Новый большой англо-русский словарь - caprice
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caprice
1. каприз, причуда 2. неустойчивость, изменчивость; своенравие 3. ит. муз. капричч(и)о 4. ит. капризное, взбалмошное поведение; выдумка, "номер"
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3.
n. 1 a an unaccountable or whimsical change of mind or conduct. b a tendency to this. 2 a work of lively fancy in painting, drawing, or music; a capriccio. Etymology: F f. It. CAPRICCIO ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
noun Etymology: French, from Italian capriccio ~, shudder, perhaps from capo head (from Latin caput) + riccio hedgehog, from Latin ericius — more at head, urchin Date: 1667 1. a. a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action b. a sudden usually unpredictable condition, change, or series of changes the ~s of the weather 2. a disposition to do things impulsively 3. capriccio 3 Synonyms: ~, whim, vagary, crotchet mean an irrational or unpredictable idea or desire. ~ stresses lack of apparent motivation and suggests willfulness by sheer ~ she quit her job. whim implies a fantastic, capricious turn of mind or inclination an odd antique that was bought on a whim. vagary stresses the erratic, irresponsible character of the notion or desire recently he had been prone to strange vagaries. crotchet implies an eccentric opinion or preference a serious scientist equally known for his bizarre crotchets. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(caprices) A caprice is an unexpected action or decision which has no strong reason or purpose. (FORMAL) I lived in terror of her sudden caprices and moods. = whim, impulse N-VAR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a sudden and unreasonable change of mind or behaviour (the caprices of a spoilt child) 2 the tendency to change your mind suddenly or behave in an unexpected way ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1667, from Fr. caprice "whim," from It. capriccio "whim," orig. "a shivering," from capo "head" + riccio "curl, frizzled," lit. "hedgehog," from L. ericius. From notion of the hair standing on end in horror, meaning altered probably by infl. of It. capra "goat." Capricious is first attested 1594. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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