curiosear

v.

1 to nose around.

2 to browse through (libros, revistas).

3 to look around, to nose around, to mouse about, to nose about.

4 to mouse into, to spy on.

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curiosear

► verbo intransitivo

1 (fisgar) to pry, nose around

2 (mirar) to look around

► verbo transitivo

1 (fisgar) to pry into

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1. VT

1) (=husmear) to nose out

2) (=mirar) [en una tienda] to look over, look round

2. VI

1) (=husmear) to snoop, pry

2) (=mirar) [en una tienda] to look round, wander round; (=explorar) to poke about

curiosear por las tiendas — to wander round the shops

curiosear por los escaparates — to go window-shopping

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verbo intransitivo

a) (fisgonear) to pry

curiosear en la vida ajena — to pry into other people's affairs

estaba curioseando entre mis papeles/en mis cajones — he was going o looking through my papers/drawers

b) (por las tiendas, en una biblioteca) to browse

me puse a curiosear en la biblioteca/entre los archivos — I started browsing around the library/through the files

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= browse, poke about/(a)round/into/in, snoop about/(a)round/into/in, nose about/(a)round/into/in, pry (into).

Ex. This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex. While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.

Ex. Apparently many employees (nearly half) have the habit of snooping around within the company.

Ex. He then decided to solve the mystery of the death of an reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard.

Ex. The committee should be prevented from forcibly prying into the private affairs of the people.

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verbo intransitivo

a) (fisgonear) to pry

curiosear en la vida ajena — to pry into other people's affairs

estaba curioseando entre mis papeles/en mis cajones — he was going o looking through my papers/drawers

b) (por las tiendas, en una biblioteca) to browse

me puse a curiosear en la biblioteca/entre los archivos — I started browsing around the library/through the files

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= browse, poke about/(a)round/into/in, snoop about/(a)round/into/in, nose about/(a)round/into/in, pry (into).

Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.

Ex: Apparently many employees (nearly half) have the habit of snooping around within the company.

Ex: He then decided to solve the mystery of the death of an reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard.

Ex: The committee should be prevented from forcibly prying into the private affairs of the people.

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curiosear [A1 ]

vi

1 (fisgonear) to pry

siempre está curioseando en la vida ajena he's always prying into other people's affairs

¿qué haces curioseando entre mis papeles? what are you doing rummaging o looking through my papers?

2 (por las tiendas, en una biblioteca) to browse

me fui a curiosear por las tiendas I went for a wander o look around the shops, I went and browsed around the shops

me puse a curiosear en la biblioteca/entre los archivos I started browsing around the library/through the files

■ curiosear

vt

to check on

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curiosear (conjugate curiosear) verbo intransitivo

a) (fisgonear) to pry;

◊ curiosear en la vida ajena to pry into other people's affairs;

estaba curioseando en mis cajones he was going o looking through my drawers

b) (por las tiendas, en una biblioteca) to browse

curiosear verbo intransitivo to pry
'curiosear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cotillear
- husmear
- copuchar
English:
poke about
- poke around
- rubberneck
- pry

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curiosear

♦ vi

1. [fisgonear] to nose around

2. [en tienda] to browse round;

estuvo curioseando por el almacén he was browsing around the store

♦ vt

[libros, revistas] to browse through

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curiosear

I v/t

1 (fisgonear) pry into

2 (mirar) look around

II v/i (mirar) look around

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curiosear vi

1) : to snoop, to pry

2) : to browse

curiosear vt

: to look over, to check