Translations for „fancy“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . fancy <-ie-> [ˈfæntsi] VB trans

1. fancy Brit (want, like):

fancy

querer

do you fancy a drink?

você quer um drinque?

to fancy doing sth

ter vontade de fazer a. c.

2. fancy esp Brit (be attracted to):

he fancies you

ele está a fim de você

3. fancy (imagine):

to fancy (that) ...

imaginar (que) ...

II . fancy <-ies> [ˈfæntsi] N

1. fancy no pl (liking):

to take a fancy to sth/sb

tomar gosto por a. c./alguém

2. fancy no pl (imagination):

fancy

fantasia f

a flight of fancy

um voo da imaginação

3. fancy (whimsical idea):

fancy

capricho m

whenever the fancy takes you

quando te dá na telha

III . fancy <-ier, -iest> [ˈfæntsi] ADJ

1. fancy (elaborate):

fancy decoration, frills

decorativo(-a)

2. fancy inf (expensive):

fancy

exorbitante

fancy dress N no pl Brit, Aus

fancy dress

fantasia f

Usage examples with fancy

to fancy (that) ...

imaginar (que) ...

a flight of fancy

um voo da imaginação

to fancy doing sth

ter vontade de fazer a. c.

do you fancy a drink?

você quer um drinque?

whenever the fancy takes you

quando te dá na telha

to take a fancy to sth/sb

tomar gosto por a. c./alguém

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The ash around the outside doesn't add much but makes it look nice and fancy on a cheeseboard.

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The whole affair is not just a fancy picnic spent surveying the sheep over the ha-ha wall.

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The pursuit course taught pilots tactics; acrobatics; and fancy formation, night, and cross-country flying.

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Fancy dining on that next time you smooch?

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People flock the streets in their hundreds, wearing fancy dress, a tradition upheld by all ages.

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The same review critiqued the selection of crags and climbs, some of the latter being described as merely fancy gymnastics.

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On the other end of the spectrum, a person not bathing before they go to a fancy dinner party.

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Technologically speaking, there's nothing absurdly fancy about the hoverboard beyond a whole lot of oomph packed into its rectangular case.

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It has been described as being fancy dark greyish-blue as well as being dark blue in color or having a steely-blue color.

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Budgetary constraints meant that actors did their own hair and makeup, and special effects were not fancy.

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