pigeon fancier in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pigeon fancier in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pigeon fancier N

pigeon fancier

colombófilo m / colombófila f

Translations for pigeon fancier in the Spanish»English Dictionary

colombófilo (colombófila)

pigeon fancier esp. Brit

Translations for pigeon fancier in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.fancy <fancies, fancying, fancied> [Am ˈfænsi, Brit ˈfansi] VB trans esp Brit

1. fancy (imagine) in interj phrases:

just fancy!

¡imagínate!

just fancy that!

¡pues mira tú!

fancy spending all that money on a car!

¡qué barbaridad, gastar ese dineral en un coche!

fancy saying a thing like that!

¡cómo se te (or le etc.) ocurre decir una cosa así!

fancy meeting them here!

¡qué casualidad encontrarnos con ellos aquí!

fancy you being chosen!

¡quién iba a decir que te elegirían a tí!

fancy you believing that story!

¡mira que creerte ese cuento!

2.1. fancy (feel urge, desire for) inf:

to fancy sth/-ing I really fancy an ice-cream

¡qué ganas de tomarme un helado!

do you fancy going to see a movie?

¿tienes ganas de or te gustaría ir al cine?

do you fancy going to see a movie?

¿te apetece ir al cine? esp Spain

I rather fancy the idea

la idea me atrae bastante

I wouldn't fancy living there

no me gustaría vivir allí

2.2. fancy (be physically attracted to) inf:

to fancy sb I fancy her/him like mad

me gusta cantidad inf

to fancy sb I fancy her/him like mad

me gusta un chorro Mex inf

to fancy sb I fancy her/him like mad

me gusta pilas RioPl inf

to fancy sb I fancy her/him like mad

me gusta montones Chil inf

2.3. fancy (rate highly):

I don't fancy his chances

no creo que tenga muchas posibilidades

this horse is fancied to win

se cree que este caballo va a ganar

3. fancy (think, imagine) form:

to fancy (that) she fancied she saw his face in the crowd

creyó ver su cara entre la multitud

I rather fancy that he's got other plans in mind

tengo la impresión de que sus planes son otros

II.fancy <fancies, fancying, fancied> [Am ˈfænsi, Brit ˈfansi] VB refl

to fancy oneself inf

ser (un) creído

he fancies himself too much

es muy creído

he fancies himself too much

se lo tiene muy creído Spain inf

to fancy oneself as sth she quite fancies herself as a designer

tiene veleidades de diseñadora

he fancies himself as an actor

se las da de actor

III.fancy <fancier fanciest> [Am ˈfænsi, Brit ˈfansi] ADJ

1. fancy (elaborate):

fancy hairdo/pattern/stitching

elaborado

cut out the fancy stuff and concentrate on scoring goals

basta de filigranas or florituras y a concentrarse en meter goles

2. fancy (superior) pej:

fancy school/hotel

de campanillas

fancy car

lujoso

fancy ideas

extravagante

fancy ideas

estrambótico

fancy price

exorbitante

they gave us some fancy foreign dish

nos sirvieron un plato de esos

it was all terribly fancy

todo era super elegante or muy chic

3. fancy (of foodstuffs) Am:

US Grade Fancy

≈ extra

US Grade Fancy

≈ de primera calidad

IV.fancy <pl fancies> [Am ˈfænsi, Brit ˈfansi] N

1.1. fancy (liking) no pl:

to take a fancy to sb they took a real fancy to each other

quedaron prendados el uno del otro

to take or catch sb's fancy the ring/actor quite took or caught my fancy

el anillo/actor me encantó or me dejó fascinada

to tickle sb's fancy the idea rather tickled my fancy

la idea me resultó atractiva

1.2. fancy C (whim):

fancy

capricho m

fancy

antojo m

a passing fancy

un capricho pasajero

whenever the fancy takes me

cuando se me antoja

whenever the fancy takes me

cuando se me da la gana

2.1. fancy C or U (unfounded idea):

fancy liter

fantasía f

mere fancy

pura fantasía

2.2. fancy C or U (imagination):

fancy

imaginación f

fancy

fantasía f

he is prone to flights of fancy

tiende a dejar volar la imaginación

fancier [Am ˈfænsiər, Brit ˈfansɪə] N

fancier

criador m / criadora f

pigeon [Am ˈpɪdʒən, Brit ˈpɪdʒɪn, ˈpɪdʒ(ə)n] N C or U

pigeon ZOOL

paloma f

pigeon FOOD

pichón m

it's not my/your/their pigeon Brit

no es asunto mío/tuyo/suyo

pigeon loft

palomar m

pigeon fancier in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pigeon fancier in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pigeon fancier

criador (a) m (f) de palomas

Translations for pigeon fancier in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fancier [ˈfæn·tsɪ·ər] N

pigeon fancier

criador (a) m (f) de palomas

I.fancy <-ier, -iest> [ˈfæn·tsi] ADJ

1. fancy (elaborate):

fancy decoration, frills

de adorno

the speech was all fancy phrases

el discurso estaba lleno de florituras

2. fancy inf (expensive):

fancy

carísimo, -a

fancy hotel

hotel m de lujo

fancy prices

precios m pl exorbitantes

3. fancy (whimsical):

fancy ideas, notions

extravagante

II.fancy <-ies> [ˈfæn·tsi] N

1. fancy (liking):

to take a fancy to sth/sb

quedarse prendado de algo/alguien

to take sb's fancy

dejar fascinado a alguien

it tickled his fancy

le hizo gracia

2. fancy (imagination):

fancy

fantasía f

3. fancy (whimsical idea):

fancy

capricho m

whenever the fancy takes you

cuando se te antoje inf

III.fancy <-ie-> [ˈfæn·tsi] VB trans

1. fancy (want, like):

to fancy doing sth

tener ganas de hacer algo

he fancies you

le gustas

to fancy oneself

ser un creído inf

2. fancy (imagine):

to fancy oneself as sth

dárselas de algo

to fancy (that)...

imaginarse (que)...

fancy (that)!

¡lo que son las cosas!

fancy meeting you here!

¡qué casualidad encontrarnos aquí!

pigeon [ˈpɪdʒ·ən] N

1. pigeon (bird):

pigeon

paloma f

2. pigeon fig (easy prey):

pigeon

presa f fácil

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Pigeon fancier's professional guide to pigeon housing.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Pigeon fanciers often have their pigeon lofts in suitably modified garden sheds.

en.wikipedia.org

Pigeon fanciers will often have one of their pigeons return home with wounds or missing feathers from the belly or flanks region.

en.wikipedia.org

Pigeon fanciers love to amaze with pigeon facts: that male and female pigeons take turns incubating the eggs.

www.npr.org

Pigeon fanciers in the area are being asked if their birds are missing.

www.telegraph.co.uk