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1 curious
'kjuəriəs1) (strange; odd: a curious habit.) curioso; extraño, raro2) (anxious or interested (to learn): I'm curious (to find out) whether he passed his exams.) ansioso, curioso•- curiosity
curious adj1. curioso2. extraño / rarotr['kjʊərɪəs]1 (inquisitive) curioso,-a2 (strange, odd) curioso,-a, extraño,-a; (interesting) interesante■ the curious thing is that... lo curioso es que...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be curious to know something tener curiosidad por saber algocurious ['kjʊriəs] adj1) inquisitive: curioso2) strange: curioso, raroadj.• curioso, -a adj.• desenvolvedor adj.• novelero, -a adj.'kjʊriəs, 'kjʊəriəsa) ( inquisitive) curiosowhy do you ask? - oh, I'm just curious — ¿por qué lo preguntas? - sólo por curiosidad
to be curious to + INF — tener* curiosidad por + inf
b) ( strange) curioso, extraño['kjʊǝrɪǝs]ADJ1) (=inquisitive) curiososhe was curious about her sister's new boyfriend — sentía curiosidad por conocer al nuevo novio de su hermana
"do you want to know for any special reason?" - "no, I'm just curious" — -¿quieres saberlo por alguna razón especial? -no, solo por curiosidad
2) (=strange) curioso* * *['kjʊriəs, 'kjʊəriəs]a) ( inquisitive) curiosowhy do you ask? - oh, I'm just curious — ¿por qué lo preguntas? - sólo por curiosidad
to be curious to + INF — tener* curiosidad por + inf
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2 curious
adj.curioso(a) (inquisitive, strange) -
3 curious person
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4 curious stuff
s.1 cosa curiosa.2 cosas curiosas. -
5 curious thing
s.cosa curiosa, curiosidad. -
6 curious-looking
adj.de aspecto curioso, con aspecto curioso. -
7 to be curious to know something
tener curiosidad por saber algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be curious to know something
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8 be curious
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9 curiosidad
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 -
10 curioso
curioso
◊ -sa adjetivo1 (interesante, extraño) curious, strange, odd 2 ( entrometido) (pey) nosy( conjugate nosy) (colloq) ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
curioso,-a
I adjetivo
1 (indiscreto) curious, inquisitive
2 (extraño) strange, odd
lo curioso es que..., the strange thing is that...
3 (limpio) neat, tidy
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (mirón) onlooker
2 pey (chismoso) nosey-parker, busybody ' curioso' also found in these entries: Spanish: curiosa - inquieta - inquieto English: curious - enough - funny - inquisitive - odd - Peeping Tom - quaint - rubberneck - strange - droll - inquiring -
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tr[drəʊl]1 (amusing) gracioso,-a, chistoso,-a; (odd, quaint) curioso,-adroll ['dro:l] adj: cómico, gracioso, chistoso♦ drolly advadj.• chusco, -a adj.• divertido, -a adj.• festivo, -a adj.• gracioso, -a adj.• raro, -a adj.drəʊla) ( comic) gracioso, con chispab) (quaint, curious) curioso[drǝʊl]ADJ gracioso, divertido* * *[drəʊl]a) ( comic) gracioso, con chispab) (quaint, curious) curioso -
12 inquisitive
in'kwizətiv(eager to find out about other people's affairs: He was rather inquisitive about the cost of our house; inquisitive neighbours.) curioso, preguntón- inquisitiveness
inquisitive adj curioso / preguntóntr[ɪn'kwɪzɪtɪv]inquisitive [ɪn'kwɪzət̬ɪv] adj: inquisidor, inquisitivo, curioso♦ inquisitively advadj.• curiosa preguntona adj.• curioso preguntón adj.• curioso, -a adj.• inquisitivo, -a adj.• mirón, -ona adj.• preguntón, -ona adj.ɪn'kwɪzətɪvadjective <mind/look> inquisitivo, inquisidor; <person/animal> muy curioso[ɪn'kwɪzɪtɪv]ADJ (=interested) curioso; (=prying) entrometido, curioso; [mind] inquisitivo* * *[ɪn'kwɪzətɪv]adjective <mind/look> inquisitivo, inquisidor; <person/animal> muy curioso -
13 insatiably
adverb insaciablemente[ɪn'seɪʃǝblɪ]ADV [eat] con un hambre insaciable; [kiss] con una pasión insaciableto be insatiably hungry/curious/greedy — tener un hambre/una curiosidad/una avaricia insaciable
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14 intriguing
adjective (curious or amusing: an intriguing idea.) intrigantetr[ɪn'triːgɪŋ]1 intrigante, fascinante, interesanteintriguing [ɪn'tri:gɪŋli] adj: intrigante, fascinanteadj.• fascinante adj.• intrigante adj.ɪn'triːgɪŋadjective <problem/text> intrigante; <possibility/suggestion> fascinante; < person> interesante, enigmático[ɪn'triːɡɪŋ]1.ADJ (=fascinating) [question, problem] intrigante; [prospect, possibility] fascinante; [personality] misterioso, enigmáticoan intriguing little gadget — un chisme curiosísimo or de lo más curioso
how very intriguing! — ¡qué raro!, ¡muy interesante!
