fancy
verb
1 verb informal want to have/do sth TRANSITIVEI fancy a change ba bhreá liom athrúshe fancied a trip to Paris bhí fonn uirthi dul go Párasif you fancy joining us más maith leat a bheith linn, más áil leat teacht linn 2 verb informal be attracted to sb TRANSITIVEhe fancies her tá dúil aige inti, tá nóisean aige di, tá suim aige intiTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb informal think highly of yourself TRANSITIVEshe fancies herself tá an-bharúil aici di féin, síleann sí a mhór di féin, ceapann sí gurb í féin a rug í féin informal 4 verb think highly of yourself as sth TRANSITIVEhe fancies himself as a writer síleann sé gur scríbhneoir iontach atá ann, ceapann sé gur scríbhneoir cumasach é 5 verb informal favour as likely to succeed TRANSITIVEI fancy Mayo for the final ceapaim gur ag Maigh Eo a bheidh an bua sa chluiche ceannais, ar Mhaigh Eo atá mo chuid airgidse sa chluiche ceannaisthat horse is strongly fancied ar an gcapall sin atá an t-airgead mór 6 verb literary believe, imagine INTRANSITIVEsamhlaigh verb I fancied that I heard footsteps shíl mé gur chuala mé coiscéimeanna, cheap mé gur airigh mé coiscéimeanna
adjective
7 adjective expensive, high qualitygalánta adj3 a fancy restaurant bialann ghalántathat's a very fancy hat hata an-ghalánta é sin 8 adjective complicatedcasta adj3 fancy graphics grafaicí casta 9 adjective intended to impressgalánta adj3 ardnósach adj1 she's fond of fancy words is maith léi focail mhóra, is maith léi caint chrochta a úsáidfancy footwork coisíocht ealaíonta 10 adjective prices, fees, etca fancy price praghas ró-ard, praghas iomarcach 11 adjective (especially US) good qualitybreá adj den scoth fancy food bia breá 12 adjective ZOOL specially bredsain- preffancy breed of bird sainphór éinnoun
13 noun likingthat suits my fancy fóireann sé sin dom, sin é díreach atá uaim 14 noun fantasyit's only another fancy of hers níl ann ach smaoineamh eile atá aici 15 noun imaginationis it my fancy, or is someone watching us? an ar mo shúile atá sé, nó an bhfuil duine éigin ag féachaint orainn?; an bhfuil seachmall ormsa nó an bhfuil duine éigin ag breathnú orainn? 16 noun tentative ideabarúil fem3 tuairim fem2 I have a fancy that they'll buy it tá rud éigin á rá liom go gceannóidh siad é, tá barúil agam go gceannóidh siad é 17 (also fancy cake) noun FOOD iced cakecáca milis