fancy

['fænsɪ] 1. n

(liking) upodobanie nt; (imagination) wyobraźnia f, fantazja f; (fantasy) marzenie nt, mrzonka f

2. adj

clothes, hat wymyślny, fantazyjny; hotel wytworny, luksusowy

3. vt

(feel like, want) mieć ochotę na +acc; (imagine) wyobrażać (wyobrazić perf) sobie

I fancied (that) … — wydawało mi się, że …

I took a fancy to him — przypadł mi do gustu

when the fancy takes him — kiedy mu przyjdzie ochota

the vase immediately took/caught her fancy — wazon natychmiast wpadł jej w oko

he fancies himself — jest zakochany w sobie

he fancies himself as an intellectual — wyobraża sobie, że jest intelektualistą

she fancies you (inf) — podobasz jej się

well, fancy that! — a to dopiero!, coś takiego!

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['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun

1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) upodobanie, zachcianka

2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) fantazja, wyobraźnia

3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) złudzenie, wizja

2. adjective

(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) wymyślny, ozdobny

3. verb

1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) mieć ochotę na

2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) mieć wrażenie

3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) mieć pociąg do

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- fanciful

- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy