fancy

ˈfænsi
fanciedfancierfancies
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Translation of fancy into German,

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Adjective

1.

design

decorative or ornamented, not plain
  • She wore a fancy dress to the party.Sie trug ein schickes Kleid zur Party.
2.

style

special, unusual, or elaborate
  • They stayed in a fancy hotel during their vacation.Sie übernachteten in einem schicken Hotel während ihres Urlaubs.
3.

quality

superior in quality or impressive
  • He drove a fancy car to the event.Er fuhr mit einem schicken Auto zur Veranstaltung.

Verb

tr.
1.

desire

like or want something
  • I fancy a cup of tea.Ich hätte gerne eine Tasse Tee.
2.

attraction

UK
feel attracted to someone
UK
  • She really fancies him.Sie steht wirklich auf ihn.

Noun

1.

emotion

UK
liking or desire for someone or something
UK
  • She had a sudden fancy for ice cream..Sie verspürte plötzlich ein Verlangen nach Eis.
2.

mind picture

DatedUK
imagination or mental image
DatedUK
  • Her fancy created vivid worlds in her mind.Ihre Fantasie erschuf lebendige Welten in ihrem Kopf.
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Expressions with fancy: examples in English and translations in German

nichts Besonderes
nichts Aufregendes
For dinner, we had nothing fancy, just sandwiches.
geschickte Fußarbeit
schnelle und geschickte Fußbewegungen
The dancer's fancy footwork impressed the judges.
sich für etwas halten
sich einbilden
He fancies himself a great chef.
feiner Pinkel
Don't be such a fancy pants, it's just a casual dinner.
auf jemanden stehen
jemanden mögen
He fancies her doing that at the party.
jemandes Geschmack treffen
The vintage camera tickled his fancy, so he bought it.

Images of fancy

  • fancy: small decorative cake
    (food) Törtchen
  • fancy: diamond with a unique color
    (jewelry) farbiger Diamant

Synonyms and analogies of fancy in English

Examples of fancy in a sentence

  • They served the dessert on fancy plates.
  • She wore a fancy dress to the gala.
  • The restaurant served fancy dishes.
  • The restaurant served fancy dishes with exquisite presentation.
  • Do you fancy going out for dinner tonight?
  • She didn't fancy the idea of a long walk.

Translations of "fancy" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
schickadj.

We should dress to impress tonight; the restaurant is quite fancy.

Wir sollten uns heute Abend herausputzen, das Restaurant ist ziemlich schick.

ausgefallenadj.

Street One fashion is always trendy, but never too fancy.

Street One Mode ist immer trendig, aber nie zu ausgefallen.

extravagantadj.

Her outfit wasn't fancy, but it was presentable enough for the event.

Ihr Outfit war nicht extravagant, aber für den Anlass angemessen genug.

edeladj.

Let's put on our glad rags tonight; this restaurant is pretty fancy.

Lass uns uns heute Abend in Schale werfen; dieses Restaurant ist ziemlich edel.

Verb
mögenv.

If you fancy a hot beverage, green tea is recommended.

Wenn Sie heiße Getränke mögen, wird zu Grünem Tee geraten.

wollenv.

Children are welcome as well if you fancy making it a family outing.

Kinder sind ebenfalls willkommen, falls Sie einen Familienausflug machen wollen.

Noun
dieFantasienf.

That haunting melody captured the fancy of composers across the entire continent.

Diese eindringliche Melodie beflügelte die Fantasie von Komponisten auf dem ganzen Kontinent.

derGeschmacknm.

On our menu, you are sure to find something after your fancy.

In unserer Karte finden Sie sicherlich etwas nach Ihrem Geschmack.

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fancy: Examples and translations in context

The fancy packaging is not worth a button without quality inside.

Die schicke Verpackung ist keinen Pfennig wert ohne Qualität im Inneren.

They charge a small fortune for coffee in that fancy hotel lobby.

In der schicken Hotellobby verlangen sie für Kaffee ein kleines Vermögen.

They piddled away the grant money on fancy chairs and useless decorations.

Sie haben das Fördergeld mit schicken Stühlen und nutzloser Deko vertrödelt.

To celebrate my promotion, I treated myself to a fancy dinner.

Um meine Beförderung zu feiern, gönnte ich mir ein schickes Abendessen.

Those fancy gold-plated tools in his garage are just for show anyway.

Diese schicken vergoldeten Werkzeuge in seiner Garage sind doch nur Show.

They blew through their savings on a luxury vacation and fancy restaurants.

Sie haben ihre Ersparnisse mit einem Luxusurlaub und schicken Restaurants verprasst.

Don't let their fancy suits psyche you out before the presentation.

Lass dich von ihren schicken Anzügen vor der Präsentation nicht verunsichern.

A fancy cover on this bad book just puts lipstick on a pig.

Ein schickes Cover für dieses schlechte Buch hübscht nur etwas auf.

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