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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesintrometido
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ĩ.tɾo.meˈtʃi.du/
"O vizinho intrometido queria saber tudo sobre nossa viagem."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Showing too much interest in other people's private affairs; inquisitive in an annoying way.
"She was annoyed by her nosy neighbor who constantly watched from across the fence." - 2
Prying or intrusive.
"Keep your nosy questions to yourself."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'nose' combined with the suffix '-y', emerging in the early 19th century. The semantic shift originates from the physical action of prying or sniffing around into other people's business as if smelling into private affairs.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nosy" is said worldwide
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curieux
Transliteration: /ky.ʁjø/
"Ne soyez pas si curieux de savoir ce qui s'est passé."
neugierig
Transliteration: /ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪç/
"Die neugierigen Nachbarn beobachteten alles."
imporciato
Transliteration: /im.paˈtʃɛn.te/
Script: ficcanaso
"È un vicino molto ficcanaso."
cotilla
Transliteration: /koˈti.ʎa/
"No seas tan cotilla y ocúpate de tus asuntos."
intrometido
Transliteration: /ĩ.tɾo.meˈtʃi.du/
"O vizinho intrometido queria saber tudo sobre nossa viagem."
दkhalandaz
Transliteration: dakhalandaz
"वह बहुत दखलंदाज़ स्वभाव का है।"
爱管闲事的
Transliteration: ài guǎn xián shì de
"别做一个爱管闲事的人。"
참견하기 좋아하는
Transliteration: cham-gyeon-ha-gi jo-a-ha-neun
"그는 참견하기 좋아하는 이웃이다."
詮索好きな
Transliteration: sensaku sukina
"彼女は詮索好きな性格です。"
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