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1 kapris
passing fancy, whim, fad -
2 pillanatnyi szeszély
passing fancy -
3 capricho
m.whim, caprice.darse un capricho to treat oneself* * *1 (deseo) caprice, whim, fancy2 MÚSICA caprice, capriccio\hacer algo por/a capricho to do something because it takes one's fancy* * *noun m.1) whim, fancy2) caprice* * *SM1) (=antojo) whim, (passing) fancy, caprice literpor puro capricho — just to please o.s.
2) (=cualidad) whimsicality, fancifulness3) * [amante] plaything *4) (Mús) caprice, capriccio; (Arte) caprice* * *1) ( antojo) whim, caprice (liter)los caprichos de la moda — the caprices o whims of fashion
hace siempre su santo capricho — (fam) she always does exactly what she wants
a capricho: los libros están colocados a capricho — the books are arranged any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how
entran y salen a capricho — they come in and go out at will o as they please
2) (Mús) capriccio* * *= caprice, whim, vacillation, whimsy, treat.Ex. Data bases required by libraries, whether controlled or created according to standards based on caprice, are expensive to create and maintain.Ex. If terms are drawn from a controlled vocabulary, the selection of index headings no longer depends entirely upon the whim of the author in framing a title.Ex. She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.Ex. Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.Ex. In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.----* capricho pasajero = passing fancy, passing whim.* caprichos = vagaries.* consentir caprichos = pamper.* consentir los caprichos de Alguien = pander.* dar caprichos = pamper.* dinero para caprichos = pin money.* * *1) ( antojo) whim, caprice (liter)los caprichos de la moda — the caprices o whims of fashion
hace siempre su santo capricho — (fam) she always does exactly what she wants
a capricho: los libros están colocados a capricho — the books are arranged any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how
entran y salen a capricho — they come in and go out at will o as they please
2) (Mús) capriccio* * *= caprice, whim, vacillation, whimsy, treat.Ex: Data bases required by libraries, whether controlled or created according to standards based on caprice, are expensive to create and maintain.
Ex: If terms are drawn from a controlled vocabulary, the selection of index headings no longer depends entirely upon the whim of the author in framing a title.Ex: She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.Ex: Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.Ex: In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.* capricho pasajero = passing fancy, passing whim.* caprichos = vagaries.* consentir caprichos = pamper.* consentir los caprichos de Alguien = pander.* dar caprichos = pamper.* dinero para caprichos = pin money.* * *le consienten todos los caprichos they indulge his every whim, they let him have his own way in everythingun verdadero capricho de la naturaleza a real quirk o caprice of naturelos caprichos de la moda the caprices o whims of fashionse lo compró por puro capricho he just took it into his head to buy it, he bought it on an impulseestá acostumbrada a hacer siempre su santo capricho ( fam); she's used to doing whatever takes her fancy o exactly what she feels likeB ( Mús) capriccio* * *
capricho sustantivo masculino
1 ( antojo) whim, caprice (liter);
se lo compró por puro capricho he bought it on a whim;
entran y salen a capricho they come in and go out at will o as they please
2 (Mús) capriccio
capricho sustantivo masculino
1 (deseo) whim, caprice: ponte el vestido rojo, dame ese capricho, put on that red dress just for me
2 (marca de nacimiento) birthmark
3 Mús caprice, capriccio
' capricho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antojo
- ventolera
- manía
- maña
- pasajero
- puro
- someter
English:
caprice
- fancy
- folly
- freak
- gratify
- indulge
- passing
- quirk
- spoil
- whim
* * *capricho nm1. [deseo] whim, caprice;a mi capricho at my whim;darse un capricho to treat oneself;se compró el yate por capricho he bought the yacht on a whim;este caballo es su último capricho this horse is his latest whim;tener dos casas es un capricho al alcance de muy pocos having two houses is a luxury few can afford2. Arte caprice3. Mús capriccio* * *m1 whim;2 MÚS capriccio* * *capricho nmantojo: whim, caprice* * *capricho n whim -
4 capricho pasajero
m.passing whim.* * *(n.) = passing fancy, passing whimEx. It seems that Japan's fascination with robots is more than just a passing fancy.Ex. It started out as a passing whim and grew into something that has reached out to thousands of people around the world.* * *(n.) = passing fancy, passing whimEx: It seems that Japan's fascination with robots is more than just a passing fancy.
