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WHIM

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whim substantiv

1. capriciu, fantezie; toană; poftă.

2. (tehn.) troliu, vârtej.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

It is due to his whim that I am still alive.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

I used to think she was not capable of being fond of any body, except herself: but she has always been kind to him (in her way—allowing for little whims and caprices, and expecting every thing to be as she likes).

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

That night I sat at table with the captain and the hunters, while Thomas Mugridge waited on us and washed the dishes afterward—a whim, a Caliban-mood of Wolf Larsen’s, and one I foresaw would bring me trouble.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

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