fancy restaurant
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈfænsi ˈrɛstərənt/
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restaurante elegante
- Rick Dees and I have a romantic dinner at a fancy restaurant.
- dinner at a fancy restaurant
- go to a fancy restaurant
- eat at a fancy restaurant
I think we should go to a fancy restaurant.
- I think we should go to a fancy restaurant.
- If you've ever been inside a fancy restaurant, you've probably washed your hands with Aesop soap.
- There is no beach on the planet, no special fancy restaurant, no experience in the world that feels better.
- And rather than spending all that moolah going out to fancy restaurants, why not just hang in your underwear all night courtesy of Me Undies?
- Put me on to all these fancy restaurants, right?
- In the dark is even like fancy restaurants, especially out here or in Manhattan, pitch black.
Examples
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I walked with my husband along the boardwalk and went out to dinner at a fancy restaurant.
Blog text (25) -
For their anniversary, they decided to dine at a fancy restaurant known for its exquisite cuisine and elegant decor.
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I work in a big, fancy restaurant.
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So she went out with this guy, this really straight guy, they went to this really fancy restaurant.
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I also enjoyed your story of your fancy restaurant experience.
Blog text (3) -
Afterward, he took her to a fancy restaurant for lunch and held her hands across the table, looking at her in his intense way.
Fiction book (1992) -
I've never been to such a fancy restaurant before.
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I hear Nina traveled around Europe for a while, and eventually got a job at a fancy restaurant in Rome.
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You'd think at a fancy restaurant like this, at these prices, you would be able to keep the snails off the food!
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The maître d' of this very fancy restaurant shows Charlie and Patrice to their seats.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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1.0
A place where people pay to eat meals prepared for them
A very fancy place that serves expensive, very good food and gives great service
Antonyms
How Fancy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'fancy' (ornate, upscale) with 'restaurant' (a place that serves food); the adjective clearly modifies the noun to indicate a higher-end dining place. This adjective+noun compositional pattern is common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase fancy restaurant comes from fancy, a word for something showy or stylish, and restaurant, a place to eat. Imagine smart clothes, white tablecloths and careful service, so that picture shows why it means 'a nicer, more expensive place to eat'.