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  • 1 curiosity

    [-'o-]
    1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) περιέργεια
    2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) αξιοπερίεργο αντικείμενο

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  • 2 Curiosity

    subs.
    Eagerness for knowledge: P. φιλομάθεια, ἡ.
    Meddlesomeness: Ar. and P. πολυπραγμοσύνη, ἡ.
    Wonder: P. and V. θαῦμα, τό.
    Something strange: use P. and V. νέον τι.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Curiosity

  • 3 curiosity

    περιέργεια

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  • 4 interest

    ['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun
    1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) ενδιαφέρον
    2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) ενδιαφέρον
    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.) τόκος
    4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) μερίδιο
    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).) (ομάδα με κοινά)συμφέροντα
    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.) ενδιαφέρω
    2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) κινώ το ενδιαφέρον
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    - 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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  • 5 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.) ικανοποιώ
    2) (to please: She is very difficult to satisfy.) ικανοποιώ
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    - satisfactory
    - satisfactorily
    - satisfied
    - satisfying

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  • 6 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.) κατευνάζω

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  • 7 curious

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

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  • 8 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.) ενδιαφερόμενος
    2) ((often with in) willing, or wanting, to do, buy etc: Are you interested in (buying) a second-hand car?) ενδιαφερόμενος
    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).) ενδιαφερόμενος

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  • 9 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.) ραδιουργία,μηχανορραφία/πλεκτάνη
    2. [in'tri:ɡ] verb
    1) (to fascinate, arouse the curiosity of or amuse: The book intrigued me.)
    2) (to plot or scheme.)
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  • 10 out of

    1) (from inside: He took it out of the bag.) έξω από
    2) (not in: Mr Smith is out of the office; out of danger; out of sight.) εκτός
    3) (from among: Four out of five people like this song.) από
    4) (having none left: She is quite out of breath.) χωρίς
    5) (because of: He did it out of curiosity/spite.) λόγω
    6) (from: He drank the lemonade straight out of the bottle.) από

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  • 11 wonder

    1. noun
    1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) απορία, κατάπληξη, θαυμασμός
    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!) θαύμα
    3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) (το) καταπληκτικό, (το) αξιοπερίεργο
    2. verb
    1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) εκπλήσσομαι
    2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) απορώ
    3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) αναρωτιέμαι, διερωτώμαι
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    - wonderfully
    - wonderingly
    - wonderland
    - wondrous
    - no wonder

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  • 12 wonderingly

    adverb (with great curiosity and amazement: The children gazed wonderingly at the puppets.) με δέος

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  • 13 Pique

    subs.
    Offence, grudge: P. and V. φθόνος, ὁ.
    Annoyance: P. and V. ἀχθηδών, ἡ, λύπη, ἡ.
    Lover's pique: P. ἐρωτικὴ λύπη, ἡ.
    ——————
    v. trans.
    P. and V. λυπεῖν, δάκνειν, Ar. and V. κνίζειν.
    Be piqued: P. and V. ἄχθεσθαι.
    Pique a person's curiosity: use P. and V. θαῦμα παρέχειν (dat.).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Pique

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  • 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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