен аз 16. to be sick as a cat повръщам силно/неудържимо 17. to jerk/shoot the cat si. дера котки/кози/лисици, повръщам (за пиян човек), like a cat on hot bricks много неспокойно, като на тръни 18. to let the cat out of the bag издавам тайна, изпущам се да кажа нещо, ял съм кокоши крак 19. to put the cat among the pigeons/canaries правя сензация, внасям смут/объркване 20. to see which way/how the cat jumps прен. гледам накъде духа вятърът 21. to turn cat in the pan напускам, изменям, ставам ренегат 22. бия с камшик 23. двоен триножник (с шест крака) 24. злобен/хаплив/заядлив човек, особ. жена 25. камшик от девет върви* * *cat[kæt] I. n 1. котка; зоол. животно от сем. котки; Tom \cat котарак, котак; • when the \cat's away, the mice will play като го няма котака, мишките лудуват (прен.); the \cat did it разг., шег. не съм аз (виновен); to let the \cat out of the bag издавам тайна, изплювам камъчето; to put ( set) the \cat among the pigeons причинявам неприятности; пускам вълка в кошарата; to see which way the \cat jumps прен. гледам откъде (накъде) духа вятърът; the \cat's pyjamas, the \cat's whiskers ам. sl екстра човек (нещо), като него друг няма; a Cheshire \cat вечно ухилен човек; to grin like Cheshire \cat хиля се глуповато, хиля се като пача; fat \cat полит. лице, което субсидира политически мероприятия; to bell the \cat поемам най-рискованата част от една работа; to look like s.th. the \cat dragged in разг. изглеждам ужасно; мърляв съм; неприятен съм на вид; curiosity killed the \cat който много пита, бързо остарява; dog my \cats! да ме убие Господ! to flog the \cat мор. sl мъча се да се оправдая; has the \cat got your tongue? да не си глътнал езика? it rains \cats and dogs вали като из ведро; like a scalded \cat светкавично, много бързо; like a \cat on hot bricks ( on a hot tin roof) като на тръни; to look like the \cat who swallowed the canary ( who got the cream) имам гузен (виновен) вид; there is no room to swing a \cat много е тясно, няма къде да се завъртиш; to skin the \cat прен. преминавам (промъквам се) през много тесен отвор; 2. злобна, хаплива жена; to fight like Kilkenny \cats бия се до смърт (докато и двете страни издъхнат); 3. sl 1) джазмузикант; 2) sl елегантен сваляч, "бройка"; 3) мъж, човек; 4. мор. механизъм за вдигане на котвата, кат; 5. двоен триножник (с шест крака); 6. камшик с девет върви; 7. = caterpillar; II. v 1. мор. вдигам котва; 2. бия с камшик; обучавам; 3. разг. повръщам, "дера котки"; 4. sl клюкарствам, хуля; 5.: to \cat around sl скитам, шляя се, кръстосвам улиците. -
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[ˌkjuərɪ'ɔsətɪ]сущ.Children have a natural curiosity about the world around them. — В детях от природы заложено стремление познавать окружающий мир.
2) любопытствоto be burning / bursting with curiosity — сгорать, умирать от любопытства
I just had to satisfy my curiosity, so I opened the parcel. — Меня распирало от любопытства, и я распечатал свёрток.
3) странностьSyn:curiousness, oddity4) диковина, редкостьcuriosity shop — антикварный магазин; лавка древностей
Syn:••Curiosity killed the cat. — посл. Много будешь знать, скоро состаришься. Любопытной Варваре нос оторвали.
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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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cu·ri·os·ity [ˌkjʊəriʼɒsəti, Am ˌkjʊriʼɑ:sət̬i] nto satisfy sb's \curiosity jds Neugier[de] f befriedigen;cars like mine are curiosities nowadays solche Wagen wie meiner sind heutzutage eine RaritätPHRASES:\curiosity killed the cat ( prov) wer wird denn so neugierig sein? -
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1) кот м; ко́шка ж2) разг сварли́вая ба́ба; спле́тница ж, я́зва ж- copy cat- scaredy-cat
- holy cats
- curiosity killed the cat
- it rains cats and dogs
- let the cat out of the bag
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ˌkjuərɪˈɔsɪtɪ сущ.
1) любознательность nor had you any curiosity to know other states or their laws ≈ у тебя также нет никакого желания узнать о других странах и их законах
2) любопытство Curiosity is usually employed to denote the habit of inquisitiveness as to trifles, and especially as to the private affairs of one's neighbours. ≈ Слово "любопытство" обычно употребляют, когда хотят подчеркнуть привычку интересоваться пустяками и особенно делами своих соседей.
3) странность Syn: curiousness
4) диковина, редкость curiosity shop ≈ антикварный магазин;
'лавка древностей' Syn: curio любознательность;
пытливость - * about unknown lands желание узнать побольше о неизвестных странах любопытство - to be eaten up with * быть снедаемым любопытством - I was dying of * я умирал от любопытства странность редкая антикварная вещь - old * shop антикварный магазин, "лавка древностей" > * killed a cat любопытство до добра не доведет curiosity антикварная, редкая вещь ~ (а ~) диковина, редкость ~ любознательность ~ любопытство ~ странность ~ attr. антикварный;
curiosity shop антикварный магазин;
"лавка древностей" ~ attr. антикварный;
curiosity shop антикварный магазин;
"лавка древностей"Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > curiosity
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syn: a fool may ask more questions than a wise man can answerбагато знатимеш – голова облізе ≅ розумна голова багато волосся не держить дурна голова не полисіє багато знатимеш – швидко постарієш більше будеш знати, менше будеш спати curiosity killed the catEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > too much knowledge makes the head bald
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39 tare mai eşti / e curios!
curiosity killed the cat!Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > tare mai eşti / e curios!
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40 la curiosidad mató al gato
• curiosity killed the catDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > la curiosidad mató al gato
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