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1 ghost
ɡəust(a spirit, usually of a dead person: Do you believe in ghosts?; Hamlet thought he saw his father's ghost.) fantasma- ghostly- give up the ghost
ghost n fantasmatr[gəʊst]1 fantasma nombre masculino, espectro2 (duplicate image on a TV screen) sombra1 (literature) escribir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto give up the ghost familiar entregar el almathe ghost of a chance familiar la más remota posibilidadghost town pueblo fantasmathe Holy Ghost SMALLRELIGION/SMALL el Espíritu Santoghost ['go:st] n1) : fantasma f, espectro m2)the Holy Ghost : el Espíritu Santon.• alma s.f.• aparecido s.m.• duende s.m.• espanto s.m.• espectro s.m.• espíritu s.m.• fantasma s.m.• sombra s.f.
I gəʊsta) ( phantom) fantasma m, espíritu mto lay the ghost of something/somebody (to rest) — enterrar el recuerdo de algo/alguien
ghost ship/town — buque m/pueblo m fantasma
b) (hint, trace)they do not have the o a ghost of a chance — no tienen ni la más remota posibilidad
c)to give up the ghost — \<\<person\>\> (colloq) pasar a mejor vida (fam), sonar* (CS fam); \<\<TV\>\> no dar* para más (fam), sonar (CS fam). escoñarse (Esp fam)
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[ɡǝʊst]to ghost somebody's speech/book — escribir* el discurso/libro de alguien
1.N fantasma m, espectro m ; (TV) imagen f fantasmaHoly Ghost — (Rel) Espíritu m Santo
- give up the ghost2.VT [+ book] escribir por otro3.CPDghost image N — (Cine, TV) imagen f fantasma
ghost story N — cuento m de fantasmas
ghost town N — pueblo m fantasma
ghost train N — tren m fantasma
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I [gəʊst]a) ( phantom) fantasma m, espíritu mto lay the ghost of something/somebody (to rest) — enterrar el recuerdo de algo/alguien
ghost ship/town — buque m/pueblo m fantasma
b) (hint, trace)they do not have the o a ghost of a chance — no tienen ni la más remota posibilidad
c)to give up the ghost — \<\<person\>\> (colloq) pasar a mejor vida (fam), sonar* (CS fam); \<\<TV\>\> no dar* para más (fam), sonar (CS fam). escoñarse (Esp fam)
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to ghost somebody's speech/book — escribir* el discurso/libro de alguien
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2 haunt
ho:nt
1. verb1) ((of a ghost) to inhabit: A ghost is said to haunt this house.) aparecer en, rondar por2) ((of an unpleasant memory) to keep coming back into the mind of: Her look of misery haunts me.) perseguir, obsesionar3) (to visit very often: He haunts that café.) frecuentar
2. noun(a place one often visits: This is one of my favourite haunts.) lugar predilecto, sitio preferido- hauntedhaunt vb aparecer / frecuentartr[hɔːnt]1 (frequent - gen) frecuentar; (- ghost) aparecer en, rondar por2 (memory, thought) obsesionar, perseguirhaunt ['hɔnt] vt1) : aparecer en (dícese de un fantasma)2) frequent: frecuentar, rondar3) preoccupy: perseguir, obsesionarhaunt n: guarida f (de animales o ladrones), lugar m predilecton.• fantasma s.m.• guarida s.f.• lugar frecuentado s.m.• manido s.m.• nidal s.m.• nido s.m.• querencia s.f.v.• andar por v.• cursar v.• embrujar v.• frecuentar v.• perseguir v.• rondar v.• vagar por v.
I hɔːnttransitive verb \<\<ghost\>\> rondar; \<\<memory/idea\>\> perseguir*
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this bar is his usual/favorite haunt — éste es el bar al que va siempre/es su bar favorito or predilecto
[hɔːnt]we went to all her old haunts — fuimos a todos los sitios a los que solía ir or los sitios que frecuentaba
1.N [of animal, criminals] guarida f ; [of person] lugar m predilectoI know his usual/favourite haunts — sé dónde suele ir/cuáles son sus lugares predilectos
2. VT1) [ghost] [+ castle etc] aparecerse en, rondarthe house is haunted — en la casa hay fantasmas, la casa está encantada or embrujada
2) [person] [+ place] (=frequent) frecuentar, rondar3) [idea, fear] [+ person] obsesionarhe is haunted by the thought that... — le obsesiona el pensamiento de que...
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I [hɔːnt]transitive verb \<\<ghost\>\> rondar; \<\<memory/idea\>\> perseguir*
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this bar is his usual/favorite haunt — éste es el bar al que va siempre/es su bar favorito or predilecto
we went to all her old haunts — fuimos a todos los sitios a los que solía ir or los sitios que frecuentaba
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3 supernatural
su:pə'næ ərəl((of eg matters concerning ghosts etc) beyond what is natural or physically possible: supernatural happenings; a creature of supernatural strength.) sobrenaturalsupernatural adj sobrenaturaltr[sʊːpə'næʧərəl]1 sobrenatural1 lo sobrenatural nombre masculinosupernatural [.su:pər'næʧərəl] adj: sobrenaturaladj.• sobrenatural adj.
I 'suːpər'nætʃərəladjective sobrenatural
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[ˌsuːpǝ'nætʃǝrǝl]1.ADJ sobrenatural2.N* * *
I ['suːpər'nætʃərəl]adjective sobrenatural
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