fancy

fan·cy

 (făn′sē)

adj. fan·ci·er, fan·ci·est

1.

a. Highly decorated: a fancy hat.

b. Complex or intricate: the fancy footwork of a figure skater.

2.

a. Elegantly fashionable or sophisticated: a fancy restaurant; a fancy way of asking for a loan.

b. Of superior grade; fine: fancy preserves.

3. Excessive or exorbitant: paid a fancy price for the car.

4. Bred for unusual qualities or special points.

n. pl. fan·cies

1. The mental faculty through which whims, visions, and fantasies are summoned up; imagination, especially of a whimsical or fantastic nature.

2. Something imagined or invented by the mind: "As the fancies that kept crowding in upon him only made him more excited, he got out of bed and tried to think." (Sherwood Anderson).

3.

a. A capricious liking or inclination: I have a fancy for a glass of wine.

b. A romantic liking or interest: She's taken a fancy to you.

4.

a. The enthusiasts or fans of a sport or pursuit considered as a group.

b. The sport or pursuit, such as boxing, engaging the interest of such a group.

tr.v. fan·cied, fan·cy·ing, fan·cies

1.

a. To have a liking or enthusiasm for: fancies sports cars.

b. To have a desire or inclination for: Would you fancy a cup of coffee?

c. To take a romantic interest in (someone): Do you think he fancies her?

2. To imagine or suppose: "I fancy she is an exceedingly proud woman" (Jane Austen).

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[From Middle English fantsy, imagination, fantasy, from fantasie; see fantasy.]

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fan′ci·ly adv.

fan′ci·ness n.

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fancy

(ˈfænsɪ)

adj, -cier or -ciest

1. not plain; ornamented or decorative: a fancy cake; fancy clothes.

2. requiring skill to perform; intricate: a fancy dance routine.

3. arising in the imagination; capricious or illusory

4. (often used ironically) superior in quality or impressive: a fancy course in business administration.

5. higher than expected: fancy prices.

6. (Zoology) (of a domestic animal) bred for particular qualities

n, pl -cies

7. a sudden capricious idea; whim

8. a sudden or irrational liking for a person or thing

9. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the power to conceive and represent decorative and novel imagery, esp in poetry. Fancy was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than imagination. See imagination⁴

10. an idea or thing produced by this

11. a mental image

12. taste or judgment, as in art of dress

13. (Classical Music) music Also called: fantasy or fantasia a composition for solo lute, keyboard, etc, current during the 16th and 17th centuries

14. the fancy archaic those who follow a particular sport, esp prize fighting

vb (tr) , -cies, -cying or -cied

15. to picture in the imagination

16. to suppose; imagine: I fancy it will rain.

17. (often used with a negative) to like: I don't fancy your chances!.

18. (reflexive) to have a high or ill-founded opinion of oneself: he fancied himself as a doctor.

19. informal to have a wish for; desire: she fancied some chocolate.

20. informal Brit to be physically attracted to (another person)

21. (Zoology) to breed (animals) for particular characteristics

interj

Also: fancy that! an exclamation of surprise or disbelief

[C15 fantsy, shortened from fantasie; see fantasy]

ˈfancily adv

ˈfanciness n

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fan•cy

(ˈfæn si)

n., pl. -cies, n.

1. imagination or fantasy, esp. as exercised in a capricious manner.

2. the artistic ability of creating unreal or whimsical imagery, decorative detail, etc., as in poetry or drawing.

3. a mental conception; notion: happy fancies of being famous.

4. an idea or opinion with little foundation; illusion.

5. a caprice; whim.

6. inclination; a liking: to take a fancy to smoked oysters.

7. critical judgment; taste.

8. amorous inclination; love.

9. the fancy, Archaic. people deeply interested in a sport, art, etc.

adj.

10. of superfine quality or exceptional appeal: fancy goods.

11. decorative: a cake with a fancy icing.

12. whimsical; irregular: a fancy conception of time.

13. costly; exorbitant: a consultant who charges fancy fees.

v.t.

14. to picture to oneself; imagine.

15. to believe without being absolutely sure: I fancy you are my new neighbor.

16. to like.

interj.

17. (used as an exclamation of mild surprise): They invited you, too? Fancy!

[1350–1400; Middle English fan(t)sy, variant of fantasie fantasy]

fan′ci•ness, n.

