What does curieux in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word curieux in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use curieux in French.

The word curieux in French means curious, curious, indiscreet, curious, strange, bizarre, curious person, curious person, naturally curious, of a curious disposition, curious about everything, be curious to know whether, be curious to know if. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word curieux

curious

adjectif (qui veut voir et savoir) (generally)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il s'intéresse à tout, il est curieux.
He's interested in everything; he is curious.

curious, indiscreet

adjectif (indiscret)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tu poses trop de questions, tu es trop curieux.
You ask too many questions; you are too curious.

curious, strange, bizarre

adjectif (étrange)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Quelle curieuse invention !
What a curious invention!

curious person

(qui veut voir et savoir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il s'intéresse à tout : c'est un curieux.
He is interested in everything; he's a curious person.

curious person

(badaud, indiscret)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les accidents attirent toujours les curieux.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. My neighbour is a real curtain-twitcher; she always knows exactly what everyone in the village has been up to.

naturally curious, of a curious disposition

adjectif (intrinsèquement curieux)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

curious about everything

locution adjectivale (ouvert, intéressé)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
C'est un enfant que ne s'ennuie jamais, il est curieux de tout.

be curious to know whether, be curious to know if

locution verbale (vouloir savoir si)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je serais curieuse de savoir si son appartement est aussi mal rangé que son bureau.

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