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whim

/wɪm/

whimnoun

whims

/wɪm/

Translations

capriceDécision ou envie soudaine et passagère.

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

Sur un caprice, elle a décidé de partir en voyage improvisé à la montagne.

treuilTechnique; appareil d'extraction minier, historique.

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

L'ancienne mine cornouaillaise possède encore un treuil en bois intact près du puits.

Additional translations

fantaisieSurtout pour une envie ou idée passagère, souvent avec une nuance de caprice.

lubiePlus familier; idée ou envie passagère.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

whimverb

whimmed

Past Simple

whimmed

Past Participle

whimming

ing-form

/wɪm/

Archaic, chiefly in mining context.

Translations

treuillerTechnique; en contexte minier historique.

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

Ils ont treuillé les seaux de minerai jusqu'à la surface toute la nuit.

Definitions

(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.

Synonyms

act on a whim

act impulsively

fancy

capricate

take a notion

decide spontaneously

be fanciful