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curiosear

to snoop, to browse curiously

verb koo-ryoh-seh-AHR Rare

Also means

to nose around

Usage Note

Curiosear means to poke around or browse out of curiosity — in a shop, on someone's phone, or in a room. It is informal and carries a mild sense of nosiness: no curiosees mis cosas (don't go snooping through my things). Unlike investigar, it implies idle curiosity rather than a deliberate search.

Examples

"Me gusta curiosear en las librerías viejas."

Natural Translation

I like to browse around in old bookshops.

Literal Translation

To-me pleases to-browse in the old bookshops.

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