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fancy

Past participle: fancied
Gerund: fancying

Imperative

fancy

fancy

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fancy - something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" phantasy, illusion, fantasy misconception - an incorrect conception bubble - an impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble" ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp - an illusion that misleads wishful thinking - the illusion that what you wish for is actually true
	2.	fancy - a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination imagination, imaginativeness, vision - the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses; "popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world could be"
	3.	fancy - a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey" fondness, partiality liking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"
Verb	1.	fancy - imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" envision, picture, visualize, image, visualise, figure, see, project realize, see, understand, realise - perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" visualise, visualize - form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize" conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"
	2.	fancy - have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window" take to, go for desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
Adj.	1.	fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes" adorned, decorated - provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction rhetorical - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery" plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"

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fancy

adjective

1. elaborate, decorated, decorative, extravagant, intricate, baroque, ornamented, ornamental, ornate, elegant, fanciful, embellished It was packaged in a fancy plastic case with attractive graphics.
elaborate common, simple, basic, cheap, ordinary, plain, inferior, unadorned, unfussy, undecorated

2. expensive, high-quality, classy, flashy, swish (informal), showy, ostentatious They sent me to a fancy private school.

noun

1. whim, thought, idea, desire, urge, notion, humour, impulse, inclination, caprice His interest was just a passing fancy.

2. delusion, dream, vision, fantasy, nightmare, daydream, chimera, phantasm His book is a bold surrealist mixture of fact and fancy.

verb

1. wish for, want, desire, would like, hope for, dream of, relish, long for, crave, be attracted to, yearn for, thirst for, hanker after, have a yen for I just fancied a drink. Informal

2. be attracted to, find attractive, desire, lust after, like, prefer, favour, take to, go for, be captivated by, have an eye for, have a thing about (informal), have eyes for, take a liking to I think he thinks I fancy him.

3. suppose, think, believe, imagine, guess (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), reckon, conceive, infer, conjecture, surmise, think likely, be inclined to think She fancied he was trying to hide a smile.

fancy yourself think you are God's gift, have a high opinion of yourself, think you are the cat's whiskers She really fancies herself in that new outfit.

take a fancy to something or someone start liking, like, want, be fond of, hanker after, have a partiality for Sylvia took quite a fancy to him.

Quotations
"Ever let the fancy roam,"
"Pleasure never is at home" [John Keats Fancy]
"Tell me where is fancy bred,"
"Or in the heart or in the head?" [William Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice]

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fancy

noun

1. The power of the mind to form images:

fantasy, imagination, imaginativeness.

2. An illusory mental image:

daydream, dream, fantasy, fiction, figment, illusion, phantasm, phantasma, reverie, vision.

3. An impulsive, often illogical turn of mind:

bee, boutade, caprice, conceit, freak, humor, impulse, megrim, notion, vagary, whim, whimsy.

Idiom: bee in one's bonnet.

4. A desire for a particular thing or activity:

liking, mind, pleasure, will.

5. The passionate affection and desire felt by lovers for each other:

amorousness, love, passion, romance.

adjective

1. Appealing to fancy:

fanciful, fantastic, fantastical, imaginative, whimsical.

2. Complexly detailed:

complicated, elaborate, intricate.

3. Catering to, used by, or admitting only the wealthy or socially superior:

exclusive, posh, swank, swanky.

Informal: ritzy.

verb

1. To form mental images of:

conceive, envisage, envision, fantasize, image, imagine, picture, see, think, vision, visualize.

Informal: feature.

2. To find agreeable:

like, take to.

Chiefly British: conceit.

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Translations

خَيالفِكْرَه وَهْمِيَّهمُزَيَّنمُزَيَّن، مُزَخْرَفهوى، وَهْم

být přitahovándomnívat seexkluzivnífantazieiluze

kunne tænke sigkunstfærdigsmartdekoreretfantasi

ausgefallenEinbildungskraftFantasiejemanden attraktiv findenLust haben

ασυνήθιστοςκυριλέσυμπαθώ

fantasíaapetecercaprichoelaboradoelegante

erikoinentykätä

avoir enviefantaisieimaginationimaginerimpression

pomodanželjeti

kedvére vanképzelõerõ

hugsa, haldaímyndun, hugarburîurímyndun, hugarfluglanga í e-î, geta hugsaî sérskreyttur; fínn og dÿr

piacerestravagantecolpire la fantasia didesiderioelaborato

･･･が気に入る特別な

공상하다화려한

fantastiškaifantastiškasiliuzijaįmantriaiįmantrus

fantāzijaiedomaiedomāties, kaizrotātsiztēle

chiczin hebben in

fancyforestille (seg)ha lyst påinnbille seginnbilning

mieć ochotę nawymyślny

chiquefantasiargostar depomposo

желатьпричудливый

mať chuťozdobený

izbranmodenpredstavljati sirad imetiželeti si

fintycka om

แฟนซีปรารถนา

hoşlanmakfantezigözüne kestirmekhayalisteme

đặc biệtthích

奇特的异想天开想象想象力爱好

fancy

[ˈfænsɪ]