Ex: It started out as a passing whim and grew into something that has reached out to thousands of people around the world. -
5 каприз
whim; caprice; freak; crotchet; passing fancyкапризите на модата the vagaries of fashion* * *капрѝз,м., -и, (два) капрѝза whim; caprice; vagary; freak; crotchet; passing fancy; fad; \капризите на модата the vagaries of fashion.* * *caprice; crotchet; fad{fEd}; fancy; quirk{kwx;k}; vagary ;the vagaries of fashion - капризите на модата; whim* * *1. whim;caprice;freak;crotchet;passing fancy 2. КАПРИЗите на модата the vagaries of fashion 3. правя КАПРИЗи вж. капризнича -
6 passade
passade [pαsad]feminine noun* * *pasadnom féminin ( engouement) fad* * *pɒsad nfpassing fancy, whim* * *passade nf1 ( engouement) fad; une simple passade just a passing fad;2 ( liaison amoureuse) brief affair.[pasad] nom fémininentre eux, ce ne fut qu'une passade they just had a (little) fling -
7 fantasia
f fantasy( immaginazione) imagination( capriccio) fancymusic fantasia* * *fantasia s.f.1 ( facoltà creatrice, immaginazione) imagination, fancy: la possente fantasia del nostro poeta, the powerful imagination of our poet; hai una fantasia troppo accesa, your imagination is too vivid; hai troppa fantasia!, you have got too much imagination; privo di fantasia, unimaginative; non hai molta fantasia, you haven't got much imagination; vide in una vetrina un cappello che le colpì la fantasia, she saw a hat in a shop window that caught her fancy; lascia libera la tua fantasia!, give free rein to your imagination; è tutto frutto della tua fantasia, it's all a figment of your imagination2 ( fantasticheria) fantasy, daydream, reverie: spesso mi perdo nelle mie fantasie, I often lose myself in daydreams; sono tutte fantasie, they are all fantasies3 ( desiderio, capriccio) fancy; whim, desire: una fantasia passeggera, a passing fancy (o whim); gli prese la fantasia di andare a Brighton, he took a fancy (o he took it into his head) to go to Brighton4 (riferito a gioielli, abiti ecc.): articoli di fantasia, fancy goods; panciotto fantasia, patterned waistcoat5 (mus.) fantasia6 ( esibizione di cavalieri arabi) fantasia.* * *[fanta'zia] 1.sostantivo femminile1) (immaginazione) imagination, fancyun volo di fantasia — a flight of fancy o of the imagination
non avere fantasia — not to have o to lack imagination
2) (invenzione) fantasy3) (capriccio) fancy, whim4) (di tessuto) pattern5) mus. fantasia, fantasy2.aggettivo invariabile [stoffa, carta] print, patterned, fancy* * *fantasia/fanta'zia/I sostantivo f.1 (immaginazione) imagination, fancy; un volo di fantasia a flight of fancy o of the imagination; una fantasia fervida a fertile imagination; non avere fantasia not to have o to lack imagination; lavorare di fantasia to let oneself be carried away by one's imagination2 (invenzione) fantasy; opera di fantasia fiction; sono tutte -e! it's all make-believe! it's pure fantasy! la realtà supera la fantasia reality is stranger than fiction3 (capriccio) fancy, whim4 (di tessuto) pattern5 mus. fantasia, fantasy[stoffa, carta] print, patterned, fancy. -
8 amourette
amourette [amuʀεt]feminine noun( = relation) brief affair* * *amuʀɛtnom féminin passing infatuation* * *amuʀɛt nf* * *A nf passing infatuation.[amurɛt] nom féminin -
9 pasajero
adj.passing, fleeting, provisional, temporary.m.passenger, rider, commuter.* * *► adjetivo1 passing► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 passenger* * *1. (f. - pasajera)noun2. (f. - pasajera)adj.* * *pasajero, -a1. ADJ1) [momento] fleeting, passingave pasajero — bird of passage, migratory bird
2) [sitio] busy2.SM / F passenger3.SM Méx ferryman* * *I- ra adjetivo <capricho/moda> passing (before n); < amor> fleeting (before n); <molestia/dolor> temporaryII- ra masculino, femenino passenger* * *I- ra adjetivo <capricho/moda> passing (before n); < amor> fleeting (before n); <molestia/dolor> temporaryII- ra masculino, femenino passenger* * *pasajero11 = passenger.Ex: This article discusses libraries available on trains to 1st class passengers in the USA in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
* avión de pasajeros = airliner.* buque de pasajeros = cruise liner, transatlantic liner, ocean liner, cruise ship [cruiseship], cruise, cruiser.* lista de pasajeros = passenger list.* pasajero de atrás = pillion passenger, pillion.* pasajero de avión = airline passenger.* transporte de pasajeros = passenger transport.* tren de pasajeros = passenger train.* vehículo de pasajeros = passenger vehicle.* vehículo de transporte de pasajeros = passenger vehicle.pasajero22 = short-lived [shortlived], transient, transitory, faddish, faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.].Ex: Many centres were short-lived, so the picture was always in a state of flux.
