curiosity

curiosity
noun
1) (desire to know) Neugier[de], die (about in Bezug auf + Akk.)

curiosity killed the cat — (fig.) die Neugier ist schon manchem zum Verhängnis geworden

2) (strange or rare object) Wunderding, das; Rarität, die; (strange matter) Kuriosität, die
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[-'o-]
- plural curiosities - noun
1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) die Neugier
2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) die Rarität
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cu·ri·os·ity
[ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti, AM ˌkjʊriˈɑ:sət̬i]
n
1. no pl (desire to know) Wissbegier[de] f, Neugier[de] f
to arouse [or develop] [or excite] sb's \curiosity jds Neugier[de] wecken
to burn with/die of [or with] \curiosity vor Neugier brennen/fast umkommen fam
to satisfy sb's \curiosity jds Neugier[de] befriedigen
out of [or from] \curiosity aus Neugier
2. (object) Kuriosität f
cars like mine are curiosities nowadays solche Wagen wie meiner sind heutzutage eine Rarität
3.
\curiosity killed the cat (prov) wer wird denn so neugierig sein?
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["kjʊərI'ɒsItɪ]
n
1) no pl (= inquisitiveness) Neugier f; (for knowledge) Wissbegier(de) f

out of or from curiosity — aus Neugier

curiosity killed the cat (Prov) — sei nicht so neugierig

2) (= object, person) Kuriosität f
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curiosity [ˌkjʊərıˈɒsətı; US -ˈɑs-] s
1. Neugier f (auch pej), Wissbegierde f:
out of curiosity aus Neugier;
curiosity killed the cat sei nicht so neugierig!, wie gut, dass du nicht neugierig bist!
2. Kuriosität f:
a) Rarität f
b) Sehenswürdigkeit f
c) Kuriosum n, komische Sache oder Person
3. obs peinliche Genauigkeit
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noun
1) (desire to know) Neugier[de], die (about in Bezug auf + Akk.)

curiosity killed the cat — (fig.) die Neugier ist schon manchem zum Verhängnis geworden

2) (strange or rare object) Wunderding, das; Rarität, die; (strange matter) Kuriosität, die
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n.
Kuriosität f.
Merkwürdigkeit f.
Neugier f.
Neugierde f.
Rarität -en f.
Seltenheit f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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