A. N

1. (= liking) to catch or take sb's fancy → atraer a algn
they stole anything that took their fancy → robaban cualquier cosa que les gustaba or atraía
I eat whatever takes my fancy → como lo que me apetece
to take a fancy to [+ person] (amorously) → quedarse prendado de, prendarse de; [+ thing] → encapricharse con
he had taken a fancy to one of the secretaries → se había quedado prendado or se había prendado de una de las secretarias
he seems to have taken a fancy to you → parece que le gustas

2. (= whim) → capricho m, antojo m
a passing fancy → un capricho pasajero
when the fancy takes him → cuando se le antoja
as the fancy takes her → según su capricho
see also tickle

3. (= imagination) → fantasía f, imaginación f
in the realm of fancy → en el mundo de la fantasía
see also flight ¹

4. (= vague idea) I have a fancy that he'll be late → tengo or me da la sensación de que llegará tarde

B. ADJ (fancier (compar) (fanciest (superl)))

1. (= elaborate) → muy elaborado
I like good, plain food, nothing fancy → me gusta la buena comida, sencilla, nada muy elaborado or nada demasiado historiado
she uses all these fancy words I don't understand → usa todas esas palabrejas que yo no entiendo
fancy footwork (in football, dancing) → filigranas fpl, florituras fpl (con los pies) (fig) → gran habilidad f

2. (= elegant) [restaurant] → de lujo, muy chic; [house, car] → lujoso; [clothes] → elegante, chic

3. (= exaggerated) [price] → desorbitado; [idea] → estrambótico

C. VT

1. (= imagine) → imaginarse, figurarse
fancy that! → ¡fíjate!, ¡imagínate!
fancy meeting you here! → ¡qué casualidad encontrarte aquí!
fancy him winning! → ¡qué raro que ganara él!
fancy letting him get away with it! → ¡mira que dejarle salirse con la suya!, ¡mira que dejar que se saliese con la suya!
fancy throwing that away, there's nothing wrong with it → ¡a quién se le ocurre tirar eso! está en perfectas condiciones
he fancied he saw a glint of amusement in her face → le pareció ver una chispa de diversión en su rostro
I rather fancy he's gone out → me da la impresión or se me hace que ha salido, se me antoja que ha salido (liter)
he fancies he knows it all → se cree un pozo de sabiduría

2. (= like, want)

2.1. (at particular moment) what do you fancy? → ¿qué quieres tomar?, ¿qué te apetece?
do you fancy an Indian meal? → ¿te apetece or (LAm) se te antoja un una comida india?

2.2. (in general) I've always fancied living there → siempre me hubiese gustado vivir allí
I don't fancy the idea → no me gusta la idea
he fancies himself → es un creído or un presumido
he fancies himself as a bit of an actor → se piensa que es un actor
he fancies himself as a footballer → se las da de futbolista
he fancies himself as the next prime minister → se cree que va a ser el próximo primer ministro

3. (esp Brit) (= be attracted to) I could tell he fancied me → notaba que le gustaba mucho, notaba que se sentía atraído por mí

4. (= rate) I don't fancy his chances of winning → no creo que tenga muchas posibilidades de ganar
which horse do you fancy for the Grand National? → ¿qué caballo es tu favorito para el Grand National?
I fancy England to win → yo creo que ganará Inglaterra

D. CPD fancy dress N → disfraz m
are you going in fancy dress? → ¿vas a ir disfrazado or con disfraz?
they were wearing fancy dress → iban disfrazados
fancy dress ball N → baile m de disfraces
fancy dress party N → fiesta f de disfraces
fancy goods NPL (Comm) → artículos mpl de regalo
fancy man (o.f.) N (pej) her fancy man → su amante, su amiguito
fancy woman (o.f.) N (pej) his fancy woman → su querida, su amiguita

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fancy

[ˈfænsi]

vt

(= feel like, want) → avoir envie de
I fancy an ice cream → J'ai envie d'une glace.
to fancy doing sth → avoir envie de faire qch

(= imagine)
I fancied I could hear a baby screaming → J'ai cru entendre un bébé pleurer.
He fancied that he saw a shadow pass close to the window → Il crut voir une ombre passer près de la fenêtre.
fancy seeing you here! → vous ici!

