curioso

adj.

curious, funny, odd, eccentric.

m.

1 snooper, rubberneck, busybody, eavesdropper.

2 bystander.

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curioso

► adjetivo

1 curious

2 (indiscreto) inquisitive

3 (aseado) clean, tidy, neat

4 (extraño) strange, odd

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (mirón) onlooker

2 peyorativo (indiscreto) nosy parker, busybody

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(f. - curiosa)

adj.

1) curious

2) peculiar, unusual

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curioso, -a

1. ADJ

1) [persona] curious; (=indiscreto) inquisitive

estar curioso por saber — to be curious to know

curioso de noticias — eager for news

2) (=raro) [acto, objeto] curious, odd

¡qué curioso! — how odd!, how curious!

3) (=aseado) neat, clean, tidy

4) (=cuidadoso) careful, conscientious

2. SM / F

1) (=presente) bystander, onlooker

2) (=interesado)

los curiosos de la literatura — those interested in literature

3) (=cotilla) busybody

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I

-sa adjetivo

1) (interesante, extraño) curious, strange, odd

es curioso que ... — it's odd o strange that ...

lo curioso del caso es que ... — the strange o funny thing is that ...

2)

a) [ser] (inquisitivo) inquisitive; (entrometido) (pey) nosy* (colloq)

b) [estar] (interesado) curious

3) (Esp) (pulcro) neat

II

-sa masculino, femenino

a) (espectador) onlooker

abstenerse curiosos — (Esp) no timewasters

b) (fam) (fisgón) busybody (colloq)

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= curious, quaint, inquisitive, onlooker, intriguing, prying.

Ex. Books in miniature formats were attempted from time to time, although they may always be more curious than useful.

Ex. Clergymen practice the quaint custom of reading aloud at meal times.

Ex. Skilled and inquisitive use of libraries can enrich the academic and personal lives of students.

Ex. 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.

Ex. Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.

Ex. Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.

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* curioso por conocer = interrogator, interrogator.

* curioso por saber = interrogator.

* miradas curiosas = prying eyes.

* objeto curioso = knick knack.

* objetos curiosos = bric-a-brac.

* ojos curiosos = prying eyes.

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I

-sa adjetivo

1) (interesante, extraño) curious, strange, odd

es curioso que ... — it's odd o strange that ...

lo curioso del caso es que ... — the strange o funny thing is that ...

2)

a) [ser] (inquisitivo) inquisitive; (entrometido) (pey) nosy* (colloq)

b) [estar] (interesado) curious

3) (Esp) (pulcro) neat

II

-sa masculino, femenino

a) (espectador) onlooker

abstenerse curiosos — (Esp) no timewasters

b) (fam) (fisgón) busybody (colloq)

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= curious, quaint, inquisitive, onlooker, intriguing, prying.

Ex: Books in miniature formats were attempted from time to time, although they may always be more curious than useful.

Ex: Clergymen practice the quaint custom of reading aloud at meal times.

Ex: Skilled and inquisitive use of libraries can enrich the academic and personal lives of students.

Ex: 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.

Ex: Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.

Ex: Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.

* curioso por conocer = interrogator, interrogator.

* curioso por saber = interrogator.

* miradas curiosas = prying eyes.

* objeto curioso = knick knack.

* objetos curiosos = bric-a-brac.

* ojos curiosos = prying eyes.

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curioso¹ -sa

adjective

A (interesante, extraño) curious, strange, odd

es curioso que no haya venido it's odd o strange o curious that she hasn't come

lo curioso del caso es que … the strange o funny o odd o curious thing is that …

B

1 [ SER] (inquisitivo) inquisitive; (entrometido) (pey) nosy* (colloq)

2 [ ESTAR] (interesado) curious

estoy curiosa por saber qué pasó I'm curious to know what happened

C (pulcro) neat

curioso² -sa

masculine, feminine

1 (espectador) onlooker

[ S ] abstenerse curiosos (Esp); no timewasters

2 (fam) (fisgón) busybody (colloq)

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curioso

◊ -sa adjetivo

1 (interesante, extraño) curious, strange, odd
2

a) [ser] (inquisitivo) inquisitive;

(entrometido) (pey) nosy^{(conjugate nosy)} (colloq)

b) [estar] (interesado) curious

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino

a) (espectador) onlooker

b) (fam) (fisgón) busybody (colloq)

curioso,-a
I adjetivo
1 (indiscreto) curious, inquisitive
2 (extraño) strange, odd
lo curioso es que..., the strange thing is that...
3 (limpio) neat, tidy
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (mirón) onlooker
2 pey (chismoso) nosey-parker, busybody
'curioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
curiosa
- inquieta
- inquieto
English:
curious
- enough
- funny
- inquisitive
- odd
- Peeping Tom
- quaint
- rubberneck
- strange
- droll
- inquiring

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curioso, -a

♦ adj

1. [por saber, averiguar] curious, inquisitive

2. [raro] odd, strange;

¡qué curioso! how odd!, how strange!;

lo más curioso es que… the oddest o strangest thing is that…;

es curioso que… it's odd o strange that…

3. [limpio] neat, tidy;

[cuidadoso] careful

4. [fisgón] inquisitive, nosy

♦ nm,f

1. [espectador] onlooker

2. [fisgón] inquisitive o nosy person

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curioso

I adj

1 persona curious

2 (raro) curious, odd, strange

II m, curiosa f onlooker

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curioso, -sa adj

1) : curious, inquisitive

2) : strange, unusual, odd

♦ curiosamente adv

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curioso adj

1. (extraño) strange

¡qué curioso! how strange!

2. (interesado) inquisitive

es un niño muy curioso he's a very inquisitive little boy

3. (indiscreto) nosy [comp. nosier; superl. nosiest]

las vecinas son muy curiosas the neighbours are very nosy