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1 curiosity
[cu·ri·os·i·ty || ‚kjʊərɪ'ɒsətɪ]◙ n. סקרנות; דבר נדיר* * *◙ רידנ רבד ;תונרקס◄ -
2 curiosity killed the cat
הסקרנות הרגה את החתול* * *◙ לותחה תא הגרה תונרקסה◄ -
3 aroused his curiosity
עורר את סקרנותו* * *◙ ותונרקס תא ררוע◄ -
4 held back his curiosity
כבש את סקרנותו (הצליח להתאפק ולא לשאול)* * *◙ (לואשל אלו קפאתהל חילצה) ותונרקס תא שבכ◄ -
5 it was curiosity which killed the cat
הסקרנות הרגה את החתול* * *◙ לותחה תא הגרה תונרקסה◄English-Hebrew dictionary > it was curiosity which killed the cat
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6 raises curiosity
מסקרן, מעורר סקרנות* * *◙ תונרקס ררועמ,ןרקסמ◄ -
7 satisfied his curiosity
סיפק את סקרנותו (גרם לו להבין ולהפסיק להיות סקרן בנושא, סיפק לו את המידע שנדרש)* * *◙ (שרדנש עדימה תא ול קפיס,אשונב ןרקס תויהל קיספהלו ןיבהל ול םרג) ותונרקס תא קפיס◄
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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