Everything about the French quote "C'est curieux"

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French to English

Translation : It's curious
Register : Neutral - Basic

How to pronounce?

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IPA : / sɛ kyʁjø /

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What does c'est curieux mean?

Definition

The literal meaning is:

C'est → It is
Curieux → Curious

"C'est curieux" is the common way to express "It's curious" in French and it's fine in most contexts.

How to use

Use it exactly like you would use "It's curious" in English. If you want something more informal, you can use instead "C'est chelou".

To highlight how curious this is, you can also add the word "Grave" (Seriously) before the word "Curieux" which makes the sentence informal. Or you can add instead "Très" (Very) or "Vraiment" (Really) to keep the sentence formal/neutral.

Synonyms / Related

C'est suspicieux. ("It's suspicious")
C'est louche. ("It's suspicious/weird")
C'est chelou. ("It's suspicious/weird")(Verlan slang)
C'est zarbi. ("It's weird")(Verlan slang)
C'est étrange. ("It's strange")
C'est bizarre. ("It's weird")
C'est surprenant. ("It's surprising")
C'est étonnant. ("It's surprising")
Ça m'étonne. ("It surprises me")
Ça me surprend. ("It surprises me")

↓ Example in a story with slow audio ↓

Finally, let's see an example in a parallel story with slow audio.

Payer par chèque

Pay by check

Joe était sorti pour faire des courses.

Joe was out to run errands.

Il prend tout ce dont il avait besoin et se dirige vers la caisse.

He takes everything he needed and heads to the cash register.

Il remarque alors que la dame devant lui ne payait ni par carte, ni en espèces....

Then he notices that the lady in front of him was paying neither by card nor cash....

Elle tire un petit carnet de son sac à main, écrit quelque chose dessus et le donne au caissier.

She pulls a small notebook from her purse, writes something on it and gives it to the cashier.

Alors Joe comprend qu'elle payait par chèque !

Then Joe understands that she was paying by check!