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['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) užgaida, kaprizas2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) vaizduotė3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) iliuzija, vizija2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) įmantrus3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) norėti2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) įsivaizduoti, manyti3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) patikti, traukti•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
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2 take a fancy to
(to become fond of, often suddenly or unexpectedly: They bought that house because they took a fancy to it.) pamėgti, susižavėti -
3 take one's fancy
(to be liked or wanted by (someone): When I go shopping I just buy anything that takes my fancy.) kristi į akį
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Fancy — Fan cy (f[a^]n s[y^]), n.; pl. {Fancies}. [Contr. fr. fantasy, OF. fantasie, fantaisie, F. fantaisie, L. phantasia, fr. Gr. ???????? appearance, imagination, the power of perception and presentation in the mind, fr. ???????? to make visible, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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