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curiosity

/kjʊə.riˈɒs.ɪ.ti/

/kjʊə.riˈɑː.sɪ.ti/

Translations

curiositynoun

curiosities

/kjʊə.riˈɒs.ɪ.ti/

/kjʊə.riˈɑː.sɪ.ti/

curiositéDésir de savoir ou d’apprendre.

Her curiosity about the natural world led her to become a scientist.

Sa curiosité pour le monde naturel l’a conduite à devenir scientifique.

curiositéObjet ou fait inhabituel, intéressant ou étrange.

The museum's collection included many curiosities from ancient civilizations.

La collection du musée comprenait de nombreuses curiosités provenant de civilisations anciennes.

Synonyms

search for knowledge

eagerness to know

curiosityadjective

/ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti/

/ˌkjʊriˈɑːsəti/

Used chiefly attributively before another noun (e.g., "curiosity shop", "curiosity cabinet").

de curiositésEmploi attributif, surtout dans des composés comme « curiosity shop ».

They spent the afternoon browsing a curiosity shop full of odd trinkets.

Ils ont passé l’après-midi à parcourir une boutique de curiosités pleine de bibelots étranges.

curiositynoun

A strong desire to know or learn something.

Her curiosity about the natural world led her to become a scientist.

An unusual or interesting object or fact.

The museum's collection included many curiosities from ancient civilizations.

curiosityadjective

Attributive, before another noun: pertaining to a curiosity or intended to excite interest or wonder.

They spent the afternoon browsing a curiosity shop full of odd trinkets.