whim
A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of ideaA fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.
» I did it on a whim.
Ich habe das aus einer Laune heraus gemacht.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.
Laune, Grille, Marotte
капри́зkapríz, при́хотьpríxotʹ, блажьblažʹ
капри́зkaprýz, при́мхаprýmxa, забага́нкаzabahánka
an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
(countable, uncountable)A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes.
Göpel
A bird, the Eurasian wigeon.
Examples
36 sentencesI did it on a whim.
deIch habe das aus einer Laune heraus gemacht.
Don't pay any attention to her whims.
Не зважай на її примхи.
ruНе обращай внимания на её капризы.
Father was generous enough to indulge my every whim.
Батько був достатньо щедрий, щоб потурати всім моїм примхам.
At work they are at the whim of the boss.
На роботі вони залежать від примх керівника.
You're catering to his every whim.
ruТы потакаешь всем его капризам.
Translations
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Origin
Clipping of whim-wham. Compare whimbrel.Forms
plural: whimsSynonyms
24 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable