curiar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin cūrāre. Cognate with Spanish curiar.

Verb

curiar

  1. to look after; to guard
    Curiái perbien a la güela
    Take good care of grandma
  2. (reflexive) to give one's self good life, to live in luxury

Portuguese

Etymology

From curi(oso) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ku.ɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [ku.ɾɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /kuˈɾja(ʁ)/ [kuˈɾja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ku.ɾiˈa(ɾ)/ [ku.ɾɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /kuˈɾja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ku.ɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [ku.ɾɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /kuˈɾja(ʁ)/ [kuˈɾja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ku.ɾiˈa(ɻ)/ [ku.ɾɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /kuˈɾja(ɻ)/

Verb

curiar (first-person singular present curio, first-person singular preterite curiei, past participle curiado)

  1. (Brazil, regional, colloquial) to snoop, to be nosy

Conjugation

    Conjugation of curiar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal curiar
Personal curiar curiares curiar curiarmos curiardes curiarem
Gerund
curiando
Past participle
Masculine curiado curiados
Feminine curiada curiadas
Indicative
Present curio curias curia curiamos curiais curiam
Imperfect curiava curiavas curiava curiávamos curiáveis curiavam
Preterite curiei curiaste curiou curiamos1, curiámos2 curiastes curiaram
Pluperfect curiara curiaras curiara curiáramos curiáreis curiaram
Future curiarei curiarás curiará curiaremos curiareis curiarão
Conditional curiaria curiarias curiaria curiaríamos curiaríeis curiariam
Subjunctive
Present curie curies curie curiemos curieis curiem
Imperfect curiasse curiasses curiasse curiássemos curiásseis curiassem
Future curiar curiares curiar curiarmos curiardes curiarem
Imperative
Affirmative curia curie curiemos curiai curiem
Negative (não) não curies não curie não curiemos não curieis não curiem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Further reading

  • “curiar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
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