(pejorative) to fancy o.s. → ne plus se sentir
Fancies himself, doesn't he? → Il ne se sent plus, lui!
to fancy o.s. as sth → se prendre pour qch

(= be attracted to)
He fancies her → Elle lui plaît.

adj

(= elaborate) [jewellery, clothes, hat] (gen) → sophistiqué(e) (pejorative) → prétentieux/euse

(= high-quality, expensive) [school, hotel, food, car] (gen) → de luxe, chic f inv (pejorative) → huppé(e)

n

(= fantasy) → fantaisie f, imagination f
Is it fact or fancy? → Est-ce réel ou imaginaire?
He paints whatever his fancy suggests
BUT Il peint tout ce qui lui vient à l'esprit.

(= vague idea) → idée f
to have a fancy (that) ... → avoir l'idée que ...

(= whim) a passing fancy → un caprice
a childhood fancy → un rêve d'enfance

(= liking) to take a fancy to [+ person] → se prendre d'affection pour
to take sb's fancy, to catch sb's fancy → plaire à qn
It took my fancy → Ça m'a plu.
when the fancy takes him → quand ça lui prend
to tickle sb's fancy → plaire à qnfancy dress

n → déguisement m
to be in fancy dress → être déguisé(e)
He was wearing fancy dress → Il portait un déguisement.

modif
fancy-dress party → fête f costumée
fancy-dress ball → bal m masqué, bal m costuméfancy-free [ˌfænsiˈfriː] adj
see footloosefancy goods npl → articles mpl (de) fantaisie

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fancy

vt

(= like, be attracted by) I fancy that car/the idea (= like) → das Auto/die Idee gefällt mir or hat es mir angetan; he fancies a house on Crete (= would like to have) → er hätte gern ein Haus auf Kreta; I don’t fancy a house in Glasgow → ich möchte kein Haus in Glasgow haben; I didn’t fancy that job/that party → die Stelle/die Party hat mich nicht gereizt; do you fancy a walk/steak/beer? → hast du Lust zu einem Spaziergang/auf ein Steak/auf ein Bier?; she fancies (the idea of) doing that (= would like to) → sie würde or möchte das gern tun; (= feels like it) → sie hätte Lust, das zu tun; count me out, I don’t fancy the idea → ohne mich, das ist nichts für mich; I don’t fancy the idea, but I’ll have to do it → ich habe gar keine Lust dazu, aber ich muss es ja wohl tun; I don’t fancy THAT (idea)! → nur das nicht; he fancies her as a wife → er hätte sie gern zur Frau; he really fancies her (sexually) → er ist scharf auf sie (inf); I don’t fancy him (sexually) → ich finde ihn nicht attraktiv; he fancies his chances → er meint, er hätte Chancen; I don’t fancy my chances of getting that job → ich rechne mir keine großen Chancen aus, die Stelle zu bekommen; a bit of what you fancy does you good → man muss sich auch mal was Gutes gönnen

(= imagine) → meinen, sich (dat) → einbilden; (= think) → glauben; he fancied he heard footsteps → er meinte, Schritte zu hören; I rather fancy he has gone out → ich glaube, er ist weggegangen; how long? — not long, I fancy → wie lange? — nicht lange, denke or glaube ich

(in exclamations) fancy doing that! → so was(, das) zu tun!; fancy him doing that! → nicht zu fassen, dass er das getan hat or tut!; fancy that! (inf) (just) fancy! (inf) → (nein) so was!, denk mal an! (inf); just fancy, he … (inf) → stell dir vor, er …; fancy seeing you here! → so was, Sie hier zu sehen!; fancy him winning! → wer hätte gedacht, dass er gewinnt!

