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1 spectre
spectre [spεktʀ]masculine noun* * *spɛktʀnom masculin1) ( fantôme) ghost2) (de guerre, famine, mort) spectre [BrE] (de of)3) Physique spectrum* * *spɛktʀ nm1) (= fantôme) spectre Grande-Bretagne specter USA2) fig (= souvenir, réminiscence) spectre Grande-Bretagne specter USA3) PHYSIQUE spectrum* * *spectre nm1 ( fantôme) ghost; n'être plus qu'un spectre to be just a shadow of one's former self;2 (de guerre, famine, mort) spectreGB (de of);[spɛktr] nom masculin3. [représentation effrayante] -
2 призрак
мghost, phantom, apparition, spectre/AE specter litпри́зрак уби́той жены́ — the ghost/apparition/phantom/spectre of his murdered wife
при́зрак безрабо́тицы — the spectre of unemployment
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3 schrikbeeld
1 phantom, spectre ⇒ bogey♦voorbeelden: -
4 spook
1 [schim] ghost♦voorbeelden: -
5 het schrikbeeld van de werkloosheid
het schrikbeeld van de werkloosheidVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > het schrikbeeld van de werkloosheid
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6 het spook van de werkloosheid
het spook van de werkloosheidVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > het spook van de werkloosheid
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7 fantasma
adj.phantom, solitary, abandoned.f. & m.show-off (informal) (fanfarrón). (peninsular Spanish)m.1 ghost, phantom (espectro).2 show-off.* * *1 (espectro) phantom, ghost2 familiar (fanfarrón) braggart, show-off* * *noun m.* * *1. SM1) (=aparición) ghost, phantom liter2) (TV) ghost2.SMF Esp * (=fanfarrón) boaster, braggart3. ADJ INV1) (=abandonado) ghost antes de s2) (=inexistente) phantom antes de scompañía fantasma — bogus o dummy company
* * *I1)a) ( aparición) ghostb) ( amenaza) specter*2) (TV) ghostIIadjetivo bogus; gabinete, etc* * *I1)a) ( aparición) ghostb) ( amenaza) specter*2) (TV) ghostIIadjetivo bogus; gabinete, etc* * *fantasma11 = ghost, spectre [specter, -USA], wraith, spook, phantasm, phantom.Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
Ex: The automated catalogue became a spectre of looming change because the same electronic advances that made the online catalogue a reality promised even greater transformations = El catálogo automatizado se convirtió en un espectro del inminente cambio ya que los mismos avances electrónicos que hicieron realidad el catálogo en línea prometían transformaciones aún mayores.Ex: The article is entitled ' Wraiths, revenants and ritual in medieval culture'.Ex: The article 'Ghosts, spooks and spectres' looks briefly at some of the ways in which public librarians have been portrayed in popular fiction.Ex: Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.Ex: The phantoms of the book's name are those sensed by amputees who have vividfeeling, even pain, in limbs they know are gone.* cazar fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* perseguir fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* pueblo fantasma = ghost town.* ver un fantasma = see + a ghost.fantasma22 = show-off, showboat, hot dog, braggart.Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.
Ex: Steve knows that he is a ' showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Ex: Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.* ser un fantasma = be all mouth.* * *A1 (aparición) ghostdicen que en el castillo hay fantasmas the castle is said to have ghosts o to be hauntedel fantasma de la ópera the Phantom of the Opera2 (amenaza) specter*torturado por el fantasma del cáncer haunted by the specter of cancerB (TV) ghostC1 (fanfarrón) show-off ( colloq)2 (persona misteriosa) mysterious character, mystery ( colloq)bogussubvenciones para empleados fantasmas subsidies for bogus employees o for employees who do/did not exist* * *
fantasma sustantivo masculino
fantasma
I sustantivo masculino
1 (aparición) ghost, phantom
2 (recuerdos, etc) tienes que deshacerte de tus fantasmas, you must lay the ghosts of your past
3 fam (fanfarrón) show-off, loud-mouth
4 (amenaza) specter o spectre: el fantasma de la guerra planeaba sobre el país, the spectre of war loomed over the country
II adjetivo
1 (irreal, falso) un buque fantasma, an enchanted ship
2 (despoblado) un pueblo fantasma, a ghost town
' fantasma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corpórea
- corpóreo
- sugestión
- aparecer
- coco
- desvanecerse
- encanto
- espantar
- espectro
English:
apparition
- bombed-out
- ghost
- ghost town
- haunt
- phantom
- sink
- specter
- spectre
- spirit
- front
- show
* * *♦ adj1. [deshabitado]pueblo/barco fantasma ghost town/shipuna empresa fantasma a bogus company;el informe fantasma sobre la recuperación económica the mythical report on the economic turnaround♦ nm1. [espectro] ghost, phantom;se le apareció el fantasma de un pirata the ghost of a pirate appeared to himel Fantasma de la Ópera the Phantom of the Opera2. [amenaza] spectre;el fantasma de la guerra civil/del desempleo the spectre of civil war/unemployment3. Am TV ghost♦ nmf* * *I m ghost; figspecter, BrspectreII m/f famshow-off fam* * *fantasma nm: ghost, phantom* * *fantasma1 adj ghostfantasma2 n1. (aparición) ghost¿crees en los fantasmas? do you believe in ghosts?2. (fanfarrón) show off -
8 épouvantail
épouvantail [epuvɑ̃taj]masculine noun• l'épouvantail de la guerre/du chômage the spectre of war/unemployment* * *epuvɑ̃taj* * *epuvɑ̃taj nm(à moineaux) scarecrow, fig spectre Grande-Bretagne specter USA* * *épouvantail nm1 ( à oiseaux) scarecrow;2 ○( personne laide) fright;3 ( menace) spectreGB; brandir l'épouvantail du protectionnisme to brandish the spectreGB of protectionism.[epuvɑ̃taj] nom masculin1. [pour oiseaux] scarecrow
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spectre — BrE specter AmE noun 1 the spectre of something that people are afraid of because it may affect them soon: the spectre of unemployment 2 (C) literary a ghost … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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