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Which meaning is closer?
I'm trying to translate the phrase,
Fancy seeing you here.
Which meaning is closer?
I'm glad to see you here.
I'm surprised to see you here.
I didn't expect to see you here.
17 февр. 2016 г., 19:56
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We use this to mean 'I'm surprised to see you here.' and/or 'I didn't expect to see you here.'
The expression uses the older meaning of the verb 'fancy', which is to 'imagine'. If you say 'Well, fancy that!' it means 'What a surprise. It would never have imagined such a thing'.
By the way, we often use 'Fancy seeing you here' in a sarcastic fashion, if two people meet in a place where they have often bumped into each other before - suggesting that it isn't a surprise at all.
17 февраля 2016 г.
Thank you to all of you.
17 февраля 2016 г.
It has an quaint ring to it that's untranslatable. I would leave the English untranslated but provide an explanation in the language you're translating to along the lines that Su.Ki mentioned.
17 февраля 2016 г.
None of the above.
I cant imagine you are here
17 февраля 2016 г.
"I didn't expect to see you here " is the closest meaning
17 февраля 2016 г.
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Iris
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