vr → von sich eingenommen sein, sich für Wunder was halten (inf); he fancies himself as an actor/expert → er hält sich für einen (guten) Schauspieler/einen Experten; do you fancy yourself as a teacher? → kannst du dir dich als Lehrer vorstellen?; they fancy themselves to be Europeans → sie halten sich für Europäer

n

(= liking) to have a fancy for something → Lust zu etw haben; (for food or drink) → Lust auf etw (acc) → haben; she had a fancy for sports cars → sie hatte eine Vorliebe für Sportwagen; a passing fancy → nur so eine Laune; he’s taken a fancy to her/this car/the idea → sie/das Auto/die Idee hat es ihm angetan; they took a fancy to each other → sie fanden sich sympathisch; to take or catch somebody’s fancy → jdn ansprechen, jdm gefallen; they took a fancy to go swimming → sie bekamen Lust, schwimmen zu gehen; to tickle somebody’s fancy → jdn reizen; just as the fancy takes me/you etc → ganz nach Lust und Laune; he only works when the fancy takes him → er arbeitet nur, wenn ihm gerade danach ist

no pl (= imagination) → Fantasie f, → Phantasie f; to separate fact from fancy → die Wirklichkeit von der Fantasie trennen; that was just his fancy → das hat er sich (dat) → nur eingebildet

(= notion, whim) I have a fancy that … → ich habe so ein Gefühl, dass …; he had a sudden fancy to go to Spain → ihn überkam eine plötzliche Laune, nach Spanien zu fahren

adj (+er)

(inf: = elaborate) clothes, shoes → ausgefallen; pattern, hairdo, manoeuvre → kunstvoll; food, gadget → raffiniert; word, language → hochtrabend; nothing fancy → nichts Ausgefallenes; you won’t get anything fancy there → dort bekommst du nur etwas ganz Einfaches; I want something fancy (when buying clothes) → ich möchte etwas Schickes or Ausgefallenes; he uses such fancy language → er drückt sich so gewählt aus; how do you like our new computer? — very fancy! → wie gefällt dir unser neuer Computer? — sehr beeindruckend!; fancy trick → toller Trick (inf); fancy footwork (Ftbl) → geschickte Beinarbeit; (in dancing) → komplizierte Schritte pl; (fig) → raffinierte Manöver pl

(often pej inf: = smart) house, car, clothes, shop → schick (inf); school, restaurant → nobel, schick (inf); a fancy car → ein toller Schlitten (inf)

(inf: = high) price → überhöht, gepfeffert (inf)

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fancy

:

fancy dress

n → (Masken)kostüm nt; is it fancy? → geht man da verkleidet hin?; they came in fancy → sie kamen verkleidet or kostümiert

fancy-dress

attr fancy ball → Maskenball m; fancy party → Kostümfest nt

fancy-free

adj ? footloose

fancy goods

pl → Geschenkartikel pl

fancy man

n (= pimp) → Zuhälter m; (= lover) → Liebhaber m

fancy woman

n → Freundin f, → Weibchen nt (inf)

fancywork

n → feine Handarbeit

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fancy

[ˈfænsɪ]

1. n

a. (whim) → voglia, capriccio
a passing fancy (for sth) → una voglia passeggera (di qc)
when the fancy takes him → quando ne ha voglia
to take a fancy to (person, thing) → affezionarsi a, incapricciarsi di
to catch or take sb's fancy → entusiasmare qn
it took or caught my fancy → mi è piaciuto

b. (imagination) → fantasia, immaginazione f
in the realm of fancy → nel regno della fantasia
I have a fancy that he'll be late (vague idea) → ho la vaga impressione che arriverà tardi
is it just my fancy, or did I hear a knock at the door? → mi sbaglio o hanno bussato alla porta?

2. adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))

a. (ornamental) → elaborato/a
a fancy design → un disegno fantasia
nothing fancy → niente di speciale
fancy cakes → pasticcini mpl

b. (pej) (price) → esorbitante; (idea) → stravagante

3. vt

a. (imagine) → immaginare, credere
to fancy that → immaginare che
I rather fancy he's gone out → credo proprio che sia uscito
fancy that! (fam) → pensa un po'!, ma guarda!
fancy meeting you here! (fam) → che combinazione incontrarti qui!

b. (feel like, want) → avere voglia di
do you fancy (going for) a stroll? → hai voglia or ti va di fare una passeggiatina?
I don't fancy the idea → l'idea non mi attira
he fancies himself (fam) → ha un'alta opinione di sé
he fancies himself as a footballer (fam) → crede di essere un gran calciatore
she fancies him (fam) → lui le piace (sessualmente)

c. (predict success for, team, horse) → dare per vincente
I don't fancy his chances of winning → non credo che vincerà

