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curiosity

  • 1 curiosity

    [-'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.)
    * * *
    ziņkārība; zinātkāre; dīvainība; rets priekšmets

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  • 2 curiosity shop

    vecu, retu priekšmetu antikvariāts; antikvariāts

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  • 3 devoured by curiosity

    ziņkārības pārņemts

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  • 4 from curiosity

    aiz ziņkārības

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  • 5 inbred curiosity

    iedzimta ziņkāre

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  • 6 morbid curiosity

    neveselīga interese

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  • 7 to be dying of curiosity

    vai beigties nost aiz ziņkārības

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  • 8 to be on tiptoe with curiosity

    degt aiz ziņkārības

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  • 9 to goad somebody 's curiosity

    izraisīt kāda ziņkārību

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  • 10 under the spur of curiosity

    ziņkārības dzīts

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  • 11 interest

    ['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun
    1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) interese
    2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) aizraušanās
    3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) procentu likme
    4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) (īpašuma) daļa; līdzdalība
    5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) intereses; labums
    2. verb
    1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) interesēt
    2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) ieinteresēt
    - interesting
    - interestingly
    - in one's own interest
    - in one's interest
    - in the interests of
    - in the interest of
    - lose interest
    - take an interest
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    interese; priekšrocības, labums; interese, aizraušanās; līdzdalība, daļa; procenti; ieinteresētie; interesēt; ieinteresēt

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  • 12 satisfy

    1) (to give (a person) enough of what is wanted or needed to take away hunger, curiosity etc: The apple didn't satisfy my hunger; I told him enough to satisfy his curiosity.) apmierināt; []dzēst (interesi); slāpēt
    2) (to please: She is very difficult to satisfy.) izpatikt
    - satisfactory
    - satisfactorily
    - satisfied
    - satisfying
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    apmierināt; apmierināt, remdēt; izpildīt; nokārtot; pārliecināt; atbilst

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  • 13 appease

    [ə'pi:z]
    (to calm or satisfy (a person, desire etc) usually by giving what was asked for or is needed: She appeased his curiosity by explaining the situation to him.) nomierināt; apmierināt
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    nomierināt; dzesēt, apmierināt, remdēt

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  • 14 curious

    ['kjuəriəs]
    1) (strange; odd: a curious habit.) dīvains; neparasts
    2) (anxious or interested (to learn): I'm curious (to find out) whether he passed his exams.) ziņkārīgs; zinātkārs
    - curiosity
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    ziņkārīgs; zinātkārs; dīvains; interesants, neparasts

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  • 15 interested

    1) ((often with in) showing attention or having curiosity: He's not interested in politics; Don't tell me any more - I'm not interested; I'll be interested to see what happens next week.) ieinteresēts
    2) ((often with in) willing, or wanting, to do, buy etc: Are you interested in (buying) a second-hand car?) ieinteresēts
    3) (personally involved in a particular business, project etc and therefore likely to be anxious about decisions made regarding it: You must consult the other interested parties (= the other people involved).) ieinteresēts
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    ieinteresēts; neobjektīvs; uzmanīgs

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  • 16 intrigue

    1. [in'tri:ɡ, 'intri:ɡ] noun
    (the activity of plotting or scheming; a plot or scheme: He became president as a result of (a) political intrigue.) intriga
    2. [in'tri:ɡ] verb
    1) (to fascinate, arouse the curiosity of or amuse: The book intrigued me.) intriģēt; aizraut
    2) (to plot or scheme.) vērpt intrigas
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    intriga; mīlas dēka; vērpt intrigas; intriģēt

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  • 17 out of

    1) (from inside: He took it out of the bag.) no
    2) (not in: Mr Smith is out of the office; out of danger; out of sight.) ārpus
    3) (from among: Four out of five people like this song.) no
    4) (having none left: She is quite out of breath.) bez
    5) (because of: He did it out of curiosity/spite.) aiz (cēloņa nozīmē)
    6) (from: He drank the lemonade straight out of the bottle.) no
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    no ; aiz

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  • 18 wonder

    1. noun
    1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) izbrīns
    2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) brīnums
    3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) brīnums; brīnumaina īpašība
    2. verb
    1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) []brīnīties
    2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) aizdomāties; padomāt
    3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) vēlēties uzzināt; interesēties
    - wonderfully
    - wonderingly
    - wonderland
    - wondrous
    - no wonder
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    brīnīšanās, izbrīns; brīnums; vēlēties uzzināt; brīnīties

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  • 19 wonderingly

    adverb (with great curiosity and amazement: The children gazed wonderingly at the puppets.) brīnoties; ar izbrīnu

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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

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