Vagary - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behaviour.

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The caprices of the electorate

noun

(the quality of often having) a sudden and usually silly wish to have or do something, or a sudden and silly change of mind or behaviour

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The $300 million palace was built to satisfy the caprice of one man.

noun

Excessive pride in oneself.

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He was puffed up with conceit

noun

The habit or attitude of thinking yourself better than others, even when there is no reason to think so

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He’s a great musician, and not conceited at all.

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…

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

An irregular rising and falling in number or amount; a variation.

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Fluctuations in the yearly values could be caused by a variety of factors

noun

A situation in which prices, levels or interest rates go up and down

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Tv channel executives called the drop in viewing figures "a short-term fluctuation"., price/market/…

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 mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual.

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One of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first

noun

A sharp twist or curve in something that is otherwise straight.

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A kink in the road

verb

Form or cause to form a sharp twist or curve.

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The river kinks violently in a right angle

noun

A sharp twist or bend in something such as a wire or rope

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There was a kink in the hose and the water wouldn’t come through., the system will work fine once w…

noun

Depression; low spirits.

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Exercise could banish most megrims

noun

A deep-water flatfish of the european atlantic coast.

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Even though this rig is especially good for gurnards, it also proves superbly successful for dabs, …

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 strange or peculiar person or thing.

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She was regarded as a bit of an oddity

noun

Someone or something that is strange and unusual

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As one of the few women in engineering in the 1950s, she was considered an oddity.

noun

A strange or unusual feature or habit.

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For all his peculiarities, she finds him quite endearing

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

The state, fact, quality, or condition of being singular.

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He believed in the singularity of all cultures

noun

An object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to.

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Look at that metal rail thing over there

A separate and self-contained entity

noun

A device, product, or part of nature that is not named

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There’s a new thing that seals plastic bags., there are some nice things in the stores on sale righ…

noun

Inability to be predicted; changeability.

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The unpredictability of the british weather

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.