Curioso in english
Curious
pronunciation: kjʊriəs part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: kjʊriəs part of speech: adjective
In gestures
curioso = curious ; quaint ; inquisitive ; onlooker ; intriguing ; prying ; rubberneck ; nosy ; nosey parker ; nosy parker ; busybody ; nosey .
Example: Books in miniature formats were attempted from time to time, although they may always be more curious than useful.Example: Clergymen practice the quaint custom of reading aloud at meal times.Example: Skilled and inquisitive use of libraries can enrich the academic and personal lives of students.Example: One of the problems identified by staff from the use of Prestel in the library has been the noise from the set or from onlookers.Example: Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.Example: Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.Example: We got so many rubbernecks and looks that we started counting, they don't get many Minis there apparently.Example: A nosy octopus nearly got away with a scuba diver's camera in an underwater tussle that lasted a few tense minutes.Example: Martin is a little penguin who wears glasses, is inquisitive and loves finding out about things, a true nosey parker.Example: As a nosy parker, my favourite time of the day is dusk, when people have turned on the lights in their homes but not yet got around to closing their curtains or blinds.Example: And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.Example: Nobody likes a nosey neighbor.more:
» curioso por conocer = interrogator .
Example: We want to help the learner become an active interrogator = Queremos ayudar al alumno a ser un interrogador activo.» curioso por saber = interrogator .
Example: We want to help the learner become an active interrogator = Queremos ayudar al alumno a ser un interrogador activo.» miradas curiosas = prying eyes .
Example: Electronic messages can be intercepted and read by prying eyes at each stop they typically make along the route to its final destination.» objeto curioso = 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.» objetos curiosos = bric-a-brac .
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.» ojos curiosos = prying eyes .
Example: Electronic messages can be intercepted and read by prying eyes at each stop they typically make along the route to its final destination.» suceso curioso = curious event .
Example: She wonders whether curious events are merely coincidences or indications of a deeper mystery.