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curious* * *curioso agg.1 curious, inquisitive; (spreg.) nosy: è una donna molto curiosa, she is a very curious woman; sono curioso di sapere che cosa dissero, I am curious to know what they said; è un ragazzo curioso di apprendere, he's a boy who is interested in learning2 ( strano) curious, strange, odd, peculiar: che oggetto curioso!, what a curious object!; è curioso!, that's odd!; è un viso curioso, it is a strange face; curioso!, non ha detto niente, that's strange (o odd o funny)!, he didn't say anything◆ s.m.1 curious person; inquisitive person; (spreg.) nosy parker; ( spettatore) onlooker; ( astante) bystander: un assembramento di curiosi, a group of onlookers; è una curiosa incredibile, she's a terrible nosy parker2 ( cosa strana) the strange thing, the odd thing, the funny thing: il curioso è che non ricordo neanche il nome!, the funny thing is I can't even remember the name!* * *[ku'rjoso] curioso (-a)1. agg(gen) curious, (che vuol sapere) inquiring, pegg curious, inquisitive, (strano) odd, strange, curiousun fatto/tipo curioso — an odd thing/person
essere curioso di qc/di sapere qc — to be curious about sth/to know sth
2. sm/fbusybody, nosy parker Brit fam3. smil curioso è che... — the funny o curious thing is that...
* * *[ku'rjoso] 1.1) (desideroso di sapere) [ persona] curious; [ mente] inquisitivecurioso di sapere come, perché — curious o intrigued to know how, why
2) (indiscreto) [ persona] curious, inquisitive, nosy, prying3) (strano) curious, odd, strange, queer2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a) (persona indiscreta) curious person, inquisitive person, nosy parker spreg.; (passante, spettatore) onlooker, sightseer, bystander* * *curioso/ku'rjoso/1 (desideroso di sapere) [ persona] curious; [ mente] inquisitive; curioso di sapere come, perché curious o intrigued to know how, why2 (indiscreto) [ persona] curious, inquisitive, nosy, prying3 (strano) curious, odd, strange, queer; per una -a coincidenza by a strange coincidence(f. -a) (persona indiscreta) curious person, inquisitive person, nosy parker spreg.; (passante, spettatore) onlooker, sightseer, bystander.
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