curious

curious
adjective
1) (inquisitive) neugierig; (eager to learn) wissbegierig

be curious about something — (eagerly awaiting) auf etwas (Akk.) neugierig sein

be curious about somebody — in Bezug auf jemanden neugierig sein

be curious to know something — etwas gern wissen wollen

2) (strange, odd) merkwürdig; seltsam

how [very] curious! — [sehr] seltsam!

* * *
['kjuəriəs]
adjective
1) (strange; odd: a curious habit.) seltsam
2) (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-]
adj
1. (inquisitive) neugierig, wissbegierig
to be \curious to see sb/sth neugierig [o gespannt] darauf sein, jdn/etw zu sehen
▪ to be \curious as to [or about] sth neugierig auf etw akk sein
I was extremely \curious as to how they met ich wollte zu gerne wissen, wie sie sich kennengelernt haben
2. (peculiar) seltsam, merkwürdig, eigenartig
a \curious thing happened to me yesterday gestern ist mir etwas ganz Komisches passiert
how \curious! wie seltsam!
what a \curious sight! welch ein seltsamer Anblick
he's a \curious sort er ist schon ein komischer Kauz
* * *
['kjʊərɪəs]
adj
1) (= inquisitive) neugierig

I'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

the neighbours were curious to know ... — die Nachbarn wollten (nur) zu gerne wissen ...

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

how curious! — wie seltsam!

it's curious the way he already knew that — sonderbar etc, dass er das schon gewusst hat

* * *
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 merkwürdigerweise
3. umg komisch, wunderlich
4. obs genau, sorgfältig, peinlich, streng
* * *
adjective
1) (inquisitive) neugierig; (eager to learn) wissbegierig

be curious about something — (eagerly awaiting) auf etwas (Akk.) neugierig sein

be curious about somebody — in Bezug auf jemanden neugierig sein

be curious to know something — etwas gern wissen wollen

2) (strange, odd) merkwürdig; seltsam

how [very] curious! — [sehr] seltsam!

* * *
adj.
merkwürdig adj.
neugierig adj.
sonderbar adj. n.
Wissbegierig m.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Schlagen Sie auch in anderen Wörterbüchern nach:

  • Curious — Cu ri*ous (k? r? ?s), a. [OF. curios, curius, F. curieux, L. curiosus careful, inquisitive, fr. cura care. See {Cure}.] 1. Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Little… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • curious — 1 Curious, inquisitive, prying, snoopy, nosy are comparable when meaning interested in finding out or in a search for facts that are not one s personal concern. Curious need not imply objectionable qualities such as intrusiveness or impertinence …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • curious — [kyoor′ē əs] adj. sometimes compar.curiouser: often in allusion to Lewis Carroll s Alice s Adventures in Wonderland [ME < OFr curios < L curiosus, careful, diligent, curious; akin to cura, care: see CURE] 1. eager to learn or know 2.… …   English World dictionary

  • curious — [adj1] desiring knowledge, understanding analytical, disquisitive, examining, impertinent, inquiring, inquisitive, inspecting, interested, interfering, intrusive, investigative, meddlesome, meddling, nosy, peeping, peering, prurient, prying,… …   New thesaurus

  • curious — index eccentric, extraordinary, inquisitive, noteworthy, prodigious (amazing), rare, remarkable, u …   Law dictionary

  • curious — (adj.) mid 14c., eager to know (often in a bad sense), from O.Fr. curios solicitous, anxious, inquisitive; odd, strange (Mod.Fr. curieux) and directly from L. curiosus careful, diligent; inquiring eagerly, meddlesome, akin to cura care (see CURE… …   Etymology dictionary

  • curious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) eager to know or learn something. 2) strange; unusual. DERIVATIVES curiously adverb. ORIGIN Latin curiosus careful , from cura care …   English terms dictionary

  • curious — cu|ri|ous [ kjuriəs ] adjective ** 1. ) someone who is curious wants to find out about something: I didn t mean to pry. I m just curious. That s all. curious about: Children are curious about animals and how they live. curious to see/hear/know… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • curious */*/ — UK [ˈkjʊərɪəs] / US [ˈkjʊrɪəs] adjective 1) a) someone who is curious wants to find out about something I didn t mean to pry. I m just curious. That s all. curious about: Children are curious about animals and how they live. curious to… …   English dictionary

  • curious — adj. eager to know 1) curious about (curious about smb. s past) 2) curious to + inf. (I would be curious to know what really happened) odd 3) curious that + clause (it is curious that she didn t remember the incident) * * * [ kjʊ(ə)rɪəs] curious… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • curious — adj. 1 eager to find out about sb/sth VERBS ▪ be, feel, seem ▪ became, get, grow ▪ remain ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”