Ex: The suppliers of this circulation system recommend that the readers are given numbers and names only, since it will not be cost-effective to store full addresses, particularly with a relatively transient population such as that of a university.Ex: Transitory circumstances of daily life are what cause these shifts.Ex: Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.Ex: These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.* aprovecharse de una oportunidad pasajera = ride + the hype, catch + the fever.* ave pasajera = bird of passage.* capricho pasajero = passing fancy, passing whim.* hacer pasajero = render + transitory.* interés pasajero = passing interest.* moda pasajera = flash in the pan, passing fad.* oportunidad pasajera de la que hay que aprovecharse = bandwagon.* * *una moda pasajera a passing fashionpuede ser que experimente alguna molestia pasajera you may experience some discomfort for a while o some temporary discomfortmasculine, femininepassengerCompuesto:pasajero/pasajera en or de tránsitomasculine, feminine transfer passenger* * *
pasajero
‹ amor› fleeting ( before n);
‹molestia/dolor› temporary
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
passenger
pasajero,-a
I adjetivo passing, temporary
una alegría pasajera, fleeting happiness
II sustantivo masculino y femenino passenger
' pasajero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
flirteo
- pasajera
- viajera
- viajero
- abordar
- delante
- destino
- devaneo
- documentar
- embarcar
- momentáneo
English:
flash
- frequent
- momentary
- nearside
- passenger
- passing
- standby passenger
- temper
- blip
- rider
- short
- transient
* * *pasajero, -a♦ adj[amor] short-lived, brief; [moda] passing;una molestia pasajera a passing discomfort;es algo pasajero it's (something) temporary, it'll pass♦ nm,fpassenger;“pasajeros, al tren” “all aboard”* * *II m, pasajera f passenger* * *pasajero, -ra adj: passing, fleetingpasajero, -ra n: passenger* * *pasajero n passenger -
10 passeggero
1. adj passing, short-lived2. m, passeggera f passenger* * *passeggero agg. passing; transient, fleeting, short-lived; momentary: nuvole passeggere, passing clouds; capriccio passeggero, passing fancy; bellezza passeggera, transient beauty; felicità passeggera, fleeting (o transient) happiness; successo passeggero, short-lived (o transitory) success; dolore passeggero, momentary pain◆ s.m.1 ( viaggiatore) passenger; traveller: passeggero clandestino, stowaway; passeggeri di prima classe, first-class passengers; (mar.) passeggeri di terza classe, steerage passengers; la nave imbarcò cinquecento passeggeri, the ship took on five hundred passengers* * *[passed'dʒɛro] passeggero (-a)1. agg(malessere, nuvola, temporale) passing, (bellezza, benessere) transient2. sm/fpasseggero in arrivo/in partenza/in transito — arriving/departing/transit passenger
* * *[passed'dʒɛro] 1.aggettivo [effetto, fenomeno] short-lived; [emozione, piacere] fleeting; [ indecisione] momentary; [ capriccio] passing2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a) passenger, traveller BE, traveler AE* * *passeggero/passed'dʒεro/[effetto, fenomeno] short-lived; [emozione, piacere] fleeting; [ indecisione] momentary; [ capriccio] passing(f. -a) passenger, traveller BE, traveler AE. -
11 Strohfeuer
* * *Stroh|feu|erntein Stróhfeuer sein (fig) — to be a passing fancy
* * *Stroh·feu·ernt▶ nur ein \Strohfeuer sein to be a flash in the pan, to be just a passing fancy* * *das war nur ein Strohfeuer — (fig.) it was just a flash in the pan
* * *Strohfeuer n straw fire;ein (kurzes) Strohfeuer fig a flash in the pan* * *das war nur ein Strohfeuer — (fig.) it was just a flash in the pan
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12 caprice
caprice [kapʀis]masculine nouna. ( = lubie) whimb. [d'enfant] tantrum* * *kapʀisnom masculin1) ( fantaisie) ( de personne) whim; (de temps, marché, nature, voiture) vagaries (pl)2) ( accès de colère) tantrum* * *kapʀis1. nm1) (désir soudain) whim, caprice2) [enfant gâté] tantrum2. caprices nmpl[mode, climat] vagaries* * *caprice nm1 ( fantaisie) ( de personne) whim; (de temps, marché, nature, voiture) vagaries (pl); sur un caprice on a whim; céder aux caprices de qn to indulge sb's whims; satisfaire un caprice to indulge one's whim;2 ( accès de colère) tantrum; faire un caprice to throw a tantrum;3 ( amourette) passing fancy;4 Mus capriccio.[kapris] nom masculinrien n'est réfléchi, il n'agit que par caprice he doesn't think things through, he just acts on impulse2. [colère] tantrumelle n'a pas mal, c'est un caprice she's not in pain, she's just being awkward ou difficult3. [irrégularité]4. [engouement] (sudden) infatuation -
