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  • 1 curioso

    adj.
    curious, funny, odd, eccentric.
    m.
    1 snooper, rubberneck, busybody, eavesdropper.
    2 bystander.
    * * *
    1 curious
    2 (indiscreto) inquisitive
    3 (aseado) clean, tidy, neat
    4 (extraño) strange, odd
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (mirón) onlooker
    2 peyorativo (indiscreto) nosy parker, busybody
    * * *
    (f. - curiosa)
    adj.
    2) peculiar, unusual
    * * *
    curioso, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) [persona] curious; (=indiscreto) inquisitive
    2) (=raro) [acto, objeto] curious, odd

    ¡qué curioso! — how odd!, how curious!

    3) (=aseado) neat, clean, tidy
    4) (=cuidadoso) careful, conscientious
    2. SM / F
    1) (=presente) bystander, onlooker
    2) (=interesado)
    3) (=cotilla) busybody
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo
    1) (interesante, extraño) curious, strange, odd

    es curioso que... — it's odd o strange that...

    lo curioso del caso es que... — the strange o funny thing is that...

    2)
    a) [ser] ( inquisitivo) inquisitive; ( entrometido) (pey) nosy* (colloq)
    b) [estar] ( interesado) curious
    3) (Esp) ( pulcro) neat
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino
    a) ( espectador) onlooker

    abstenerse curiosos — (Esp) no timewasters

    b) (fam) ( fisgón) busybody (colloq)
    * * *
    = curious, quaint, inquisitive, onlooker, intriguing, prying.
    Ex. Books in miniature formats were attempted from time to time, although they may always be more curious than useful.
    Ex. Clergymen practice the quaint custom of reading aloud at meal times.
    Ex. Skilled and inquisitive use of libraries can enrich the academic and personal lives of students.
    Ex. One of the problems identified by staff from the use of Prestel in the library has been the noise from the set or from onlookers.
    Ex. Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.
    Ex. Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.
    ----
    * curioso por conocer = interrogator, interrogator.
    * curioso por saber = interrogator.
    * miradas curiosas = prying eyes.
    * objeto curioso = knick knack.
    * objetos curiosos = bric-a-brac.
    * ojos curiosos = prying eyes.
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo
    1) (interesante, extraño) curious, strange, odd

    es curioso que... — it's odd o strange that...

    lo curioso del caso es que... — the strange o funny thing is that...

    2)
    a) [ser] ( inquisitivo) inquisitive; ( entrometido) (pey) nosy* (colloq)
    b) [estar] ( interesado) curious
    3) (Esp) ( pulcro) neat
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino
    a) ( espectador) onlooker

    abstenerse curiosos — (Esp) no timewasters

    b) (fam) ( fisgón) busybody (colloq)
    * * *
    = curious, quaint, inquisitive, onlooker, intriguing, prying.

    Ex: Books in miniature formats were attempted from time to time, although they may always be more curious than useful.

    Ex: Clergymen practice the quaint custom of reading aloud at meal times.
    Ex: Skilled and inquisitive use of libraries can enrich the academic and personal lives of students.
    Ex: One of the problems identified by staff from the use of Prestel in the library has been the noise from the set or from onlookers.
    Ex: Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.
    Ex: Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.
    * curioso por conocer = interrogator, interrogator.
    * curioso por saber = interrogator.
    * miradas curiosas = prying eyes.
    * objeto curioso = knick knack.
    * objetos curiosos = bric-a-brac.
    * ojos curiosos = prying eyes.

    * * *
    curioso1 -sa
    A (interesante, extraño) curious, strange, odd
    es curioso que no haya venido it's odd o strange o curious that she hasn't come
    lo curioso del caso es que … the strange o funny o odd o curious thing is that …
    B
    1 [ SER] (inquisitivo) inquisitive; (entrometido) ( pey) nosy* ( colloq)
    2 [ ESTAR] (interesado) curious
    estoy curiosa por saber qué pasó I'm curious to know what happened
    C (pulcro) neat
    curioso2 -sa
    masculine, feminine
    1 (espectador) onlooker
    [ S ] abstenerse curiosos ( Esp); no timewasters
    2 ( fam) (fisgón) busybody ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    curioso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    1 (interesante, extraño) curious, strange, odd
    2

    ( entrometido) (pey) nosy( conjugate nosy) (colloq)
    b) [estar] ( interesado) curious

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino

    b) (fam) ( fisgón) busybody (colloq)

    curioso,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (indiscreto) curious, inquisitive
    2 (extraño) strange, odd
    lo curioso es que..., the strange thing is that...
    3 (limpio) neat, tidy
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 (mirón) onlooker
    2 pey (chismoso) nosey-parker, busybody
    ' curioso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    curiosa
    - inquieta
    - inquieto
    English:
    curious
    - enough
    - funny
    - inquisitive
    - odd
    - Peeping Tom
    - quaint
    - rubberneck
    - strange
    - droll
    - inquiring
    * * *
    curioso, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [por saber, averiguar] curious, inquisitive
    2. [raro] odd, strange;
    ¡qué curioso! how odd!, how strange!;
    lo más curioso es que… the oddest o strangest thing is that…;
    es curioso que… it's odd o strange that…
    3. [limpio] neat, tidy;
    [cuidadoso] careful
    4. [fisgón] inquisitive, nosy
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [espectador] onlooker
    2. [fisgón] inquisitive o nosy person
    * * *
    I adj
    1 persona curious
    2 ( raro) curious, odd, strange
    II m, curiosa f onlooker
    * * *
    curioso, -sa adj
    1) : curious, inquisitive
    2) : strange, unusual, odd
    ♦ curiosamente adv
    * * *
    curioso adj
    1. (extraño) strange
    ¡qué curioso! how strange!
    2. (interesado) inquisitive
    3. (indiscreto) nosy [comp. nosier; superl. nosiest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > curioso

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