curious

curious
'kjuəriəs
adjective
1) (strange; odd: a curious habit.) curioso; extraño, raro
2) (anxious or interested (to learn): I'm curious (to find out) whether he passed his exams.) ansioso, curioso
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- curiosity
curious adj
1. curioso
it's curious that they left without saying goodbye es curioso que se marcharan sin despedirse
I'm very curious about what happened tengo mucha curiosidad por saber qué pasó
2. extraño / raro
I saw a curious object in the sky vi un extraño objeto en el cielo
curious
tr['kjʊərɪəs]
adjective
1 (inquisitive) curioso,-a
2 (strange, odd) curioso,-a, extraño,-a; (interesting) interesante
■ the curious thing is that ... lo curioso es que ...
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be curious to know something tener curiosidad por saber algo
curious ['kjʊriəs] adj
1) inquisitive: curioso
2) strange: curioso, raro
curious
adj.
• curioso, -a adj.
• desenvolvedor adj.
• novelero, -a adj.
'kjʊriəs, 'kjʊəriəs
adjective
a) (inquisitive) curioso

why do you ask? - oh, I'm just curious — ¿por qué lo preguntas? - sólo por curiosidad

to be curious to + INF — tener* curiosidad por + inf

b) (strange) curioso, extraño
['kjʊǝrɪǝs]
ADJ
1) (=inquisitive) curioso

I'd be curious to know — tengo curiosidad por saberlo

she was curious about her sister's new boyfriend — sentía curiosidad por conocer al nuevo novio de su hermana

"do you want to know for any special reason?" - "no, I'm just curious" — -¿quieres saberlo por alguna razón especial? -no, solo por curiosidad

2) (=strange) curioso

it's curious that she didn't say why — es curioso que no dijese por qué

it's curious how we keep meeting each other — es curioso que siempre nos estemos encontrando

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['kjʊriəs, 'kjʊəriəs]
adjective
a) (inquisitive) curioso

why do you ask? - oh, I'm just curious — ¿por qué lo preguntas? - sólo por curiosidad

to be curious to + INF — tener* curiosidad por + inf

b) (strange) curioso, extraño

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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