Translations for „curiosities“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

curiosity [ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti, Am ˌkjʊriˈɑ:sət̬i] N

1. curiosity no pl (for knowledge):

curiosity

ciekawość f

2. curiosity (object):

curiosity

osobliwość f

Phrases:

curiosity killed the cat proverbial

ciekawość to pierwszy stopień do piekła

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Wooden tables -- sans table linens -- are paired with tangerine chairs, while throwback knickknacks and curiosities dot the room.

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Because of the inconvenience of wearing headphones, true binaural recordings have remained laboratory and audiophile curiosities.

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During the trial, defendants answered some questions from judges which were wholly unrelated to the trial and resulted merely from personal curiosities.

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Eighteen richly decorated display cabinets accommodate the collection of around 3,000 naturalia, the specializations of curiosities and artefacts.

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A number of shrines, dens and other student-built curiosities are scattered around the northern campus.

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The sportiveness of the grotesque category can be seen in the notion of the preternatural category of the "lusus naturae", in natural history writings and in cabinets of curiosities.

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By the end of this period, artesana was considered to be nothing more than a collection of curiosities.

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Altogether the account continues this is one of the greatest natural, philosophical and mechanical curiosities which the country can produce.

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Scientists and collectors displayed their finds in private cabinets of curiosities.

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Some sceptics hold that it was bought by a wealthy collector of curiosities.

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