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1 out of
1) (from inside: He took it out of the bag.) afară din2) (not in: Mr Smith is out of the office; out of danger; out of sight.) afară din3) (from among: Four out of five people like this song.) din (cauza)4) (having none left: She is quite out of breath.) fără5) (because of: He did it out of curiosity/spite.) din6) (from: He drank the lemonade straight out of the bottle.) (chiar) din -
2 curious
['kjuəriəs]1) (strange; odd: a curious habit.) ciudat2) (anxious or interested (to learn): I'm curious (to find out) whether he passed his exams.) curios•- curiosity
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curiosity — noun 1 (singular, uncountable) the desire to know about something, or to know about a lot of different things (+ about): Children have a natural curiosity about the world around them. | out of curiosity: Just out of curiosity, how old are you? |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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curiosity — [[t]kjʊ͟əriɒ̱sɪti[/t]] curiosities 1) N UNCOUNT Curiosity is a desire to know about something. Ryle accepted more out of curiosity than anything else. ...an enthusiasm and genuine curiosity about the past... To satisfy our own curiosity we… … English dictionary
out — 1 /aUt/ adverb, adjective (adv only after verb, adj not before noun) 1 NOT INSIDE STH from the inside of something: She opened the envelope and took the letter out. (+ of): The diary must have fallen out of her pocket. | Someone has torn the last … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
out — out1 W1S1 [aut] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from inside )¦ 2¦(outside)¦ 3¦(not at home)¦ 4¦(distant place)¦ 5¦(given to many people)¦ 6¦(get rid of something)¦ 7¦(not burning/shining)¦ 8¦(sun/moon etc)¦ 9¦(flowers)¦ 10¦(complet … Dictionary of contemporary English
