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whim

/wɪm/

whimsubstantiv

whims

Pl.

/wɪm/

Übersetzungen

каприз

She bought the dress on a whim.

Она купила платье по капризу.

прихоть

His decision to travel was just a whim.

Его решение путешествовать было просто прихотью.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

своеволие

блажь

Definitionen

A sudden or capricious impulse or idea; a passing fancy.

On a whim, she decided to take a spontaneous road trip to the mountains.

(Mining, historical) A hoisting machine consisting of a vertical drum turned by horse or steam power, used for raising ore, water, or workers in a mine shaft.

The old Cornish mine still has an intact wooden whim beside the shaft.

Synonyme

whimverb

whimmed

Präteritum

whimmed

Partizip Perfekt

whimming

Gerundium

/wɪm/

Archaic, chiefly in mining context.

Definitionen

(Mining, historical) To raise or haul (ore, water, etc.) by means of a whim.

They whimmed the buckets of ore to the surface throughout the night.

Synonyme

act on a whim

act impulsively

fancy

capricate

take a notion

decide spontaneously

be fanciful