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curieux, -ieuse [kyʀjø, jøz]1. adjectivea. ( = intéressé, indiscret) curiousb. ( = bizarre) curious• ce qui est curieux, c'est que... the curious thing is that...2. masculine noun, feminine nouna. ( = indiscret) inquisitive person• petite curieuse ! nosy little thing! (inf)b. ( = badaud) onlooker* * *
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- ieuse kyʀjø, øz adjectif1) ( comme défaut) [personne] inquisitive, curious; [yeux] inquisitive2) ( étrange) strangeet, chose curieuse, elle était seule — and, curiously enough, she was alone
3) ( intellectuellement)je suis curieux de voir... — ( une réaction) I am curious to see...; (une collection, un objet) I am keen to see...
4) ( intéressant) interesting
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nom masculin, féminin1) ( personne indiscrète)c'est un curieux — he's nosy (colloq)
2) ( passant) onlooker
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nom masculin ( chose étrange)le curieux de l'histoire c'est que — the funny ou curious thing about it is that
* * *kyʀjø, jøz (-euse)1. adj1) (= étrange) strange, curious2) (= indiscret) inquisitive, curiousTu es trop curieux. — You're too inquisitive., You're too nosy. *
3) (= intéressé) curiousIl était curieux de savoir comment ça allait finir. — He was curious to know how it was going to end.
être curieux de savoir si... — to be curious to know if..., to be interested to know if...
2. nmpl(= badauds) onlookers, bystanders* * *A adj1 ( comme défaut) [personne] inquisitive, nosy○, curious; [visage, yeux] inquisitive; regarder qn d'un œil curieux to look curiously at sb;2 ( étrange) strange, curious, odd; individu à l'allure curieuse strange-looking ou odd-looking individual; par une curieuse coïncidence by a strange coincidence; un curieux paradoxe a curious paradox; il est curieux de voir à quel point… it is strange ou curious to see how much…; c'est curieux, il n'y a personne that's strange ou curious, there's nobody there; ce qui est curieux c'est que the strange ou curious thing is that; et, chose curieuse, elle était seule and, curiously ou oddly enough, she was alone;3 ( intellectuellement) with an inquiring mind ( épith, après n); esprit curieux person with an inquiring mind; être curieux de to be very interested in; elle est curieuse de tout she has a keen interest in everything; être curieux d'apprendre to be keen to learn; je suis curieux de voir… ( une réaction) I am curious to see…; (une collection, un objet) I am keen to see…;4 ( intéressant) interesting; ce serait curieux à voir it would be interesting to see.B nm,f1 ( personne indiscrète) c'est un curieux he's nosy○; le curieux! the nosy○ thing ou parker GB!; aller quelque part en curieux to go somewhere (just) out of curiosity;2 ( passant) onlooker.C nm ( chose étrange) le curieux de l'histoire c'est que the funny ou curious thing about it is that.( féminin curieuse) [kyrjø, øz] adjectif————————, curieuse [kyrjø, øz] nom masculin, nom féminin2. [indiscret] inquisitive personcurieux nom masculin1. [ce qui est étrange]————————en curieux locution adverbiale
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