Meaning of ziņkāre | Babel Free

Definitions

1. curiosity (strong desire to see, hear, know, explore; desire to acquire knowledge)
   declension-5, feminine
2. locative singular of ziņkāre
   feminine, form-of, locative, singular

Equivalents

Examples

“neslēpta ziņkāre”

undisguised curiosity

“slimīga ziņkāre”

sick curiosity

“apmierināt ziņkāri”

to satisfy (one's) curiosity

“degt ziņkārē”

to burn with (lit. in) curiosity

“piedodiet manu ziņkāri, bet es labprāt jautātu, kas ir tā cēlā dāma krēmkrāsas mežģīnēs”

excuse 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 ziņkāri”

in 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 noslēpumainu”

a reverent curiosity about letters had awakened in Vilnis already the previous winter, as if about something deeply mysterious

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