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fancy

(ˈfӕnsi) – plural ˈfancies – noun

1. a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire. The child had many peculiar fancies. gier, voorliefde, neigings هوى، وَهْم прищявка capricho rozmar, vrtoch die Vorliebe grille; indfald επιθυμίαcapricho, antojo mõttevälgatus, uid میل؛ هوس mieliteko envieחיבה असामान्य naklonost, ljubav szeszély keinginan stundarhrifning; duttlungar capriccio 好み (일시적인) 기호, 애호 užgaida, kaprizas untums; kaprīze minat lustinnfall, lyst, luneupodobanie, zachcianka مینه capricho capriciu, toană каприз želja želja böjelse, smak, förkärlek, svärmeri ความต้องการ หรือความชอบที่เป็นปัจจุบันทันด่วน isteme, canı çekme 一時喜好，一時興起 уподобання; пристрасть اچانک غیر متوقع رغبت یا ذوق sự mê thích nhất thời （常为一时的）爱好，迷恋

2. the power of the mind to imagine things. She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy. verbeelding, fantasie خَيال въображение fantasia fantazie die Phantasie fantasi; indbildning φαντασίαfantasía, imaginación kujutlusvõime تخیل mielikuvitus imaginationדמיון कल्पना शक्ति mašta, fantazija képzelőerő imajinasi ímyndun, hugarflug immaginazione, fantasia 空想 상상력 vaizduotė fantāzija; iztēle imaginasi verbeeldingfantasifantazja, wyobraźnia خیال fantasia fantezie фантазия fantázia domišljija mašta fantasi, inbillningsförmåga ความคิด; จินตนาการ fantezi 想像力，胡思亂想 уява, фантазія ذہن کی تصورانہ قدرت sức tưởng tượng 想象力，异想天开

3. something imagined. He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching. fantasie, gier فِكْرَه وَهْمِيَّه фантазия fantasia/noção iluze die Vorstellung forestilling; indbildning φαντασίωσηfantasía kujutlus تصور kuvitelma impression רַעיוֹן מְדוּמֶה तरंग, सनक fantazija, misao elképzelés khayalan ímyndun, hugarburður impressione 幻想 (공상으로 생긴) 생각, 환상 iliuzija, vizija iedoma khayalan ideeforestilling, innbilningzłudzenie, wizja خیال fantasia/noção vizi­une плод фантазии ilúzia domislek uobrazilja fantasi, föreställning จินตนาการ düş, hayal 設想 вигадка کوئی خیالی چیز cái được tưởng tượng 设想

adjective

decorated; not plain. fancy cakes. versierde مُزَيَّن، مُزَخْرَف украсен decorado zdobený verziert dekoreret; kunstfærdig φανταχτερόςdecorado, de fantasía kaunistatud تزئین شده؛ پر نقش و نگار koristeellinen de fantaisie מקושט सजाना, अलंकृत करना ukusno pripravljen; ukrašen díszes hias skreyttur; fínn og dÿr decorato 凝った 장식의 įmantrus izrotāts banyak hiasan luxe- pyntet, dekorert, meget kunstferdigwymyślny, ozdobny سینګاړ decorado decorat; ornamentat фигурный ozdobený pisan ukrašen konstnärligt framställd (prydd) หรูหรา süslü, fantezi 花式的，奇特的 прикрашений, незвичайний متزيّن được làm cho đẹp mắt 花式的，奇特的

verb

1. to like the idea of having or doing something. I fancy a cup of tea. lus wees vir يُحِبُّ، يَرْغَبُ би ми се искало desejar/apetecer mít chuť na sich vorstellen kunne tænke sig; have lyst til τραβάει η όρεξή μου, κάνω κέφι apetecer, gustar meeldima میل داشتن haluta avoir envie לְהִתחַשֵק पसन्द करना svidjeti se, htjeti kedvére van menginginkan langa í e-ð, geta hugsað sér gradire 好む …을 좋아하다 norėti vēlēties inginkan zin hebben inlike, ha lyst påmieć ochotę na میل لرل desejar/apetecer a-şi dori хотеть mať chuť (na) želeti si želeti vilja ha, önska sig ชอบฝันถึงการมีหรือการทำบางสิ่ง canı çekmek, arzu etmek 喜愛，想要 уявляти собі کچھ کرنے یا کھانے پینے کی خواہش mong ước; muốn 喜爱

2. to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that). I fancied (that) you were angry. dink, meen, glo يَتَخَيَّل струва ми се imaginar domnívat se sich einbilden forestille sig νομίζω, φαντάζομαιimaginarse, figurarse ette kujutama گمان کردن kuvitella croire לְדַמוֹת इच्छा होना činiti se, misliti gondol berpikir hugsa, halda immaginare 想像する 상상하다 įsivaizduoti, manyti iedomāties, ka...; šķist, ka... berfikir denken forestille/innbille/tenke seg mieć wrażenie شک کول imaginar a‑şi imagina (că) полагать mať pocit, nazdávať sa domnevati misliti förmoda คิดหรือมีความรู้สึกว่า düşünmek, zannetmek 認為，猜想 гадати, припускати کسی بات کو محسوس کرنا tưởng tượng; cho rằng 认为

