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take a liking to

  • 1 take a liking to

    (to begin to like: I've taken a liking to him.) fá mætur á

    English-Icelandic dictionary > take a liking to

  • 2 like

    I 1. adjective
    (the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) eins, líkur
    2. preposition
    (the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.) eins og
    3. noun
    (someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) e-ð/e-n sem er jafngóður/eins
    4. conjunction
    ((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) eins og
    - likelihood
    - liken
    - likeness
    - likewise
    - like-minded
    - a likely story!
    - as likely as not
    - be like someone
    - feel like
    - he is likely to
    - look like
    - not likely!     II verb
    1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) líka
    2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) njóta e-s
    •
    - likeable
    - likable
    - liking
    - should/would like
    - take a liking to

    English-Icelandic dictionary > like

  • 3 fancy

    ['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun
    1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) stundarhrifning; duttlungar
    2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) ímyndun, hugarflug
    3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) ímyndun, hugarburður
    2. adjective
    (decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) skreyttur; fínn og dÿr
    3. verb
    1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) langa í e-ð, geta hugsað sér
    2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) hugsa, halda
    3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) vera skotinn í, langa í, þrá
    •
    - fancifully
    - fancy dress
    - take a fancy to
    - take one's fancy

    English-Icelandic dictionary > fancy

См. также в других словарях:

  • take a liking to — phrase to begin to like someone or something He took an immediate liking to Anna. Thesaurus: to love or like a person or thingsynonym Main entry: liking * * * take a liking to : to begin to like (someone or something) He …   Useful english dictionary

  • take a liking to — • take a fancy to/for smb • take a liking to smb • take to smb (from Idioms in Speech) (smb) to like (often followed by immediately). I met this young man in the train just now, and I ve taken a fancy to him already. Mr. Short himself had taken a …   Idioms and examples

  • take a liking to — to begin to like someone or something He took an immediate liking to Anna …   English dictionary

  • take a liking to — See: TAKE A FANCY TO …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take a liking to — See: TAKE A FANCY TO …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take a shine to — (informal) To fancy, take a liking to • • • Main Entry: ↑shine * * * informal develop a liking for * * * take a shine to informal : to begin to like (someone or something) She really took a shine to [=took a liking to] her new neighbor. • • • …   Useful english dictionary

  • take a fancy for — • take a fancy to/for smb • take a liking to smb • take to smb (from Idioms in Speech) (smb) to like (often followed by immediately). I met this young man in the train just now, and I ve taken a fancy to him already. Mr. Short himself had taken a …   Idioms and examples

  • take a fancy to — • take a fancy to/for smb • take a liking to smb • take to smb (from Idioms in Speech) (smb) to like (often followed by immediately). I met this young man in the train just now, and I ve taken a fancy to him already. Mr. Short himself had taken a …   Idioms and examples

  • take to smb. — • take a fancy to/for smb • take a liking to smb • take to smb (from Idioms in Speech) (smb) to like (often followed by immediately). I met this young man in the train just now, and I ve taken a fancy to him already. Mr. Short himself had taken a …   Idioms and examples

  • liking — n. 1) to take a liking to 2) to develop a liking for 3) to one s liking (that is not to my liking) * * * [ laɪkɪŋ] to develop a liking for to take a liking to to one s liking (that is not to my liking) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • liking — lik|ing [ laıkıŋ ] noun singular a feeling of enjoying or liking something: liking for: He had a particular liking for science. for someone s liking if something is too expensive, too dark, etc. for someone s liking, they do not like it because… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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