fancies

UK
/ˈfæn.siz/
US
/ˈfæn.siz/

Übersetzungen

fancysubstantiv

fancies

Pl.

fancies
Pl.
UK
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US
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faibleSe dit d’un goût ou d’une attraction passagère, souvent un peu superficielle.
She had a sudden fancy for the new restaurant in town.
Elle a eu un soudain faible pour le nouveau restaurant de la ville.
ornementPour un motif ou une décoration élaborée.
The dress was adorned with intricate lace and fancy embroidery.
La robe était ornée de dentelle complexe et de broderies décoratives.
capriceIdée ou envie soudaine, peu rationnelle.
He had a fancy that he could become a famous actor overnight.
Il avait le caprice de croire qu’il pouvait devenir un acteur célèbre du jour au lendemain.
imaginationPour une image mentale ou une conception irréelle.
The story was a product of the author's fancy.
L’histoire était le produit de l’imagination de l’auteur.
Synonyme
fancyverb

fancies

fancied
Präteritum
fancied
Partizip Perfekt
fancying
Gerundium
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/ˈfæn.si/
US
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avoir un faible pourSens familier : éprouver une attirance romantique pour quelqu’un.
He fancies his colleague from the marketing department.
Il a un faible pour sa collègue du service marketing.
aimerEmploi courant, surtout en anglais britannique, pour exprimer le goût ou l’envie.
I really fancy a cup of tea right now.
J’ai vraiment envie d’une tasse de thé en ce moment.
imaginerEmployer pour exprimer une perception, une supposition ou une pensée.
She fancied she heard a noise coming from the attic.
Elle s’imagina avoir entendu un bruit venant du grenier.

Definitionen

fancysubstantiv
A feeling of liking or attraction, typically one that is superficial or transient.
She had a sudden fancy for the new restaurant in town.
An elaborate or decorative design or pattern.
The dress was adorned with intricate lace and fancy embroidery.
A notion or whim that is not based on reason or reality.
He had a fancy that he could become a famous actor overnight.
A mental image or conception that is imagined or unreal.
The story was a product of the author's fancy.
fancysubstantiv
A liking or preference for someone or something.
She developed a fancy for antique jewelry.
The imagination; a notion, whim, or idea not based on reason.
The plan was only a fancy of his own.
fancyverb
To feel a desire or liking for.
I really fancy a cup of tea right now.
To imagine or think something.
She fancied she heard a noise coming from the attic.
To have a romantic interest in someone.
He fancies his colleague from the marketing department.
fancyverb
To like or feel sexually or romantically attracted to someone.
She fancies her colleague.
To want or feel like having or doing something.
Do you fancy a walk?
To imagine or believe something, especially in the phrase 'fancy that'.
I fancy that we'll hear from them soon.