curiosity in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for curiosity in the English»Spanish Dictionary

curiosity <pl curiosities> [Am ˌkjʊriˈɑsədi, Brit kjʊərɪˈɒsɪti] N

1. curiosity U (inquisitive interest):

curiosity

curiosidad f

I just asked out of curiosity

pregunté solo por curiosidad

curiosity killed the cat

por querer saber, la zorra perdió la cola

2. curiosity C (novelty):

curiosity

curiosidad f

curiosity shop

tienda f de curiosidades or de objetos curiosos

curiosity value

valor m de pieza rara

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morbid curiosity/interest

morboso

morbid curiosity/interest

malsano

slake desire/curiosity

satisfacer

slake desire/curiosity

saciar

stimulate interest/curiosity

despertar

stimulate interest/curiosity

estimular

excite curiosity

despertar

excite curiosity

provocar

whet interest/curiosity

estimular

whet interest/curiosity

avivar

arouse curiosity/interest

despertar

arouse curiosity/interest

suscitar

the book titillated my interest/curiosity

el libro despertó mi interés/curiosidad

unhealthy interest/curiosity/obsession

malsano

unhealthy interest/curiosity/obsession

morboso

Translations for curiosity in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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curiosidad

curiosity

siente/tiene mucha curiosidad

he has a lot of curiosity

me ha picado la curiosidad

my curiosity has been aroused

curiosidad

curiosity

tienda de curiosidades

curio o curiosity shop

curiosity in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for curiosity in the English»Spanish Dictionary

curiosity <-ies> [ˌkjʊr·ɪ·ˈas·ə·ti] N

1. curiosity (desire to know):

curiosity

curiosidad f

2. curiosity (strange thing):

curiosity

curiosidad f

Phrases:

curiosity killed the cat prov

la curiosidad mató al gato

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to pique sb's curiosity/interest

despertar la curiosidad/el interés de alguien

goad curiosity

despertar

unabated curiosity

incesante

to excite sb's curiosity

despertar la curiosidad de alguien

to be bursting with curiosity

morirse de curiosidad

Translations for curiosity in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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curiosidad

curiosity

despertar la curiosidad de alguien

to arouse sb's curiosity

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Despite this, he was not overly mocked, and was considered a harmless curiosity.

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He thought he was conducting investigations into the natural world merely to satisfy his own curiosity.

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The typical student possesses a strong character, a passion for growth, an intellectual curiosity, and a natural sense of leadership.

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The teaser advertisement campaign attracted huge curiosity and the project became a success.

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Long a source of curiosity and local legend, it remains important to scientists who continue to study aspects of its concrete construction.

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The classroom contains natural materials designed to spark curiosity and create a lifelong love of nature.

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Out of curiosity before he leaves he reads few verses from the book the old man is reproducing.

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Coffee was first grown domestically as a curiosity in the early 19th century.

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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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Out of curiosity, the others follow him, starting after them the following night.

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