curious

neugierig

Daran interessiert, Dinge herauszufinden oder mehr über sie zu lernen.

In einfachem Englisch: Wanting to find out or learn about things.

• Children are naturally curious.
• I was curious about her new job.
• Are you curious to know what happened?

So benutzt man es: curious about someone/something (She is curious about life abroad.); curious to do something (I was curious to see the results.)

Synonyme: inquisitive, interested

Gegenteile: uninterested

Häufige Wendungen: curious about something, curious child, curious to know

merkwürdig, seltsam

Seltsam oder ungewöhnlich und dadurch zum Nachdenken anregend.

In einfachem Englisch: Strange or unusual in a way that makes you wonder about it.

• That is a curious noise.
• We noticed a curious mark on the wall.
• It was curious that nobody remembered his name.

So benutzt man es: it is curious that… (It is curious that both letters arrived today.)

Synonyme: odd, strange, unusual

Gegenteile: ordinary

Häufige Wendungen: a curious thing, curious coincidence, curious behavior, curious creature