A2🧠 Personality
Italian word
curioso
curious, inquisitive; also nosy in some contexts
Looks like
curious
eager to know or learn; strange/unusual
⚠️ The trap
Italian 'curioso' almost never means strange/unusual. English 'curious' can mean both. 'A curious thing happened' ≠ 'è successa una cosa curiosa' (which does work, but is formal). Say 'strana' for strange.
To say "eager to know or learn; strange/unusual" in Italian:
curioso (true cognate, but 'curious' as strange is different)
"curioso" in English means:
curious, inquisitive; also nosy in some contexts
Example
"È un bambino molto curioso — fa mille domande."
"He is a very curious child — he asks a thousand questions."
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