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curiosidad  

       sf  
1    (=interés)   curiosity  
(=indiscreción)   inquisitiveness  
despertar la curiosidad de algn      to arouse sb's curiosity  
estar muerto de curiosidad      to be dying of curiosity  
tenemos curiosidad por saber si ...      we are curious to know if ...  
la curiosidad de noticias me llevó allí      the quest for news took me there  
2    (=objeto)   curiosity, curio
3    (=aseo)   neatness, cleanliness
4    (=esmero)   care, carefulness, conscientiousness
Translation Spanish - English Collins Dictionary  
Collaborative Dictionary     Spanish-English
curiosidad morbosa
exp.
morbid curiosity
la curiosidad de noticias me llevó allí
exp.
the quest for news took me there
tenemos curiosidad por saber si ...
exp.
we are curious to know if ...
despertar la curiosidad de algn
exp.
to arouse sb's curiosity
la curiosidad pudo más que el temor
exp.
his curiosity got the better of his fear
eso me picó la curiosidad
exp.
that aroused my curiosity
lo hice movida por la curiosidad
exp.
it was curiosity that prompted {o} moved me to do it
a título de curiosidad
adv.
as a matter of interest
a titulo de curiosidad
adv.
as a matter of interest
estar muerto de curiosidad
exp.
to be dying of curiosity
por fin se dejó vencer por la curiosidad
exp.
he finally let (his) curiosity get the better of him
por fin se dejó vencer por la curiosidad
exp.
he finally gave in to his curiosity
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'curiosidad' also found in translations in English-Spanish dictionary
morbid curiosity
exp.
curiosidad malsana
out of curiosity
exp.
por curiosidad
to set agog
exp.
crear gran curiosidad a
to be insatiably hungry/curious/greedy
exp.
tener un hambre/una curiosidad/una avaricia insaciable
she eyed the package curiously
exp.
observó (detenidamente) el paquete con curiosidad
to be devoured with curiosity
exp.
verse devorado {or} corroído por la curiosidad
I'd be curious to know
exp.
tengo curiosidad por saberlo
Sue was watching me curiously
exp.
Sue me miraba/observaba con curiosidad
her curiosity finally overcame her shyness
exp.
finalmente, su curiosidad superó {or} venció su timidez
I asked out of idle curiosity
exp.
lo pregunté por pura curiosidad
curiosity killed the cat :
exp.
la curiosidad mata al hombre
(PROVERBS)
he was agog to hear the news
exp.
tenía enorme curiosidad por saber las noticias

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