Translations for „fonder“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

fond <-er, -est> [fɒnd, Am fɑ:nd] ADJ

1. fond (with liking for):

to be fond of sb

люби́ть кого́-ли́бо

he is fond of …

он лю́бит …

2. fond (loving):

fond

не́жный

fond

лю́бящий

fond memories

тёплые воспомина́ния

3. fond hope:

fond

несбы́точный

fond

тще́тный

Usage examples with fonder

absence makes the heart grow fonder proverbial

разлу́ка уси́ливает любо́вь

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He finds humour in flat depictions of the inconsequential, the unavailing, and the bizarre, although he is far fonder of violent or otherwise disquieting subject matter.

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He was always fonder of the country than the town, of the local rather than the national arena.

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I spare fonder thoughts for the gentians and campanulas beneath the skiers' snowground.

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