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FAD
abbr.
flavin adenine dinucleotide
fad
(făd)n.
A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze.
[Possibly from fidfad, fussy person, fussy, from fiddle-faddle.]
fad′dism n.
fad′dist n.
fad′dy adj.
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fad
(fæd)n
1. an intense but short-lived fashion; craze
2. a personal idiosyncrasy or whim
[C19: of uncertain origin]
ˈfaddish adj
ˈfaddishness n
ˈfaddism n
ˈfaddist n
FAD
n
(Biochemistry) biochem flavin adenine dinucleotide: an ester of riboflavin with ADP that acts as the prosthetic group for many flavoproteins. See also FMN
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fad
(fæd)n.
a temporary fashion, manner of conduct, etc., esp. one followed enthusiastically by a group.
[1825–35]
fad′dish, adj.
fad′dish•ness, n.
fad′dism, n.
fad′dist, n.
fad′like`, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  fad - an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"fashion - the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior |
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fad
noun craze, fashion, trend, fancy, rage, mode, vogue, whim, mania, affectation He does not believe that environmental concern is a passing fad.
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fad
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Translations
بِدْعَه، موضَه، هَوَس
bláznivý nápadmódamódní výstřelek
dillemodefænomen
divathóbort
įnoringasįnoringumasmados sekimas
modeuntums
módny hit
geçici tutkumoda
fad
[fæd] N (= fashion) → moda fa passing fad → una moda pasajera
it's just a fad → es la novedad nada más, es una moda pasajera
the fad for Italian clothes → la moda de la ropa italiana
he has his fads → tiene sus caprichos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
fad
[ˈfæd] n (= craze) → engouement ma passing fad → un engouement passager
a fad for sth → un engouement pour qch
to begin a fad for sth → lancer la mode de qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
fad
n → Fimmel m, → Tick m (inf); (= fashion) → Masche f (inf); it’s just a fad → das ist nur ein momentaner Fimmel (inf) → or Tick (inf); that’s the latest fashion fad → das ist die neuste Modemasche (inf); her latest food fad → ihr neuester Fimmel in puncto Ernährung (inf); her fad for caviar → ihr Kaviarfimmel (inf); his fad for wearing an earring → sein Tick or Fimmel, einen Ohrring zu tragen (inf)
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fad
(fad) noun a temporary fashion; a craze, interest or activity that (some) people follow enthusiastically, but lasts for a short period of time. What's the latest fad in dieting?; a health-food fad.
faddish adjectivefaddishness noun
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