curiosity

1. (uncountable)Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.

   Neugier, Neugierde

   любопы́тствоljubopýtstvo, любозна́тельностьljuboznátelʹnostʹ, пытли́востьpytlívostʹ

   ціка́вістьcikávistʹ

   a state in which you want to learn more about something

2. (countable, uncountable)A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest.

   He put the strangely shaped rock in his curiosity cabinet.

   Kuriosität, Kuriosum

   дико́винаdikóvina, ре́дкостьrédkostʹ, курьёзkurʹjóz

   рі́дкістьrídkistʹ, диви́наdyvýna

3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Careful, delicate construction; fine workmanship, delicacy of building.

1. I went there out of curiosity.

   Я пішов туди з цікавості.

   deAus Neugier ging ich dorthin.

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2. Curiosity killed the cat.

   Цікавість згубила кота.

   ruЛюбопытство погубило кота.

   deNeugierigkeit hat die Katze umgebracht.

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3. She did so out of curiosity.

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4. He did it simply out of curiosity.

   ruОн сделал это просто из любопытства.

   deEr tat dies aus bloßer Neugier.

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5. My curiosity got the better of me.

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