2.N intriga f* * *[ɪn'triːgɪŋ] -
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tr['kwɪzɪkəl]1 (bemused) burlón,-ona2 (enquiring) curioso,-aquizzical ['kwɪzɪkəl] adj1) teasing: burlón2) curious: curioso, interrogativoadj.• burlón, -ona adj.'kwɪzɪkəladjective socarrón, burlón['kwɪzɪkǝl]ADJ [glance] burlón, socarrón* * *['kwɪzɪkəl]adjective socarrón, burlón -
16 saber
see sabre
saber 1 sustantivo masculino knowledge;
saber 2 ( conjugate saber) verbo transitivo 1 no lo sé I don't know; no sé cómo se llama I don't know his name; ¡yo qué sé! how (on earth) should I know! (colloq); que yo sepa as far as I know; saber algo de algo to know sth about sth; sé muy poco de ese tema I know very little about the subject; no sabe lo que dice he doesn't know what he's talking about sin que lo supiéramos without our knowing; ¡si yo lo hubiera sabido antes! if I had only known before!; ¡cómo iba yo a saber que …! how was I to know that …! 2 ( ser capaz de): ¿sabes nadar? can you swim?, do you know how to swim?; sabe escuchar she's a good listener; sabe hablar varios idiomas she can speak several languages verbo intransitivo◊ ¿quién sabe? who knows?;saber de algo/algn to know of sth/sb; yo sé de un lugar donde te lo pueden arreglar I know of a place where you can get it fixedb) (tener noticias, enterarse):yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radio◊ sabe dulce/bien it tastes sweet/nice;saber a algo to taste of sth; no sabe a nada it doesn't taste of anything; sabe a podrido it tastes rottenb) ( causar cierta impresión): me sabe mal or no me sabe bien tener que decírselo I don't like having to tell himsaberse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹lección/poema› to know
saber sustantivo masculino knowledge, learning, information
saber
I verbo transitivo
1 (una cosa) to know: no sé su dirección, I don't know her address
para que lo sepas, for your information
que yo sepa, as far as I know
2 (hacer algo) to know how to: no sabe nadar, he can't swim
3 (capacidad, destreza) sabe dibujar muy bien, he knows how to draw really well
4 (comportarse, reaccionar) can: no sabe aguantar una broma, she can't take a joke
no sabe perder, he's a bad loser
5 (tener conocimientos elevados sobre una materia) sabe mucho de música, she knows a lot about music
6 (enterarse) to learn, find out: lo llamé en cuanto lo supe, I called him as soon as I heard about it
7 (estar informado) sabía que te ibas a retrasar, he knew that you were going to be late
8 (imaginar) no sabes qué frío hacía, you can't imagine how cold it was
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobre una materia) to know [de, of]: sé de un restaurante buenísimo, I know of a very good restaurant
2 (tener noticias) (de alguien por él mismo) to hear from sb (de alguien por otros) to have news of sb (de un asunto) to hear about sthg
3 (tener sabor) to taste [a, of]: este guiso sabe a quemado, this stew tastes burnt
4 (producir agrado o desagrado) to like, please: me supo mal que no viniera, it upset me that he didn't come Locuciones: el saber no ocupa lugar, you can never learn too much
me ha sabido a poco, I couldn't get enough of it
quién sabe, who knows
vas a saber lo que es bueno, I'll show you what's what
vete a saber, God knows
a saber, namely ' saber' also found in these entries: Spanish: atenerse - ávida - ávido - básica - básico - carta - cojear - combinar - comparecencia - conjugar - consuelo - convenir - cuerno - dedillo - demonio - desconocer - diferenciar - economía - entender - estimable - estribar - eufórica - eufórico - gloria - impresión - latín - morbosa - morboso - puesta - puesto - relacionarse - sable - si - terrena - terreno - tinta - bien - ciencia - conocer - conocimiento - deber - derecho - experiencia - feo - hallar - llegar - lo - mal - memoria - porqué English: acquaint - aware - can - certain - curious - flounder - fortuneteller - guess - hand - hear - horrify - know - learning - namely - nice - pat - pride - should - taste - tell - truck - understand - unknowingly - wisdom - able - appreciation - authority - claim - copy - early - funny - heart - knowledge - let - priority - realize - reassuring - right - saber - sabre - score - skill - stump - suppose - viz - waytr['seɪbəSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL→ link=sabre sabre{saber ['seɪbər] n: sable madj.• sable adj.v.• herir a sablazos v.BrE sabre 'seɪbər, 'seɪbə(r) noun sable m(US) ['seɪbǝ(r)]N sable m* * *BrE sabre ['seɪbər, 'seɪbə(r)] noun sable m -
