whim

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhwɪm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hwɪm, wɪm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hwim, wim)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
whim n (sudden desire)capricho nm
  (comida)antojo nm
 Adam's desire to learn Japanese was a whim that soon disappeared when he realised how difficult it was.
 El deseo de Adam por aprender japonés fue un capricho que pronto desapareció al darse cuenta de lo difícil que era.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
on a whim adv (out of a sudden fancy or urge)por capricho loc adv
  por impulso loc adv
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'whim' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
caprice - fancy - notion - pander to - passing fancy - vagary
Spanish:
berretín - ida - veleidad - fuego fatuo - a la patada - albedrío - antojo - arbitrio de los deseos - capricho - caprichosamente - de bolín

Collocations: [attend, cater] to all their whims, was [taken, said, done] on a whim, [bought, sold] it on a whim, more...

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