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radovédnost inquisitiveness; curiosity

iz radovédnosti out of curiosity
moja radovédnost je nasičena my curiosity is satisfied
konec me bo od radovédnosti I'm simply devoured with curiosity
zbuditi komu radovédnost to arouse someone's curiosity
goreti od radovédnosti (figurativno) to be consumed with curiosity
(na)pasti svojo radovédnost to give full rein to one's curiosity

bŕzdati to bridle; to put a bridle on; to rein; to curb

bŕzdati svoj jezik to bridle one's tongue
bŕzdati koga to keep a tight rein on someone
bŕzdati svojo radovednost to curb one's curiosity
bŕzdati svoje strasti to bridle one's passions
ne bŕzdati svojega veselja to let one's joy be unconfined

krotíti to tame; to domesticate; (koga) to break in; (brzdati) to check, to curb, to restrain; (pokoriti) to subdue, to master, to make tractable

krotíti svoje strasti to suppress one's passions
krotíti svojo radovednost (svoja čustva) to restrain one's curiosity (one's feelings)

premágati to defeat, to vanquish, to conquer; to overcome, to beat, to overwhelm; (strah, žalost, jezo) to get over; (prekositi) to get the better of; to win a victory over

premágati svoja čustva to restrain one's feelings
premágati težavo, zapreko to surmount a difficulty, an obstacle
premágati se k... to bring oneself to...
premágati svojo radovednost to restrain one's curiosity

premagováti ➞ premagati

premagováti se to restrain oneself
premagováti svojo radovednost to restrain one's curiosity

zadovoljíti to satisfy (koga someone), to content; to suit

zadovoljíti svojo radovednost to satisfy one's curiosity
to bo zadovoljilo moje zahteve this will suit my requirements
ne bo mogel zadovoljíti vseh svojih upnikov he will not be able to satisfy all his creditors
zadovoljíti potrebe ljudstva to meet the needs of the people
njega je težko zadovoljíti he is difficult to please
ne moreš vseh zadovoljíti (vsem ustreči) you can't please everybody
to ne zadovoljuje popolnoma it leaves something to be desired
zadovoljíti se to be satisfied (z with), arhaično to rest satisfied (ali content); to content oneself (z with), to put up (z with), to acquiesce (z to)
reveži se morajo zadovoljíti z malim beggars cannot be choosers