fetish

1. (countable, uncountable)Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman.

   Fetisch

   фети́шfetíš, амуле́тamulét

   a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

2. (countable, dated, uncountable)A figure representing the spirit of a deity, human, or animal; an idol or voodoo doll.

3. (countable, uncountable)Sexual fixation to or arousal at something abnormally sexual or non-sexual, such as an object or a non-sexual part of the body.

   I know a guy who has a foot fetish.

   a fetish for leather

   Fetisch

   фети́шfetíš

   a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body

4. (countable, uncountable)An irrational or abnormal preoccupation or fixation on some object or activity; an obsession.

   He has been talking about the same topic for hours on end, I suspect he may have a fetish

   Fetisch

   фети́шfetíš, куми́рkumír, и́долídol

   фети́шfetýš

   excessive or irrational devotion to some activity

5. (countable, uncountable)A recurrent theme of a specific thing.

1. Would you consider being in a relationship with someone who has an odd fetish?

   Чи хотіли б ви мати стосунки з людиною, яка має дивний фетиш?

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2. What's your fetish?

   Який твій фетиш?

   ruКакой у тебя фетиш?

   deWas ist Ihr Fetisch?

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3. Yanni has a bizarre sexual fetish.

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4. Tom has a small penis humiliation fetish.

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5. I don't think there's any such fetish.

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