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1 curious
adjective1) (inquisitive) neugierig; (eager to learn) wissbegierigbe curious about something — (eagerly awaiting) auf etwas (Akk.) neugierig sein
be curious about somebody — in Bezug auf jemanden neugierig sein
how [very] curious! — [sehr] seltsam!
* * *['kjuəriəs]1) (strange; odd: a curious habit.) seltsam2) (anxious or interested (to learn): I'm curious (to find out) whether he passed his exams.) neugierig•- academic.ru/85921/curiously">curiously- curiosity* * *cu·ri·ous[ˈkjʊəriəs, AM ˈkjʊri-]1. (inquisitive) neugierig, wissbegierigto be \curious to see sb/sth neugierig [o gespannt] darauf sein, jdn/etw zu sehenI was extremely \curious as to how they met ich wollte zu gerne wissen, wie sie sich kennengelernt haben2. (peculiar) seltsam, merkwürdig, eigenartiga \curious thing happened to me yesterday gestern ist mir etwas ganz Komisches passierthow \curious! wie seltsam!what a \curious sight! welch ein seltsamer Anblickhe's a \curious sort er ist schon ein komischer Kauz* * *['kjʊərɪəs]adj1) (= inquisitive) neugierigI'm curious to know what he'll do — ich bin mal gespannt, was er macht
I'm curious to know how he did it — ich bin neugierig zu erfahren, wie er das gemacht hat
I'd be curious to know how you got on — ich wüsste (ganz) gern, wie du zurechtgekommen bist
I'm curious about him — ich möchte gern mehr über ihn erfahren or herausfinden
why do you ask? – I'm just curious — warum fragst du? – nur so
2) (= odd) sonderbar, seltsam, eigenartig* * *curious [ˈkjʊərıəs] adj (adv curiously)1. neugierig (auch pej), wissbegierig:I am curious to know if ich möchte gern wissen, ob;be curious about neugierig sein auf (akk)2. kurios, seltsam, merkwürdig:curiously enough merkwürdigerweise3. umg komisch, wunderlich4. obs genau, sorgfältig, peinlich, streng* * *adjective1) (inquisitive) neugierig; (eager to learn) wissbegierigbe curious about something — (eagerly awaiting) auf etwas (Akk.) neugierig sein
2) (strange, odd) merkwürdig; seltsamhow [very] curious! — [sehr] seltsam!
* * *adj.merkwürdig adj.neugierig adj.sonderbar adj. n.Wissbegierig m. -
2 overwhelmingly
over·whelm·ing·ly[ˌəʊvəˈ(h)welmɪŋli, AM ˌoʊvɚˈ-]1. (intensely) überwältigend\overwhelmingly friendly unheimlich freundlich2. (by a very large margin) deutlichto defeat sb/sth \overwhelmingly jdn/etw eindeutig besiegen* * *["əʊvə'welmIŋlɪ]adv1)he began to feel overwhelmingly anxious — er begann, sich unwahrscheinlich ängstlich zu fühlen
2) (= predominantly) approve, reject, support mit überwältigender Mehrheit; white, positive größtenteils* * *adv.überwältigend adv.
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