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fancy

['fæn(t)sɪ] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. иллюзия; галлюцинация прям. и перен.
2. воображение, фантазия; мысленный образ
3. каприз, прихоть, причуда
4. фантазия, чушь, заблуждение, наваждение
5. склонность, вкус (к чему-л.), пристрастие; любимая тема, область, "конёк"; вкус; понимание тонкостей
6. (the fancy) уст. коллекционеры, любители, энтузиасты; спорт. болельщики
7. (the fancy) бокс, искусство кулачного боя
8. изобретение, придумка
9. уст.; муз. импровизация
гл.
1. очень хотеть, страстно желать
2. воображать, представлять себе
3. думать, считать, предполагать
4. 1. воображать, видеть себя (кем-л., в каком-л. положении)
  2. (fancy oneself) разг. быть о себе (неоправданно) высокого мнения, воображать
5. спорт. ставить на какую-л. лошадь, считать какую-л. лошадь фаворитом (на скачках)
6. испытывать симпатию, любить
7. биол. заниматься селекцией, улучшать породу
прил.
1. причудливый, необычный, прихотливый
2. фантастический прям. и перен.
3. бот. многоцветный
4. орнаментальный, разукрашенный
5. модный, фасонный

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Fancy sleeping on air.
Ну и смех, спать в воздухе!
Lewis, Clive S. / The Silver ChairЛьюис, Клайв С. / Серебряное кресло
Серебряное кресло
Льюис, Клайв С.
© Перевод Т. Шапошникова, 2010
© Издание на русском языке ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010
The Silver Chair
Lewis, Clive S.
© 1953 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
© renewed 1981 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.

'Fancy having to feel for a gutter with your foot!' he said petulantly, as he turned into the Park.
— Представь себе, каково нащупывать ногою пропасть, — сказал он почти жалобно, когда они уже входили в парк.
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard / The Light That FailedКиплинг, Джозеф Редьярд / Свет погас
Свет погас
Киплинг, Джозеф Редьярд
© "Издательство П. П. Сойкина", 1915
The Light That Failed
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard
© 2011 by Victorian Secrets

Fancy, he brought me some sweets.
Представь: мне конфет привез.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The Insulted and InjuredДостоевский, Фёдор / Униженные и оскорблённые
Униженные и оскорблённые
Достоевский, Фёдор
© "Государственное издательство художественной литературы", 1955
The Insulted and Injured
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

Fancy, such an answer!
Ну, представь себе такой ответ!
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

"Fancy," he wrote, among other things, "my last coachman, the Kalmuck boy, do you remember him?
"Вообрази ты себе,- писал он между прочим,- последнего моего кучера, калмычонка, помнишь?
Тургенев, И.С. / ДымTurgenev, I.S. / Smoke
Smoke
Turgenev, I.S.
© 1919, by BONI & LIVERIGHT, Inc.
Дым
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Правда", 1979

Fancy a Russian lady having an affaire with a secretary!"
И что за манера русской барыне иметь секретаря? - сказал он, сердито отходя от меня.
Толстой, Л.Н. / ЮностьTolstoy, Leo / Youth
Youth
Tolstoy, Leo
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Юность
Толстой, Л.Н.
© Издательство "Правда", 1987

Fancy, we ran here almost straight from the train to embrace you and that woman- ah, here she is!
Вообрази, бежим сюда, чтоб обнять тебя, чуть не прямо из вагона, а эта женщина, -- а, да вот она!
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / Crime and PunishmentДостоевский, Фёдор / Преступление и наказание
Преступление и наказание
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1970
Crime and Punishment
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2009 Rhodes Media

Fancy if consciousness were to last for even five seconds!
А что если пять секунд!..
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / IdiotДостоевский, Фёдор / Идиот
Идиот
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1971
Idiot
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2004 by Fine Creative Media, Inc.

Fancy, I couldn't play two notes together correctly."
Вообразите, я не мог две ноты сряду взять верно.
Turgenev, I.S. / A House of GentlefolkТургенев, И.С. / Дворянское гнездо
Дворянское гнездо
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1983
A House of Gentlefolk
Turgenev, I.S.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

'Fancy,' he began with a constrained smile, 'our Insarov has disappeared.'
- Вообразите себе, - начал он с принужденной улыбкой, - наш Инсаров пропал.
Turgenev, I.S. / On the eveТургенев, И.С. / Накануне
Накануне
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1976
On the eve
Turgenev, I.S.
© 1st World Library, 2008

Besides, Fancy warning Winkles, no!
Предупредить Уинклса – ну нет!
Wells, Herbert George / The Food of the GodsУэллс, Герберт / Пища богов
Пища богов
Уэллс, Герберт
© Издательство "Правда", 1964
The Food of the Gods
Wells, Herbert George
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

"Fancy him nursing me! Why, he needs a nurse himself! The general, there, will be his nurse now, you'll see.
Где ему жениться, ему самому еще няньку надо; вон генерал и будет у него в няньках, - ишь за ним увивается!
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / IdiotДостоевский, Фёдор / Идиот
Идиот
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1971
Idiot
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2004 by Fine Creative Media, Inc.

