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1 nosiness
nosiness ['nəʊzɪnɪs]familiar curiosité□ f, indiscrétion□ f;∎ his nosiness really annoys me il m'agace sérieusement à fourrer son nez partout -
2 nosiness
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3 curiosity
curiosity [‚kjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ]• out of curiosity par curiosité (PROV) curiosity killed the cat(PROV) la curiosité est un vilain défaut* * *[ˌkjʊərɪ'ɒsətɪ]1) (desire to know, nosiness) curiosité f ( about sur, au sujet de)2) ( person) original/-e m/f3) ( object) curiosité f••curiosity killed the cat — Prov la curiosité est un vilain défaut
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4 nose
[nəuz] 1. noun1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) nez2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) odorat3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nez2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) (s')avancer avec précaution2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) fureter•- - nosed- nosey - nosy - nosily - nosiness - nose-bag - nosedive - nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.)- lead by the nose - nose out - pay through the nose - turn up one's nose at - under a person's very nose - under very nose - under a person's nose - under nose -
5 inquisitiveness
inquisitiveness [ɪn'kwɪzətɪvnɪs](a) (curiosity) curiosité fUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > inquisitiveness
См. также в других словарях:
nosiness — nosy (also nosey) ► ADJECTIVE (nosier, nosiest) informal ▪ too inquisitive about other people s affairs. DERIVATIVES nosily adverb nosiness noun … English terms dictionary
nosiness — noun offensive inquisitiveness • Syn: ↑prying, ↑snoopiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑snoopy (for: ↑snoopiness), ↑pry (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
nosiness — noun see nosy … New Collegiate Dictionary
nosiness — noun The property of being nosy … Wiktionary
nosiness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Informal. Undue interest in the affairs of others: curiosity, curiousness, inquisitiveness. Informal: snoopiness. See INVESTIGATE … English dictionary for students
nosy — or nosey adjective (nosier; est) Etymology: 1nose Date: 1882 of prying or inquisitive disposition or quality ; intrusive • nosily adverb • nosiness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
nosy — (also nosey) adjective (nosier, nosiest) informal showing too much curiosity about other people s affairs. Derivatives nosily adverb nosiness noun … English new terms dictionary
nosy nosey — adjective always wanting to find out things that do not concern you, especially other people s private affairs: Don t be so nosy! It s none of your business. nosiness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nosy — UK [ˈnəʊzɪ] / US [ˈnoʊzɪ] adjective Word forms nosy : adjective nosy comparative nosier superlative nosiest showing disapproval wanting to know about things that involve other people but not you Don t be so nosy! Derived word: nosiness noun… … English dictionary
nosy — [ˈnəʊzi] adj showing disapproval wanting to know about things that involve other people but not you nosiness noun [U] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
nosy — /ˈnoʊzi / (say nohzee) adjective (nosier, nosiest) Colloquial prying; inquisitive. Also, nosey. –nosily, adverb –nosiness, noun …