ziņkāre

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Etymology[edit]

From ziņkārs (curious) +‎ -e (with ziņkārs from ziņu (news, knowledge [gen.]) +‎ kārs (ravenous, eager)).

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ziņkāre f (5th declension)

  1. curiosity (strong desire to see, hear, know, explore; desire to acquire knowledge)
    neslēpta ziņkāreundisguised curiosity
    slimīga ziņkāresick curiosity
    apmierināt ziņkārito satisfy (one's) curiosity
    degt ziņkārēto burn with (lit. in) curiosity
    piedodiet manu ziņkāri, bet es labprāt jautātu, kas ir tā cēlā dāma krēmkrāsas mežģīnēsexcuse my curiosity, but I would like to ask who that noble lady in cream-colored lace is
    “tu viņu... redzēji? parunājies?” māte nāk Milcei klāt un sāk vaicāt neticīgā ziņkārē“you... saw him? did you talk?” mother came to Milce and began asking questions with (lit. in) unbelieving curiosity
    vispār Aleksandrai likās, ka Snovdens pētī viņu ar pārāk uzmācīgu ziņkāriin general, Aleksandra thought that Snovdens was examining her with too much curiosity
    par burtiem Vilnim jau iepriekšējā ziemā bija pamodusies bijīga ziņkāre kā par kaut ko dziļi noslēpumainua reverent curiosity about letters had awakened in Vilnis already the previous winter, as if about something deeply mysterious

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