3. to have strong sexual interest in (a person). He fancies her a lot. hou van يَشْتَهي، يميل إلى харесвам ter um fraco por být přitahován Lust haben være varm på γουστάρω ερωτικά gustar, sentirse atraído (kedagi) ihaldama تمایل جنسی داشتن tuntea vetoa se sentir attiré (par/vers) לְפָתֵח חִיבָּה כְּלַפֵּי सोचना svidati se, zanimati se za (u seksualnom smislu) kíván tertarik, menginginkan vera skotinn í, langa í, þrá piacere ～に気がある 성적인 매력을 느끼다 patikti, traukti patikt tertarik aantrekkelijk vinden forelske seg i, legge sin elsk på mieć pociąg do جنس، نر توب يا ښځتوب: شهوت، شهواني غريزه ter um fraco por a fi atras (de) желать priťahovať želeti si sviđati se gilla, vara förtjust i มีความสิเน่หาใน hoşlanmak, gözüne kestirmek 迷戀 подобатися جنسی طور پر مایل ہونا mến; thích 迷恋

ˈfanciful adjective

1. inclined to have fancies, especially strange, unreal ideas. She's a very fanciful girl. vol fieterjasies/ grille/ giere نَزَوي، غَريب الأطوار، وهْمي надарен с въображение caprichoso snivý; s velkou fantazií phantasiereich fantasifuld φαντασιόπληκτος caprichoso luulelennuline خیالباف mielikuvituksellinen fantasque שוֹגֶה בְּדִמיוֹנוֹת काल्पनिक podložan fantaziji szeszélyes pengkhayal ímyndunarveikur, haldinn hugarórum fantasioso 空想にふける 별난, 공상에 잠기는 turintis vaizduotę untumains; kaprīzs suka berkhayal grillig fantasirik, lunefull; underlig fantazjujący په خيال مين، خيال پرست، خيالى، هوسى (هوسناك) caprichoso visător капризный snivý čudaški maštovit fantasifull, full av inbillningar, underlig ที่เพ้อฝัน hayalperest 愛幻想的 примхливий, капризний غیر حقیقی تصورات رکھنا (người) hay tưởng tượng 爱空想的

2. imaginary or unreal. That idea is rather fanciful. vergesog, onrealisties, verbeeldingryk خَيالِي нереален fantasioso neskutečný, nereálný wirklichkeitsfremd fantasifuld; usandsynlig φανταστικός, εξωπραγματικόςfantasioso fantastiline تخیلی epätodellinen extravagant לֹא מְצִיאוּתִי अवास्तविक, अनोखा nestvaran képzeletszőtte khayalan óraunverulegur, út í hött bizzarro 空想上の 비현실적인 nerealus, fantastiškas nereāls; dīvains khayalan grilligfantasifull, uvirkeligzmyślony, urojony خيالى fantasioso fantezist нереальный nereálny muhast imaginaran overklig เพ้อฝัน; ไม่จริง hayalî, gerçekten uzak 異想天開的 химерний, фантастичний غیر حقیقی tưởng tượng 异想天开的

ˈfancifully adverb

denkbeeldig, verbeeldingryk بِصورَة خَياليَّه нереално caprichosamente nereálně, fantaskně phantasiereich fantasifuldt; usandsynligt φανταστικάcaprichosamente luulelennuliselt با خیال پردازی mielikuvituksellisesti d'une manière extravagante/fantasque בְּגַחמָנוּת विलक्षण ढंग से nestvarno, zamišljeno szeszélyesen secara khayalan skringilega, á óraunverulegan hátt in maniera bizzarra/fantasiosa 空想的に 비현실적으로 įmantriai, fantastiškai untumaini; nereāli penuh khayalan grilligfantasifullt dziwacznie په خيال پرستۍ caprichosamente bizar причудливо nereálne čudaško maštovito fantasifullt, overkligt อย่างเพ้อฝัน hayalî bir şekilde 異想天開地 фантастично غیر حقیقی طور پر kỳ lạ 异想天开地

fancy dress clothes representing a particular character, nationality, historical period etc: He went to the party in fancy dress; (also adjective)

