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fancy [ˈfænsɪ]1. nouna. ( = whim) caprice mb. ( = liking) to take a fancy to sth prendre goût à qchc. ( = fantasy) imagination fa. ( = want) avoir envie de ; ( = like) aimer• do you fancy going for a walk? as-tu envie d'aller faire une promenade ?• do you fancy a drink? ça vous dirait de prendre un verre ?b. ( = imagine) s'imaginer ; ( = rather think) croire• fancy that! (inf) voyez-vous ça !• fancy anyone doing that! les gens font de ces choses !• fancy seeing you here! (inf) tiens ! vous ici !• fancy him winning! (inf) qui aurait cru qu'il allait gagner !3. adjective• good plain food, nothing fancy de la nourriture simple, sans chichisc. [word, language] recherchéd. ( = high-quality) de luxe4. compounds* * *['fænsɪ] 1.1) ( liking)to catch ou take somebody's fancy — [object] faire envie à quelqu'un
he had taken her fancy — ( sexually) il lui avait tapé dans l'œil (colloq); gen il lui plaisait bien
to take a fancy to somebody — ( sexually) GB s'enticher de quelqu'un; gen s'attacher à quelqu'un
2) ( whim) caprice mas/when the fancy takes me — comme/quand ça me prend
3) ( fantasy) imagination f2.1) ( elaborate) [lighting, equipment] sophistiqué; [food] de luxe; [paper, box] fantaisie inv; Zoology [breed] d'agrémentnothing fancy — ( meal) rien de spécial
2) (colloq) péj ( pretentious) [hotel, restaurant] de luxe; [price] exorbitant; [name] tordu; [clothes] chic3.transitive verb1) (colloq) ( want) avoir (bien) envie de [food, drink, object]do you fancy going to the cinema? — ça te dirait (colloq) d'aller au cinéma?
2) (colloq) GB ( feel attracted to)3) ( expressing surprise)fancy seeing you here! — (colloq) tiens donc, toi ici?
fancy that! — (colloq) pas possible! (colloq)
5) Sport voir [quelqu'un/quelque chose] gagnant [athlete, horse]4.reflexive verb (colloq) péj5.she fancies herself in that hat — elle n'arrête pas de frimer (colloq) avec ce chapeau
fancied past participle adjective Sport [contender] favori
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