Strike your fancy Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈstɹaɪk/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈfænsi

STRYKE-yer-FAN-see

UK

stɹˈaɪk/ /jˈɔː/ /fˈænsi

stryke-YAW-FAN-see

التعريف

If something strikes your fancy, it suddenly interests you or you like it for some reason.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal and a bit old-fashioned. Used to talk about things or ideas that attract you unexpectedly. Commonly heard in 'if something strikes your fancy' or 'anything strike your fancy?' Often used with offers, shopping, hobbies.

• Spanish: llamar tu atención - gustarte - interesarte
• Portuguese (BR): chamar sua atenção - te interessar - agradar
• Portuguese (PT): chamar a tua atenção - despertar o teu interesse - agradar-te
• Chinese (Simplified): 引起你的兴趣 - 让你喜欢
• Chinese (Traditional): 引起你的興趣 - 讓你喜歡
• Hindi: आपको आकर्षित करना - आपकी रुचि को जगाना
• Arabic: يثير اهتمامك - يلفت انتباهك
• Bengali: পছন্দ হওয়া - আকর্ষণ করা
• Russian: понравиться - приглянуться
• Japanese: 気に入る - 興味を引く
• Vietnamese: làm bạn thích - thu hút sự chú ý của bạn
• Korean: 마음에 들다 - 눈에 띄다
• Turkish: ilgisini çekmek - hoşuna gitmek
• Urdu: پسند آنا - دل کو بھانا
• Indonesian: làm bạn thích - thu hút bạn

جمل نموذجية

Is there anything on the menu that strikes your fancy?

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Let me know if any of these books strike your fancy.

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Pick whichever shirt strikes your fancy.

basic

Feel free to choose anything that strikes your fancy from the gift shop.

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If nothing here strikes your fancy, we can go somewhere else.

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That movie really struck my fancy when I saw the trailer.

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