Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)Without thinking seriously about the consequences.

    aus einer Laune heraus

Examples

12 sentences

  1. I did it on a whim.

    deIch habe das aus einer Laune heraus gemacht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. They did it on a whim.

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  3. I hit back on a whim.

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  4. We decided to drive there on a whim.

    deWir sind aus einer Laune heraus dorthin gefahren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. He can't make decisions like that on a whim.

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Translations

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without thinking seriously about the consequences:

Synonyms

1 synonyms
on a lark

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
onA1onboard
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