whim

[US]/wɪm/
[UK]/wɪm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. pludseligt impul eller fantasi, en pludselig tanke eller idé, et fly af fantasi
Word Forms
Pluralwhims

Phrases & Collocations

on a whim

på en impuls

Example Sentences

That suggestion was no whim of the moment.

Det forslag var ikke et øjebliks lun.

she bought it on a whim .

hun købte det i en spontan impuls.

It was a privilege revokable at any time on whim of the authorities.

Det var en ære, der kunne tilbagekaldes når som helst efter myndighedernes forgodtbefindende.

our whims have brought us to the brink of biocide.

vores luner har bragt os til randen af udryddelse.

the follies and whim-whams of the metropolis.

fejltagelserne og lunefuldhederne i storbyen.

Everyone was entirely subject to the whim of the Sultan.

Alle var fuldstændigt underlagt sultanens lun.

He flew into a whim and went swimming on a cold winter day, and got a fever soon afterwards.

Han handlede i en impuls og gik en tur i vandet på en kold vinterdag, og fik feber kort tid efter.

Don't underdo it.This doesn't mean you just sit whenever the whim strikes you.It means you set up a practice schedule and keep to it with a gentle, patient tenacity.

Undgå at undergå det. Det betyder ikke, at du bare sidder, når impulsen rammer dig. Det betyder, at du laver en træningsplan og holder dig til den med en blid, tålmodig vedholdenhed.

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