fanciest

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

Translation

n. uongozi; hobby; fantasy
adj. ulichukuliwa; peculiar; selected; ghali
vt. imagine; kama; picha; kujivunia
vi. imagine; fantasize.

Phrases & Collocations

fancy dress

mavazi ya kisasa

fancy restaurant

mkahawa wa kisasa

fancy car

gari la kisasa

fancy jewelry

vito vya kisichavuja

fancy hotel

hoteli ya kisasa

fancy yarn

sufuria ya kisichavuja

fancy oneself as

kujiita

fancy for sth

kupenda kitu

fancy style

mtindo wa kisichavuja

fancy dress ball

boda ya mavazi ya kisichavuja

after one's fancy

kwa ladha ya mtu

fancy soap

sabuni ya kisichavuja

fancy paper

karatasi ya kisichavuja

Example Sentences

sell at a fancy price

kunauza kwa bei ya juu

I fancy a ride.

Ninapenda safari.

I fancy that girl.

Ninampenda msichana huyo.

the fancy footwork of a figure skater.

mchezo wa miguu wa kiwango cha juu wa mchezaji wa andaa.

paid a fancy price for the car.

Kulipa bei ya juu kwa gari.

He bought a fancy necktie.

Alinunua shilingi ya shingo ya kiwango cha juu.

I really fancy him.

Kweli kabisa, ninampenda.

I've a fancy they want to be alone.

Ninafikiri wanataka kuwa peke yao.

Fancy Nancy did not fancy doing fancywork.

Nancy wa kiwango cha juu hakupenda kufanya kazi ya kiwango cha juu.

do you fancy a drink?.

Unapenda kunywa vinywaji?

a fancy computerized system.

mfumo wa kompyuta wa kiwango cha juu.

fancy a night at the flicks?.

Unapenda usiku kwenye sinema?

their annual fancy-dress rave.

sherehe yao ya mwaka ya mavazi ya kiwango cha juu.

I have a fancy that it's going to rain.

Nina hisia kwamba itatafunga.

Let me fancy while I may.

Niruhusu nipende wakati naweza.

Real-world Examples

Nah, that doesn't tickle my fancy.

Hapana, hiyo hainyanyi moyo wangu.

Source: Emma's delicious English

We had a double date that night at Denny's. Fancy, huh? Pretty fancy.

Tulikuwa na tarehe mbili usiku huo kwenye Denny's. Kijanja, sivyo? Kijanja sana.

Source: NBA Star Speech Collection

For example, 'I fancy an ice cream', 'I fancy a hamburger'

Kwa mfano, 'Ninakupenda na ice cream', 'Ninakupenda na hamburger'.

Source: How to have a conversation in English

Look at you fancy lads! What's the occasion?

Nionaje nyinyi vijana wenye starehe! Ni nini tukio?

Source: Friends Season 2

Tom has a fancy for spicy Mexican food.

Tom ana upendeleo kwa chakula cha Mexico cha moto.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

They operated outside of the law and attacked whoever struck their fancy.

Walifanya kazi nje ya sheria na shambulio kwa yeyote aliyewavutia.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

Raid the fruit bowl and pick what you fancy.

Usivuni bakuli la matunda na uchukue kile unachokupenda.

Source: Think Like a Scientist (Video Version)

The teacher's story titillated the fancy of the pupils.

Hadithi ya mwalimu ilisukumiza kupendeza ya wanafunzi.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Do you fancy? Do you fancy going to the cinema?

Unakubali? Je, unakubali kwenda sinemani?

Source: Teaching English outside of Cambridge.

This is, of course, me being fancy, fancy on set.

Hii ni, kwa kweli, mimi ni mzuri, mzuri kwenye seti.

Source: Learn to dress like a celebrity.

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