curiosity

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌkjʊəriˈɒsɪti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌkjʊriˈɑsɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kyŏŏr′ē os′i tē)

Inflections of 'curiosity' (n): npl: curiosities
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
curiosity n (desire to know)curiosidad nf
 Your curiosity will get you into trouble one of these days.
 Tu curiosidad te meterá en problemas uno de estos días.
curiosity n ([sth] interesting)curiosidad nf
 Here's a curiosity: her keys are here but her bag's gone.
 Qué curiosidad: sus llaves están aquí pero no su bolso.
curiosity n (interesting object)curiosidad nf
 The shops along the seafront are full of curiosities.
 Las tiendas del paseo de la costa están llenas de curiosidades.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
curiosity killed the cat expr (being curious can be dangerous)la curiosidad mató al gato expr
morbid curiosity n (macabre or obsessive interest in [sth])curiosidad morbosa nf + adj
  curiosidad mórbida nf + adj
  morbosidad nf
 My son shows a morbid curiosity in forensic medicine.
 I confess the bizarre details of his death did pique my morbid curiosity.
 Mi hijo muestra una curiosidad morbosa por la medicina forense.
pique [sb]'s curiosity,
pique the curiosity of [sb] v expr		 (make curious)despertar la curiosidad de loc verb
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'curiosity' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
inquiring mind - inquisitively - interest - keen interest - nose - nosiness - oddity - questioningly - spark interest - take an interest
Spanish:
curiosidad - intriga - extrañez - fenómeno - curiosamente - inquietud - morbo - morbosidad - saciar la curiosidad - simple curiosidad - solo por curiosidad


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