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whim

/wɪm/

whimсуществительное

whims

множ.

/wɪm/

Переводы

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.

Дополнительные переводы

своеволие

блажь

Определения

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.

Синонимы

whimглагол

whimmed

Прошедшее простое время

whimmed

Причастие прошедшего времени

whimming

Герундий

/wɪm/

Archaic, chiefly in mining context.

Определения

(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.

Синонимы

act on a whim

act impulsively

fancy

capricate

take a notion

decide spontaneously

be fanciful