13 foucade
fukad nf* * *[fukad] nom féminin -
14 capriccio
m (pl -cci) whimdi bambini tantrumfare i capricci have tantrums* * *capriccio s.m.1 whim, caprice, fancy, tantrum; ( assurdità) freak: è stato proprio un capriccio da parte sua, it was merely a whim on his part // i capricci della fortuna, the quirks of Fate // fare i capricci, to be capricious; ( di bambino) to be naughty2 ( infatuazione) passing fancy3 (mus.) capriccio.* * *1) whim, capricefare i -ci — to throw o have a tantrum
2) (instabilità di tempo, fortuna) quirk3) (infatuazione passeggera) fancy4) mus. capriccio** * *capricciopl. -ci /ka'pritt∫o, t∫i/sostantivo m.1 whim, caprice; per capriccio on a whim; soddisfare un capriccio to indulge one's whim; fare i -ci to throw o have a tantrum2 (instabilità di tempo, fortuna) quirk; i -ci della fortuna the quirks of Fate3 (infatuazione passeggera) fancy4 mus. capriccio*. -
15 pasajero2
2 = short-lived [shortlived], transient, transitory, faddish, faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.].Ex. Many centres were short-lived, so the picture was always in a state of flux.Ex. The suppliers of this circulation system recommend that the readers are given numbers and names only, since it will not be cost-effective to store full addresses, particularly with a relatively transient population such as that of a university.Ex. Transitory circumstances of daily life are what cause these shifts.Ex. Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.Ex. These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.----* aprovecharse de una oportunidad pasajera = ride + the hype, catch + the fever.* ave pasajera = bird of passage.* capricho pasajero = passing fancy, passing whim.* hacer pasajero = render + transitory.* interés pasajero = passing interest.* moda pasajera = flash in the pan, passing fad.* oportunidad pasajera de la que hay que aprovecharse = bandwagon. -
16 прищявка
whim, caprice, fancy, whimsy* * *прищя̀вка,ж., прищѐвки whim, caprice, (passing) fancy, whimsy; crotchet; по негова \прищявка at his whim.* * *whim; caprice; fit{fit}; freak{fri;k}; kink; maggot; megrim* * *1. whim, caprice, fancy, whimsy 2. пo негова ПРИЩЯВКА at his whim -
17 fantasia sf
[fanta'zia]1) (facoltà) imagination, fancy2) (capriccio) whim, caprice3) (decorazione) pattern4) Mus fantasia -
18 fantasia
sf [fanta'zia]1) (facoltà) imagination, fancy2) (capriccio) whim, caprice3) (decorazione) pattern4) Mus fantasia -
19 kaprys
Ⅰ m (G kaprysu) 1. (zachcianka) whim; caprice książk.- mieć kaprys coś zrobić to feel like doing sth- taki mam kaprys I feel like it- kaprysy rozpuszczonej pannicy the whims of a spoiled little girl- przelotny kaprys a passing fancy- dogadzać czyimś kaprysom to indulge sb’s whims- zrobić coś dla kaprysu to do sth on a whim2. zw. pl (niespodziewana zmiana) whim; caprice książk- kaprysy pogody the whims of the weather- zawsze ulegała kaprysom mody she’s always been a slave to the whims of fashion- kaprysy losu a. fortuny fortune’s whims3. Muz. capriccio, caprice Ⅱ kaprysy plt (dąsy) sulks, sulking U sulkiness U- co to za kaprysy? masz to zrobić i już stop sulking and do as you’re told- cierpieć a. znosić czyjeś kaprysy to put up with sb’s sulking* * *( zachcianka) caprice, whim; (pogody, losu) quirk, caprice* * *mi1. (= zachcianka) caprice, whim, fancy; pod wpływem kaprysu on a whim; zrobić coś pod wpływem kaprysu have a whim to do sth; zależnie od czyjegoś kaprysu at sb's will and pleasure; miewać kaprysy be wayward.2. przen. (= odmiana, zmiana) quirk, twist; kaprysy pogody vagaries of weather, weather vagaries; kaprys losu/historii quirk l. twist of fate/history; kaprys natury freak.3. muz. capriccio, caprice.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > kaprys