17 casa
Del verbo casar: ( conjugate casar) \ \
casa es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: casa casar
casa sustantivo femenino 1 casita del perro kennel; casa adosada or pareada semi-detached o terraced house; Ccasa Blanca White House; casa de acogida refuge; casa de huéspedes boardinghouse; casa de socorro first-aid post; casa de vecinos or (Méx) de vecindad tenement house; Ccasa Real Royal Household; casa refugio refuge o hostel for battered women; casa rodante (CS) trailer (AmE), caravan (BrE) a los 18 años se fue de casa or (AmL) de la casa she left home at 18; no está nunca en casa or ( AmL) en la casa he's never (at) home; ¿por qué no pasas por casa or (AmL) por la casa? why don't you drop in?; de or para andar por casa ‹ vestido› for wearing around the house; ‹definición/terminología› crude, rough; echar or tirar la casa por la ventana to push the boat out 2 casa de cambios bureau de changeb) (bar, restaurante):invita la casa it's on the house 3 (Dep):
casar ( conjugate casar) verbo transitivo [cura/juez] to marry verbo intransitivo [ piezas] to fit together; [ cuentas] to match, tally casa con algo to go well with sth casarse verbo pronominal to get married; se casó con un abogado she married a lawyer; casase en segundas nupcias to marry again, to remarry
casa sustantivo femenino
1 (edificio) house ➣ Ver nota en chalet
2 (hogar) home: vete a casa, go home
estábamos en casa de Rosa, we were at Rosa's
hay mucha gente que no tiene casa, there are a lot of homeless people
3 (empresa) company, firm
casa matriz, head office
4 (estirpe) la casa de los Austria, the House of Habsburg
5 casa de empeños, pawnshop
casa de huéspedes, boarding house familiar casa de locos, madhouse
casa de socorro, first aid post
casa de la villa, town hall Locuciones: tengo que salir a pasear, si no, se me cae la casa encima, I've got to go out for a walk or this house is going to drive me up the wall familiar como Pedro por su casa, as if I/you/he owned the place
de andar por casa, (ropa) everyday (explicación) crude, rough
no parar en casa, to be on the go
tirar la casa por la ventana, to roll out the red carpet
casar
I verbo transitivo (unir en matrimonio) to marry (dar en matrimonio) to marry (off): casó muy bien a sus dos hijos, she successfully married off her two sons
II verbo intransitivo (encajar) to match, go o fit together: las cuentas no le casan, he can't make the figures balance, figurado things don't seem to be right to him ' casa' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abajo - abstraerse - acercar - acoger - acogedor - acogedora - acuerdo - adosada - adosado - afuera - agencia - ajena - ajeno - alquilar - alquiler - ama - amañarse - amo - ampliación - andar - antirrobo - arriba - así - ático - atusar - aviar - barrer - bata - benjamín - benjamina - bienvenida - bienvenido - borde - cabida - cacho - calentar - cambiar - camino - cara - cargar - carpintería - casera - casero - chalet - cocina - comedor - comedora - consentir - convivir English: address - advantage - agent - amenities - ancestral - anyone - appraisal - appreciate - approximately - around-the clock - as - ask round - at - attractive - back - be - bed - before - below - better - big - blast away - bleak - boarding house - body - bookshelf - break into - built-in - burglar alarm - burglarize - burglary - busline - bustle - buyer - call - caller - care - caretaker - clean up - come out - congregate - convenience - cottage - curious - customary - cut out - daily - dear - decorate - design -
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cerrado,-a adjetivo
1 closed, shut (recinto) enclosed ➣ Ver nota en cerrar
2 (intransigente) uncompromising, unyielding (a las novedades, etc) narrow minded
3 (tímido) reserved
4 (un acento, una forma de hablar) broad
5 (curva) tight, sharp
6 (tupido) bushy Locuciones: a puerta cerrada, behind closed doors ' cerrada' also found in these entries: Spanish: cerrado - cerrarse - curva - mentalidad - puerta - puño - tararear - tener - candado English: better - curious - door - hairpin bend - porch - to - hair - how - hum - narrow-minded - sharp - volley -
19 curiosa
curioso,-a
I adjetivo
1 (indiscreto) curious, inquisitive
2 (extraño) strange, odd
lo curioso es que..., the strange thing is that...
