curious

[US]/ˈkjʊəriəs/
[UK]/ˈkjʊriəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. nagtataglay ng matinding pagnanais na malaman o matuto ng isang bagay, kakaiba, hindi karaniwan
Word Forms
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Phrases & Collocations

curious about

mahusay tungkol

Example Sentences

There was a curious silence.

May kakaibang katahimikan.

a curious metallic taste.

isang kakaibang lasa na parang metal.

a jewel of curious workmanship

isang hiyas na may kakaibang pagkakagawa.

a curious amalgam of the traditional and the modern.

isang kakaibang pinaghalong tradisyonal at moderno.

the head of the racket had a curious warp.

ang ulo ng raketa ay may kakaibang kurba.

a belfry full of curious notions

isang kampanilya na puno ng mga kakaibang ideya

What a curious mistake!

Ano kaya ang kakaibang pagkakamali!

a curious and speculative turn of mind.

isang kakaiba at mapag-isip na pag-iisip.

A curious child is a teacher's delight.

Ang isang mausisa na bata ay isang kagalakan ng isang guro.

I was intensely curious to know more about him.

Ako ay lubos na mausisa upang malaman pa ang tungkol sa kanya.

stalactites of curious forms;

mga stalaktit ng mga kakaibang anyo;

I began to be curious about the whereabouts of the bride and groom.

Nagsimula akong maging mausisa tungkol sa kinaroroonan ng babaing ikinasal at ikinabridegromo.

she was curious to know what had happened.

siya ay mausisa na malaman kung ano ang nangyari.

a curious sensation overwhelmed her.

Isang kakaibang sensasyon ang bumalot sa kanya.

he was a curious mixture, an unpredictable man.

Siya ay isang kakaibang halo, isang hindi mahuhulaan na tao.

the song had a curious ring of nostalgia to it.

Ang awit ay may kakaibang tunog ng nostalgia.

I'm curious to know what he said.

Mausisa akong malaman kung ano ang sinabi niya.

It is also curious that meropia is a condition of partial blindness.

Kakaiba rin na ang meropia ay isang kondisyon ng bahagyang pagkabuli.

Real-world Examples

I was simply curious about how intelligence works.

Ako ay nagtaka lamang kung paano gumagana ang talino.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

What did you find the most curious about Dadaism?

Ano ang pinakanagtaka sa iyo tungkol sa Dadaism?

Source: Curious Muse

You can imagine nothing so curious.

Hindi mo maiisip ang anumang bagay na mas nakakaintriga.

Source: The machine has stopped operating.

Oh! Oh! Ohhhhhh! ! ! ! What a curious feeling!

Oh! Oh! Ohhhhhh! ! ! ! Ano kaya ang nakakaintrigang pakiramdam!

Source: Drama: Alice in Wonderland

At other times there were curious groans and moans.

Sa ibang mga pagkakataon, mayroong mga nakakaintrigang ungol at bulong.

Source: American Elementary School English 5

Only 86,400 seconds in a day so be curious, explore, have fun.

Tanging 86,400 segundo lamang sa isang araw, kaya maging mausisa, magsaliksik, at magsaya.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Curious subject matter for a young lady.

Nakakaintrigang paksa para sa isang dalagang babae.

Source: Movie trailer screening room

Alice began to have a curious feeling.

Nagsimulang makaramdam ng nakakaintrigang pakiramdam si Alice.

Source: Drama: Alice in Wonderland

We nevertheless observed a very curious thing.

Gayunpaman, napansin namin ang isang bagay na nakakaintriga.

Source: Environment and Science

“Sorry, ” said Harry, “but what's curious? ”

“Pasensya na,” sabi ni Harry, “pero ano ang nakakaintriga?”

Source: All-Star Read "Harry Potter" Collection

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