Caprices - Английское значение и перевод слова Caprices на Русский язык

noun

The quality of changing mood or behaviour suddenly and unexpectedly

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Her capriciousness made her difficult to work with.

noun

A note having the time value of a quarter of a semibreve or half a minim, represented by a large solid dot with a plain stem.

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The process was simple: composers strictly followed the metre of the verse, setting long, accented …

noun

A musical note with a time value equal to two quavers or half a minim

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The time signature is a guide to the number of minims, crotchets, and quavers there are in a bar., …

noun

The quality of being eccentric.

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The eccentricity of his views

noun

The state of being eccentric

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His eccentricity now extends to never washing or changing his clothes., her eccentricities get stra…

noun

An intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived; a craze.

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Some regard green politics as no more than the latest fad

abbreviation

Flavin adenine dinucleotide, a coenzyme derived from riboflavin and important in various metabolic reactions.

noun

A style or activity that suddenly becomes popular but which usually does not stay popular for very long

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He thought computers would be just a fad.

adjective

Elaborate in structure or decoration.

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The furniture was very fancy

verb

Feel a desire or liking for.

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Do you fancy a drink?

noun

A superficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction.

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This was no passing fancy, but a feeling he would live by

noun

Changeability, especially as regards one's loyalties or affections.

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The fickleness of youth

noun

The quality of being likely to change your opinion or your feelings suddenly and without a good reason

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The fickleness of modern-day football fans, the fickleness of public taste, the fickleness of fortu…

noun

A minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character.

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They have to tolerate each other's little foibles

phrase

A minor weakness or peculiarity in someone's character

noun

A small fault or foolish habit

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We all have our little foibles.

noun

A very unusual and unexpected event or situation.

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The teacher says the accident was a total freak

verb

Behave or cause to behave in a wild and irrational way, typically because of the effects of extreme emotion or drugs.

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He freaked out and smashed the place up

adjective

Extremely unusual or unlikely

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She died in a freak automobile accident., a freak midsummer hailstorm caught us all by surprise., m…

noun

The quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech.

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His tales are full of humour

verb

Comply with the wishes of (someone) in order to keep them content, however unreasonable such wishes might be.

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She was always humouring him to prevent trouble

noun

The ability to find things funny, the way in which people see that some things are funny, or the quality of being funny

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He's got a great sense of humour (= he is very able to see things as funny)., i must say i find his…

noun

A sudden strong and unreflective urge or desire to act.

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I had an almost irresistible impulse to giggle

An impelling force or strength

noun

A sudden, strong desire to do something

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[ + to infinitive ] i had this impulse to dye my hair red., [ u ] i bought this expensive sweater o…

noun

The state or act of not staying the same, especially in opinions, behaviour, or love

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As a leader, he is notorious for his inconstancy., the inconstancies of the human heart

noun

A conception of or belief about something.

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Children have different notions about the roles of their parents

noun

A belief or idea

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Nast helped form the american notion of santa claus.

noun

A peculiar aspect of a person's character or behaviour.

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They accepted her attitude as one of her little quirks

verb

(with reference to a person's mouth or eyebrow) move or twist suddenly, especially to express surprise or amusement.

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His lips quirked disbelievingly

noun

An unusual habit or type of behavior, or something that is strange and unexpected

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A personality quirk, it’s just one of the quirks of living there., a quirky, offbeat sense of humor

noun

Inability to be predicted; changeability.

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The unpredictability of the british weather

verb

Try earnestly or persistently to persuade (someone) to do something.

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He urged her to come and stay with us

noun

A strong desire or impulse.

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He felt the urge to giggle

verb

To encourage someone strongly to do something or to ask that something be done

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Party leaders urged her to run for congress., a human/natural urge, sometimes i get an urge to go s…

noun

An unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behaviour.

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The vagaries of the weather

noun

Liability to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.

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The succession of new rulers contributed to the volatility of the situation

noun

The quality or state of being likely to change suddenly, especially by becoming worse

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The volatility of the political situation, worries about volatility in the economy, market/price/cu…

noun

A sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained.

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She bought it on a whim

noun

Playfully quaint or fanciful behaviour or humour.

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The film is an awkward blend of whimsy and moralizing

noun

Something playful and amusing

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[ u ] the second book is as full of happy whimsy as the first.