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1 curiosity
nouncuriosity killed the cat — (fig.) die Neugier ist schon manchem zum Verhängnis geworden
* * *[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) die Neugier2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) die Rarität* * *cu·ri·os·ity[ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti, AM ˌkjʊriˈɑ:sət̬i]nto satisfy sb's \curiosity jds Neugier[de] befriedigencars like mine are curiosities nowadays solche Wagen wie meiner sind heutzutage eine Rarität3.* * *["kjʊərI'ɒsItɪ]nout of or from curiosity — aus Neugier
curiosity killed the cat (Prov) — sei nicht so neugierig
* * *1. Neugier f (auch pej), Wissbegierde f:out of curiosity aus Neugier;curiosity killed the cat sei nicht so neugierig!, wie gut, dass du nicht neugierig bist!2. Kuriosität f:a) Rarität fb) Sehenswürdigkeit f3. obs peinliche Genauigkeit* * *nouncuriosity killed the cat — (fig.) die Neugier ist schon manchem zum Verhängnis geworden
* * *n.Kuriosität f.Merkwürdigkeit f.Neugier f.Neugierde f.Rarität -en f.Seltenheit f. -
2 eager
adjective* * *['i:ɡə](full of desire, interest etc; keen; enthusiastic: He is always eager to win.) eifrig- academic.ru/23069/eagerness">eagerness- eagerly* * *<-er, -est or more \eager, most \eager>[ˈi:gəʳ, AM -ɚ]1. (hungry) begierigthe crowd were \eager for blood die Menge wollte Blut sehen2. (enthusiastic) eifrig, einsatzfreudig▪ to be \eager to do sth (keen) etw unbedingt tun wollen, darauf erpicht sein, etw zu tun geh; (trying hard) eifrig bemüht sein, etw zu tunto be \eager to learn lernbegierig [o lerneifrig] sein\eager anticipation gespannte Erwartung* * *['iːgə(r)]adjperson, discussion, pursuit eifrig; face, eyes erwartungsvoll; response begeistertthe eager looks on their faces — der erwartungsvolle Ausdruck in ihren Gesichtern
to be eager to do sth — darauf erpicht sein, etw zu tun, etw unbedingt tun wollen
he was eager to help — er war äußerst willig zu helfen
children who are eager to learn — Kinder, die lerneifrig or lernbegierig or lernwillig sind
she is eager to please — sie ist darum bemüht, alles richtig zu machen
he was eager to please her — er war eifrig bedacht, sie zufriedenzustellen
to be eager for sth — auf etw (acc) erpicht or aus sein
to be eager for sb to do sth — unbedingt wollen, dass jd etw tut
to be eager for sth to happen — es kaum erwarten können, dass etw geschieht
* * *eager1 [ˈiːɡə(r)] adj (adv eagerly)1. eifrig:eager for knowledge wissbegierig;be eager to swim erpicht darauf sein zu schwimmen;I am eager for you to do it mir ist sehr daran gelegen, dass du es tust3. begierig, ungeduldig, gespannt:be eager to do sth darauf brennen, etwas zu tun;be eager for news ungeduldig auf Nachricht warten;an eager look ein gespannter oder erwartungsvoller Ausdruck;with eager attention mit gespannter Aufmerksamkeit* * *adjective* * *(for) adj.begierig (auf, nach) adj.eifrig adj. adj.eifrig adj.
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