She has an insatiable curiosity about life.
‘Why do you ask?’ ‘Mere curiosity.’
Kaylee stood staring with open curiosity.
School should awaken a child's natural curiosity.
Their curiosity was aroused by his strange clothes.
Harry's curiosity got the better of him and he unlocked the cupboard
We went to the show out of curiosity more than anything else.
The children watched us with mild curiosity.
I needed to satisfy my curiosity about what it was like to make records.
curiosity about unknown lands - желание узнать побольше о неизвестных странах
to be eaten up with curiosity - быть снедаемым любопытством
I was dying of curiosity [burning with curiosity] - я умирал [сгорал] от любопытства
old curiosity shop - антикварный магазин, «лавка древностей»
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curiosity killed a cat - ≅ любопытство до добра не доведётinfantile curiosity - в психоанализе - детское любопытство в сексуальном плане;
a curiosity редкая антикварная вещь;
old curiosity shop - "лавка древностей".
curiosity shop антиква́рный магази́н, «ла́вка дре́вностей»
1. любознательность; пытливость
~ about unknown lands - желание узнать побольше о неизвестных странах
2. любопытство
to be eaten up with ~ - быть снедаемым любопытством
I was dying of ~ {burning with ~} - я умирал {сгорал} от любопытства
3. странность
4. (a ~) редкая антикварная вещь
old ~ shop - антикварный магазин, «лавка древностей»
♢ ~ killed a cat - ≅ любопытство до добра не доведёт
1) любознательность;
2) любопытство;
- infantile curiosity в психоанализе[/m]
3) странность;
- acuriosity[/m]
- curiosity shop[/m]
• A state in which you want to learn more about something
• Something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
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