curiosity

curiosidad

Deseo de saber o aprender más sobre algo.

En inglés sencillo: A feeling of wanting to know or learn more about something.

• I asked out of curiosity.
• The strange noise aroused her curiosity.
• What first sparked your curiosity about birds?

Cómo se usa: curiosity about something (Her curiosity about the stars led her to study science.); out of curiosity (I opened the box out of curiosity.)

Sinónimos: interest, inquisitiveness

Antónimos: indifference

Expresiones frecuentes: curiosity about something, out of curiosity, satisfy someone’s curiosity, natural curiosity

curiosidad, rareza

Objeto que llama la atención por ser extraño o poco común.

En inglés sencillo: An unusual object that attracts interest because it is strange or rare.

• This little curiosity came from an antique shop.
• The museum displays several mechanical curiosities.
• An old wooden bicycle was the collection’s greatest curiosity.

Sinónimos: oddity, rarity

Expresiones frecuentes: a rare curiosity, historical curiosity