Curiosidad in english
pronunciation: kjʊriɑsəti part of speech: noun
curiosidad1 = curiosity ; inquisitiveness.
Example: With ISI's CD Editions you can expand your searching power to the limits of your curiosity.Example: Pupil's creativity and inquisitiveness must be encouraged through up-dated school libraries equipped with audio-visual aids and information technology.more:
» con curiosidad = nosily .
Example: I sat, quietly but nosily, straining to hear what folks were saying during the intermission and at the conclusion of the play.» curiosidad + aumentar = curiosity + mount .
Example: But curiosity is mounting after the car was spotted being towed by a recovery truck this week.» curiosidad mórbida = morbid curiosity .
Example: Morbid curiosity may seem like a guilty pleasure, but that's how we learn what happens when we don't play by the rules.» curiosidad morbosa = morbid curiosity .
Example: Morbid curiosity may seem like a guilty pleasure, but that's how we learn what happens when we don't play by the rules.» despertar la curiosidad = arouse + curiosity ; provoke + curiosity ; spark + Posesivo + curiosity ; excite attention ; stir + Posesivo + curiosity ; pique + Posesivo + curiosity .
Example: I'll drop a few hints and clues to arouse your curiosities and to help you start your research. Example: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street. Example: Indeed, to spark reader's curiosity incomplete and leading remarks are possible the most effective. Example: Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse. Example: Library media specialists can entertain children with holiday storytelling to enhance interest and stir curiosity and with visual aids to spark motivation. Example: His curiosity was piqued as he glanced at the words again -- 'Would you drop by my office at your earliest convenience?'.» despertar + Posesivo + curiosidad = excite + Posesivo + curiosity .
Example: This software is still in its infancy, but its launch excited the curiosity of many users, and produced a spin-off in the form of increased usage of the other two databases.» incitar la curiosidad = provoke + curiosity .
Example: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.» incitar + Posesivo + curiosidad = excite + Posesivo + curiosity .
Example: This software is still in its infancy, but its launch excited the curiosity of many users, and produced a spin-off in the form of increased usage of the other two databases.» muerto de curiosidad = agog .
Example: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.» objeto de curiosidad = object of curiosity .
Example: With their massive amount of luggage, they were an object of curiosity from the folks sitting on benches.» picar la curiosidad = pique + Posesivo + curiosity .
Example: His curiosity was piqued as he glanced at the words again -- 'Would you drop by my office at your earliest convenience?'.» por curiosidad = out of curiosity .
Example: Children insert toys, sweets, hairpins, hair grips, safety pins, etc. into the vagina mainly out of curiosity.» por (pura) curiosidad = (just) out of interest ; (just) as a mater of interest ; (just) out of (sheer) curiosity ; (just) for the sake of curiosity ; (just) for curiosity's sake .
Example: The only drawback to this book is that a person looking up a word may continue reading for another 15 minutes or so just out of interest. Example: As a matter of interest to weight watchers, canned chicken broth has twice as many calories as canned beef broth. Example: Scientists collect knowledge partly because they want to improve the world, but often just out of curiosity. Example: There are the curious people who like anything that is out of the ordinary just for the sake of curiosity. Example: If you find one that you like, I'd love for you to show me sometime, just for curiosity's sake.» por (simple) curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest ; (just) out of (sheer) curiosity ; (just) for curiosity's sake ; (just) for the sake of curiosity .
Example: As a matter of interest to weight watchers, canned chicken broth has twice as many calories as canned beef broth. Example: Scientists collect knowledge partly because they want to improve the world, but often just out of curiosity. Example: If you find one that you like, I'd love for you to show me sometime, just for curiosity's sake. Example: There are the curious people who like anything that is out of the ordinary just for the sake of curiosity.» satisfacer la curiosidad = satisfy + Posesivo + curiosity .
Example: At Christmas and birthdays if one of the family has a passionate interest in a hobby or pastime, a book, usually of the information kind, is found to satisfy his curiosity.» sólo por curiosidad = just for the sake of curiosity .
Example: Just for the sake of curiosity (and in the chance that it might help someone else at some point), what was the solution you arrived at?.» suscitar la curiosidad = excite attention .
Example: Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse.curiosidad2 = knick knack.
Example: We'll show you how to build a beautiful knick-knack shelf for displaying all of your trophies, statuettes, china plates and other knick knacks.more:
» curiosidades = curiosa [Libros y escritos sobre temás poco comunes] ; bric-a-brac .
Example: The article 'Canine curiosa in special collections' describes the special collections of books on dogs at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Example: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.» libros sobre curiosidades = curiosa [Libros y escritos sobre temás poco comunes] .
Example: The article 'Canine curiosa in special collections' describes the special collections of books on dogs at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.