vagary

[US]/ˈveɪɡərɪ/
[UK]/ˈveɡərɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. каприз; капризное поведение
Word Forms
Pluralvagaries

Example Sentences

the vagaries of the weather.

капризы погоды.

all the notional vagaries of childhood

все прихоти детства

The style of vagary and ghastfulness and the sense of mystery are full of thestory of Allan.

Стиль прихоти и мрачности, а также чувство тайны, наполнены историей Аллана.

was buffeted about from job to job by the vagaries of the economy.

его перебрасывало от работы к работе из-за прихоти экономики.

The style of vagary and ghastfulness and the sense of mystery are full of thestory of Edgar Allan Poe.

Стиль прихоти и мрачности, а также чувство тайны, наполнены историей Эдгара Аллана По.

the vagaries of the weather

капризы погоды

the vagaries of life

капризы жизни

subject to the vagaries of fashion

подверженность капризам моды

the vagaries of the stock market

капризы фондового рынка

the vagaries of human behavior

капризы человеческого поведения

the vagaries of fate

капризы судьбы

the vagaries of love

капризы любви

the vagaries of politics

капризы политики

the vagaries of technology

капризы технологий

the vagaries of the economy

капризы экономики

Real-world Examples

We did not think it hypocritical to draw over our vagaries the curtain of a decent silence.

Мы не считали лицемерным набрасывать занавес пристойливого молчания на наши прихоти.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

The vagary of Timothy Fairway was infectious.

Прихоть Тимоти Фэрвея была заразительной.

Source: Returning Home

With an effort the Russian shook off the vagary of his fancy.

С усилием русский стряхнул с себя прихоть своего воображения.

Source: Hidden danger

John was a vagabond and had many vagaries.

Джон был бродягой и имел много прихотей.

Source: Pan Pan

Fossil fuels originally promised to free economies from the vagaries of the seasons.

Ископаемое топливо изначально обещало освободить экономики от прихотей сезонов.

Source: Economist Finance and economics

Because terms are mostly locked in during that time, that exposes turbine-makers to any market vagaries.

Поскольку условия в основном зафиксированы в это время, это делает производителей турбин уязвимыми для любых рыночных прихотей.

Source: Economist Business

Sakamoto seems to have been paying attention to younger filmmakers such as Rikiya Imaizumi, an avid chronicler of the vagaries of modern love.

Кадзамото, похоже, обратил внимание на молодых режиссеров, таких как Рикия Имаизуми, увлеченного летописца прихотей современной любви.

Source: Intermediate and advanced English short essay.

" So long as gossip busied itself in coupling their names together, any other vagaries of the doctor's passed unobserved" .

Source: The Mystery of Styles Court

Largely as a result of the vagaries of its historical development, modern English is a maddeningly difficult language to spell correctly.

Source: Illustrated History of English (Volume 2)

The public-debt burden is light, at below 20% of GDP. True, a lot of tax revenue is tied to the vagaries of oil prices.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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