просто интересно
Just out of curiosity, how long did the renovation take?
Просто интересно, сколько времени занял ремонт?
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noun · C1 · often · UK/US
curiosity
curiosity
Meaning of curiosity
English
desire to learn
Русский
стремление узнавать новое и задавать вопросы
Pronunciation
British English
/ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪti/
American English
/ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti/
curiosity with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом curiosity
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8 сочетаний
Просто интересно
Just wonderingsatisfy your curiosity
удовлетворить любопытство
Go ahead and open the box to satisfy your curiosity.
Давай, открой коробку и удовлетвори своё любопытство.
Тяга к знаниям
The desire to learnnatural curiosity
природная любознательность
Kids have a natural curiosity about how machines work.
Детям свойственна природная любознательность: им интересно, как устроены машины.
spark curiosity
пробудить любопытство
A good science teacher can spark curiosity in even the quietest student.
Хороший учитель естествознания может пробудить любопытство даже у самого тихого ученика.
- intellectual curiosityлюбознательность
- childlike curiosityдетское любопытство
curiosity usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
I asked out of curiosity.
Я спросил из любопытства.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
Curiosity helps children learn.
Любопытство помогает детям учиться.
curiosity synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between curiosity, interest, nosiness, thirst for knowledge, eagerness to learn, fascination, and wonder
ENShe has a strong interest in contemporary art.
N
🇬🇧English
nosiness
negative: interest in others' private affairs
B2often
ENHis nosiness annoyed his neighbors when he kept asking personal questions.
Advanced: broader words
T
🇬🇧English
thirst for knowledge
a strong desire to learn
B2rare word
ENHer thirst for knowledge drove her to read widely and study continually.
E
🇬🇧English
eagerness to learn
keenness to learn
B2rare word
ENHis eagerness to learn impressed the teacher.
F
🇬🇧English
fascination
very strong interest
B1often
ENHis fascination with insects led him to become an entomologist.
ENThey looked in wonder at the northern lights.
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curiosity meaning: what does it mean?
desire to learn
curiosity pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
curiosity is pronounced as /ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪti/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
curiosity definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Я спросил из любопытства. Translation: I asked out of curiosity.
Is curiosity part of Personality Traits vocabulary?
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