fancy

fancy

1. haluta jotakin; tehdä mieli jotakin

2. olla ihastunut johonkin

Esimerkkejä:

Do you fancy a cup of coffee? = Haluatko kupin kahvia?

I used to fancy him. = Olin aikaisemmin ihastunut häneen.

Synonyymisanakirja

fancy

koristeltu, koristettu, koristeellinen, hieno, hienostunut, damaskoitu, pitsimäinen, pitsinen, korusanainen.

Englannin sanakirja

fancy (englanti > suomi)

1. oikku, päähänpisto

2. ihastus

3. harrastajat|p, intoilijat|p

4. koristeellinen

5. hienostunut, hieno

6. hieno

7. haluta, tehdä mieli

fancy englanniksi

1. The imagination.

2. Milton

In the soul / Are many lesser faculties, that serve / Reason as chief. Among these fancy next / Her office holds.

3. 1861, Atlantic Monthly

Rustic females who habitually chew even pitch or spruce-gum are rendered thereby so repulsive that the fancy refuses to pursue the horror farther and imagine it tobacco (..)

4. An image or representation of anything formed in the mind; conception; thought; idea.

5. Shakespeare

How now, my lord! why do you keep alone, / Of sorriest fancies your companions making?

6. An opinion or notion formed without much reflection; an impression.

7. John Locke

I have always had a fancy that learning might be made a play and recreation to children.

8. A whim.

I had a fancy to learn to play the flute.

9. love Love or amorous attachment.

He took a fancy to her.

10. The object of inclination or liking.

to fit your fancies to your father's will

11. Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.

Trainspotting is the fancy of a special lot.

the cat fancy

12. The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.

He fell out of favor with the boxing fancy after the incident.

13. De Quincey

a great book sale in London, which had congregated all the fancy

14. A diamond with a distinctive colour.

15. That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.

16. Mortimer

London pride is a pretty fancy for borders.

17. puhekieltä A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad.

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18. In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).

19. 1970, Marta Weigle, Follow my fancy: the book of jacks and jack games (page 22)

When you have mastered plainsies, the regular jack game, and have learned all the rules, you will be ready to use this part of the book. A fancy is a variation of plainsies which usually requires more skill than plainsies does.

20. 2002, Elizabeth Dana Jaffe, Sherry L. Field, Linda D. Labbo, Jacks (page 26)

When you get good at jacks, try adding a fancy. A fancy is an extra round at the end of a game. It makes the game a little harder. Jack Be Nimble, Around the World, or Black Widow are some fancies.

21. decorative Decorative.

This is a fancy shawl.

22. Of a superior grade.

This box contains bottles of the fancy grade of jelly.

23. execute Executed with skill.

He initiated the game winning play with a fancy, deked saucer pass to the winger.

24. puhekieltä Unnecessarily complicated.

Im not keen on him and his fancy ideas.''

25. puhekieltä Extravagant; above real value.

26. Macaulay

This anxiety never degenerated into a monomania, like that which led his Frederick the Great's father to pay fancy prices for giants.

27. puhekieltä To appreciate without jealousy or greed.

I fancy your new car, but I like my old one just fine.

28. puhekieltä would like

I fancy a burger tonight for dinner

Do you fancy going to town this weekend?

29. puhekieltä To be sexually attracted to.

I fancy that girl over there.

30. puhekieltä To imagine, suppose.

I fancy youll want something to drink after your long journey.''

Fancy meeting you here!

Fancy that! I saw Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy kissing in the garden.

If our search has reached no farther than simile and metaphor, we rather fancy than know.

31. Thackeray

He fancied he was welcome, because those around him were his kinsmen.

32. 1895, H. G. Wells, The Time Machine Chapter X

I fancied at first the stuff was paraffin wax, and smashed the jar accordingly. But the odor of camphor was unmistakable.

33. To form a conception of; to portray in the mind; to imagine.

34. Dryden

he whom I fancy, but can ne'er express

35. To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.

We fancy not the cardinal.

36. (l)

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