Fancy meeting you guys here."
Рад познакомиться.
DeChancie, John / Castle WarДе Ченси, Джон / Замок Воинственный
Замок Воинственный
Де Ченси, Джон
Castle War
DeChancie, John
© 1990 by John DeChancie

Fancy a washerwoman driving a car as well as that, the first time!’
Подумать только, какая-то прачка, и ведет машину впервые в жизни!
Грэм, Кеннет / Ветер в ивахGrahame, Kenneth / The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
Grahame, Kenneth
© 1908, 1913, by CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
Ветер в ивах
Грэм, Кеннет
© Издательство "Детская литература", 1988

In the South they have a saying: 'Fancy makes the fool a rich man.'
У южан есть поговорка: дурень думкой богатеет.
Чехов, А.П. / Три годаChekhov, A. / Three years
Three years
Chekhov, A.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Три года
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Наука", 1974

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Adjective

1.
модный (одежда)
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1.
разукрашенный
translation added by Leon Leon
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2.
нравится, любить
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3.
фантазия
translation added by Валерий Коротоношко
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4.
фиктивный
translation added by Евгений Жабаровский
Bronze en-ru
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5.
воображение
fancy от fantasy
translation added by Камила Курбанова
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6.
изыск
translation added by Diana Salganik
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7.
иллюзия
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Collocations

fancy account

фиктивный счет

fancy articles

безделушки

fancy articles

галантерея

fancy articles

модные товары

fancy ball

маскарад

fancy batten

багет

fancy batten

декоративная планка

fancy bread

фигурный хлеб

fancy cloth

коленкор

fancy cloth

узорчатая ткань

fancy dress

маскарадный костюм

fancy fair

базар модных вещей

fancy girl

любовница

fancy girl

проститутка

fancy glassware

декоративно-художественные стеклоизделия

Word forms

fancy

verb

Basic forms
Past	fancied
Imperative	fancy
Present Participle (Participle I)	fancying
Past Participle (Participle II)	fancied

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I fancy	we fancy
you fancy	you fancy
he/she/it fancies	they fancy

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am fancying	we are fancying
you are fancying	you are fancying
he/she/it is fancying	they are fancying

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have fancied	we have fancied
you have fancied	you have fancied
he/she/it has fancied	they have fancied

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been fancying	we have been fancying
you have been fancying	you have been fancying
he/she/it has been fancying	they have been fancying

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I fancied	we fancied
you fancied	you fancied
he/she/it fancied	they fancied

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was fancying	we were fancying
you were fancying	you were fancying
he/she/it was fancying	they were fancying

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had fancied	we had fancied
you had fancied	you had fancied
he/she/it had fancied	they had fancied

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been fancying	we had been fancying
you had been fancying	you had been fancying
he/she/it had been fancying	they had been fancying

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will fancy	we shall/will fancy
you will fancy	you will fancy
he/she/it will fancy	they will fancy

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be fancying	we shall/will be fancying
you will be fancying	you will be fancying
he/she/it will be fancying	they will be fancying

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have fancied	we shall/will have fancied
you will have fancied	you will have fancied
he/she/it will have fancied	they will have fancied

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been fancying	we shall/will have been fancying
you will have been fancying	you will have been fancying
he/she/it will have been fancying	they will have been fancying

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would fancy	we should/would fancy
you would fancy	you would fancy
he/she/it would fancy	they would fancy

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be fancying	we should/would be fancying
you would be fancying	you would be fancying
he/she/it would be fancying	they would be fancying

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have fancied	we should/would have fancied
you would have fancied	you would have fancied
he/she/it would have fancied	they would have fancied

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been fancying	we should/would have been fancying
you would have been fancying	you would have been fancying
he/she/it would have been fancying	they would have been fancying

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am fancied	we are fancied
you are fancied	you are fancied
he/she/it is fancied	they are fancied

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being fancied	we are being fancied
you are being fancied	you are being fancied
he/she/it is being fancied	they are being fancied

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been fancied	we have been fancied
you have been fancied	you have been fancied
he/she/it has been fancied	they have been fancied

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was fancied	we were fancied
you were fancied	you were fancied
he/she/it was fancied	they were fancied

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being fancied	we were being fancied
you were being fancied	you were being fancied
he/she/it was being fancied	they were being fancied

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been fancied	we had been fancied
you had been fancied	you had been fancied
he/she/it had been fancied	they had been fancied

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be fancied	we shall/will be fancied
you will be fancied	you will be fancied
he/she/it will be fancied	they will be fancied

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been fancied	we shall/will have been fancied
you will have been fancied	you will have been fancied
he/she/it will have been fancied	they will have been fancied

fancy

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	fancy	fancies
Possessive case	fancy's	fancies'

fancy

adjective

Positive degree	fancy
Comparative degree	fancier
Superlative degree	fanciest

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fancy

fancy

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