3 (limpio) neat, tidy
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (mirón) onlooker
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20 extraña
Del verbo extrañar: ( conjugate extrañar) \ \
extraña es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: extraña extrañar
extrañar ( conjugate extrañar) verbo transitivo (esp AmL) ‹amigo/país› to miss verbo intransitivo 1 ( sorprender) (+ me/te/le etc) to surprise; ya me extrañaba a mí que … I thought it was strange that … 2 (RPl) ( tener nostalgia) to be homesick extrañarse verbo pronominal extrañase de algo to be surprised at sth
extraño,-a
I adjetivo strange Med foreign: tiene un cuerpo extraño en el ojo, she has a foreign object in her eye
II sustantivo masculino y femenino stranger: de repente entró un extraño, a stranger suddenly came in
extrañar verbo transitivo
1 (asombrar) to surprise: no es de extrañar, it's hardly surprising
2 (echar de menos) to miss
3 (notar extraño) extraño mucho la cama, I find this bed strange o (echar de menos) I miss my own bed ' extraña' also found in these entries: Spanish: cortante - mescolanza - mezcolanza - ninguna - ninguno - padecer - sufrir - surgir - cosa - extrañar English: curious - least - puzzle - sensation - strange - wonder - oddly - strangely - surprised
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См. также в других словарях:
Curious — Cu ri*ous (k? r? ?s), a. [OF. curios, curius, F. curieux, L. curiosus careful, inquisitive, fr. cura care. See {Cure}.] 1. Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Little… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curious — 1 Curious, inquisitive, prying, snoopy, nosy are comparable when meaning interested in finding out or in a search for facts that are not one s personal concern. Curious need not imply objectionable qualities such as intrusiveness or impertinence … New Dictionary of Synonyms
curious — [kyoor′ē əs] adj. sometimes compar.curiouser: often in allusion to Lewis Carroll s Alice s Adventures in Wonderland [ME < OFr curios < L curiosus, careful, diligent, curious; akin to cura, care: see CURE] 1. eager to learn or know 2.… … English World dictionary
curious — [adj1] desiring knowledge, understanding analytical, disquisitive, examining, impertinent, inquiring, inquisitive, inspecting, interested, interfering, intrusive, investigative, meddlesome, meddling, nosy, peeping, peering, prurient, prying,… … New thesaurus
curious — index eccentric, extraordinary, inquisitive, noteworthy, prodigious (amazing), rare, remarkable, u … Law dictionary
curious — (adj.) mid 14c., eager to know (often in a bad sense), from O.Fr. curios solicitous, anxious, inquisitive; odd, strange (Mod.Fr. curieux) and directly from L. curiosus careful, diligent; inquiring eagerly, meddlesome, akin to cura care (see CURE… … Etymology dictionary
curious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) eager to know or learn something. 2) strange; unusual. DERIVATIVES curiously adverb. ORIGIN Latin curiosus careful , from cura care … English terms dictionary
curious — cu|ri|ous [ kjuriəs ] adjective ** 1. ) someone who is curious wants to find out about something: I didn t mean to pry. I m just curious. That s all. curious about: Children are curious about animals and how they live. curious to see/hear/know… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
curious */*/ — UK [ˈkjʊərɪəs] / US [ˈkjʊrɪəs] adjective 1) a) someone who is curious wants to find out about something I didn t mean to pry. I m just curious. That s all. curious about: Children are curious about animals and how they live. curious to… … English dictionary
curious — adj. eager to know 1) curious about (curious about smb. s past) 2) curious to + inf. (I would be curious to know what really happened) odd 3) curious that + clause (it is curious that she didn t remember the incident) * * * [ kjʊ(ə)rɪəs] curious… … Combinatory dictionary
curious — adj. 1 eager to find out about sb/sth VERBS ▪ be, feel, seem ▪ became, get, grow ▪ remain ▪ … Collocations dictionary