whims, tantrums
On finirait par croire qu'elle a ses caprices.
We would end up believing that she has her whims.
— Stalker (1979)
Le peuple était prisonnier des caprices du dictateur.
The people were at the mercy of the dictator’s whims.
T'ai-je appris à lui passer tous ses caprices ?
Did I teach you to indulge all his whims?
— Adieu ma concubine (1993)
Elle a sacrifié son propre bonheur à tolérer tous ses caprices.
She sacrificed her own happiness to tolerate all his whims.
— PIKU (2015)
J'ai connu des caprices plus coûteux !
I've indulged in more expensive whims!
— La Nuit américaine (1973)
Je ne supporte plus tes caprices.
I can't put up with your whims anymore.