a fancy-dress party. fantasiekostuum ملابِس تَنَكُّرِيَّه чудноват fantasia maškarní kostým; maškarní das Kostüm udklædning; kostume; kostume- κοστούμι μεταμφίεσης disfraz maskikostüüm لباس بالماسکه naamiaispuku déguisementתחפושת फैंसी ड्रेस nošnja, kostim; svecana odjeca; svecan, kostimiran jelmez pakaian anak-anak grímubúningur costume 仮装服 가장복 maskaradinis kostiumas maskuballes tērps pakaian beragam kostuumkarnevalsdraktkostium جالبي جامي fantasia costum de bal mas­cat маскарадный костюм karnevalový kostým maškaradni kostum; maskiran luksuzan maskeraddräkt ชุดแฟนซี เครื่องแต่งตัวที่แสดงถึงลักษณะทางชนชาติ ประวัติศาสตร์ หรือเครื่องแต่งตัวแบบแปลก ๆ karnaval elbisesi 奇裝異服(化裝舞會等穿的) маскарадний костюм انوکھا بھیس جو کسی قوم ، تہذیب ، یا تاریخی دور سے لیا گیا ہو quần áo cải trang 化装舞会所穿着的服装

take a fancy to

to become fond of, often suddenly or unexpectedly. They bought that house because they took a fancy to it. 'n voorliefde vir iets ontwikkel; baie van iets begin hou يَميل إلى ، يَستَهْوي، يُعْجَبُ جِنسِيَّا харесвам encantar-se com oblíbit si, najít zalíbení Gefallen finden an komme til at synes godt om μου αρέσει tomar cariño meeldima hakkama دوست داشتن ihastua prendre goût â לְפַתֵח חִיבָּה כְּלַפֵּי आकर्षित करना, प्रसन्न करना zavoljeti, svidjeti se kedvet kap vmihez menyukai verða hrifinn af, fá mætur á affezionarsi a; incapricciarsi di ～が好きになる ...을 좋아하게 되다 pamėgti, susižavėti iepatikties; iemīlēties [] menyukai een voorliefde opvatten voor få lyst på, legge sin elsk på upodobać sobie مینه لرل vestido de fantasia/enamorar-se de, encantar-se de (com?) a începe să îndrăgească прийтись по душе obľúbiť si vzljubiti zavoleti bli förtjust i, fatta tycke för ชอบ (แบบทันทีทันใดหรือไม่ได้คาดคิด) hoşlanmak 喜歡上(尤指突然地) полюбити, покохати تصور کرنا ، خیال میں لانا yêu thích ai/cái gì （忽然）爱上

take one's fancy

to be liked or wanted by (someone). When I go shopping I just buy anything that takes my fancy. baie van iets hou يَميل إلى، يُحِبُّ харесва ми agradar zalíbit si jemandem gefallen friste; falde i ens smag με τραβάει atraer a alguien, cautivar a alguien (kellelegi) meelepärane olema علاقمند کردن ihastuttaa avoir envie לִמצוֹא חֵן בְּעֵינֵי किसी के द्वारा पसंद किया जाना voljeti, željeti megtetszik neki disukai langa í e-ð piacere a ～の気に入る 마음에 들다 kristi į akį iepatikties; iekrist acīs yang disukai bij iemand in de smaak vallen falle i smakspodobać się خوښ لرل apreciar/agradar, apetecer, cair no capricho a-i plăcea нравиться zapáčiť sa ugajati svideti falla i smaken โดนใจ; ถูกใจ hoşuna gitmek, beğenmek 被某人喜歡上或看中 сподобатися پسندیدگی یا دلچسپی ہونا lôi cuốn, thu hút ai 迎合某人的爱好

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fancy

→ مُزَيَّن, يَرْغَبُ في exkluzivní, mít chuť kunne tænke sig, smart ausgefallen, jemanden attraktiv finden ασυνήθιστος, συμπαθώ apetecer, elaborado, extravagante, tener ganas de erikoinen, tykätä être attiré par, sophistiqué pomodan, željeti piacere, stravagante ･･･が気に入る, 特別な 공상하다, 화려한 chic, zin hebben in fancy, forestille (seg) mieć ochotę na, wymyślny chique, fantasiar, gostar de, pomposo желать, причудливый fin, tycka om แฟนซี, ปรารถนา fantezi, hoşlanmak đặc biệt, thích 奇特的, 想象

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fancy

vi. imaginar, fantasear.

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