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20 gusto
m taste( sapore) flavo(u)rfig ( piacere) pleasurebuon/cattivo gusto good/bad tastesenza gusto tasteless* * *gusto s.m.1 (senso del gusto) taste: è piacevole al gusto, it is agreeable to the taste; avere il gusto fine, delicato, to have a fine palate2 (sapore) taste; (aroma) flavour: un gelato al gusto di limone, a lemon (-flavoured) ice cream; mi lasciò un gusto amaro, it left a bitter taste in my mouth; questa minestra non ha alcun gusto, this soup has no taste (o is tasteless) // aver gusto di, to taste of: questo arrosto ha troppo gusto di aglio, this roast tastes too much of garlic3 (senso estetico) taste: un abito di gusto, a tasteful dress; arredato con ottimo gusto, furnished in very good taste; un uomo di (buon) gusto, a man of (good) taste; uno scherzo di cattivo gusto, di dubbio gusto, a joke in bad taste, in doubtful taste4 (preferenza) taste; like: è una questione di gusti, it is a matter of tastes; ognuno ha i suoi gusti, tastes differ; che razza di gusti!, what weird taste!; il gusto della citazione, a taste for quotation // tutti i gusti son gusti, (prov.) there is no accounting for taste5 (voglia, capriccio) fancy: un gusto passeggero, a passing fancy; mi sono tolto il gusto delle fragole, I've satisfied my craving for strawberries6 (gradimento) liking, taste: è di tuo gusto?, is it to your liking?; questo metodo non è di suo gusto, this method is not to his liking (o taste)7 (piacere, entusiasmo) zest, gusto, relish: se ti bocciano, ci ho gusto, I'll be glad if they fail you; mangiammo di gusto, we ate with relish; suonava di gusto, he was playing with zest (o gusto); ridere di gusto, to laugh heartily; che gusto ci provi a bere così tanto?, what do you get out of drinking so much?; prendere gusto a qlco., to take a liking to sthg. (o to get to like sthg.); ha preso gusto alle carte, he has taken a liking to (playing) cards; prende gusto a stuzzicarmi, he enjoys teasing me; mi sono preso il gusto di dirglielo in faccia, I had the satisfaction of telling him to his face; ho perso il gusto di andare al cinema, I don't enjoy going to the cinema any more8 (stile) style: il gusto neoclassico, neoclassical style.* * *['gusto]sostantivo maschile1) (senso) taste2) (sapore) taste; gastr. flavouravere un buon, cattivo gusto — to taste nice, unpleasant
avere un gusto dolce — to have a sweet taste, to be sweet to the taste
3) (piacere)trovar(ci) gusto in qcs., a fare qcs. — to enjoy sth., doing sth.
prenderci gusto — to get to like sth., to acquire a taste for sth., to develop a taste o liking for sth.
4) (senso estetico, della misura) tastedi buon, cattivo gusto — [arredamento, vestito, scherzo] in good, bad taste
ha un ottimo, pessimo gusto nel vestire — she has exquisite, awful taste in clothes
sarebbe di cattivo gusto fare — it would be in bad o poor taste to do
5) (preferenza, gradimento) taste••(tutti) i -i sono -i — prov. there's no accounting for tastes, one man's meat is another man's poison
* * *gusto/'gusto/sostantivo m.1 (senso) taste2 (sapore) taste; gastr. flavour; al gusto di caffè coffee-flavoured; che gusto ha? what does it taste like? avere un buon, cattivo gusto to taste nice, unpleasant; avere un gusto dolce to have a sweet taste, to be sweet to the taste; non avere nessun gusto to be tasteless3 (piacere) trovar(ci) gusto in qcs., a fare qcs. to enjoy sth., doing sth.; prenderci gusto to get to like sth., to acquire a taste for sth., to develop a taste o liking for sth.; non c'è gusto a litigare con lui it's no fun arguing with him4 (senso estetico, della misura) taste; di buon, cattivo gusto [ arredamento, vestito, scherzo] in good, bad taste; le persone di buon gusto people with good taste; ha un ottimo, pessimo gusto nel vestire she has exquisite, awful taste in clothes; sarebbe di cattivo gusto fare it would be in bad o poor taste to do5 (preferenza, gradimento) taste; è di tuo gusto? is this to your taste? troppo violento per i miei -i too violent for my taste(s); troppo furbo per i miei -i too smart for my liking(tutti) i -i sono -i prov. there's no accounting for tastes, one man's meat is another man's poison.
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