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spook

/spuːk/

/spuk/

spooksubstantiv

spooks

/spuːk/

/spuk/

Übersetzungen

fantôme

The old house was rumored to be haunted by a spook that appeared at midnight.

On disait que la vieille maison était hantée par un fantôme qui apparaissait à minuit.

trouilleFamilier, surtout au pluriel dans l’expression « the spooks ».

Camping alone in the dark always gives me the spooks.

Camper seul dans le noir me donne toujours la trouille.

espionFamilier.

The novel's protagonist was a spook working for the government, gathering intelligence on foreign threats.

Le protagoniste du roman était un espion travaillant pour le gouvernement et recueillant des renseignements sur les menaces étrangères.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

nègreTrès offensant, injurieux et à éviter.

sphinxPersonne mystérieuse ou réservée.

Definitionen

A ghost or specter; a supernatural being.

The old house was rumored to be haunted by a spook that appeared at midnight.

A spy or secret agent.

The novel's protagonist was a spook working for the government, gathering intelligence on foreign threats.

A person who is very secretive or mysterious.

He was such a spook, always disappearing without a trace and never revealing his true intentions.

(offensive, ethnic slur) A Black person.

He was disciplined for calling his colleague a "spook," an offensive racial slur.

(usually plural, informal) A feeling of nervousness or fright; the jitters.

Camping alone in the dark always gives me the spooks.

Synonyme

spookverb

spooked

Past Simple

spooked

Past Participle

spooking

Gerund

/spuːk/

/spuk/

Übersetzungen

effrayer

The loud noise spooked the horses, causing them to bolt.

Le bruit fort a effrayé les chevaux, qui se sont mis à galoper.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

prendre peurSe dit surtout d’animaux ou de personnes qui réagissent soudainement à une menace ou à une surprise.

espionnerSens rare.

Definitionen

To frighten or startle someone or something.

The loud noise spooked the horses, causing them to bolt.

To become frightened or startled.

The deer spooked and ran into the forest when it heard the hunters approaching.

To observe or investigate stealthily; to spy on.

Reporters suspected the agency had been spooking foreign diplomats for years.

Synonyme

spookadjektiv

/spuːk/

/spuk/

Attributive use of the noun, e.g., "spook story", meaning relating to ghosts or the supernatural.

Übersetzungen

hantéEmploi attributif; lié aux fantômes ou au surnaturel.

They turned the basement into a spook house for Halloween.

Ils ont transformé le sous-sol en maison hantée pour Halloween.

Definitionen

Relating to ghosts or the supernatural; ghostly; spooky (used attributively).

They turned the basement into a spook house for Halloween.

Synonyme

on edge

spookpartizip perfekt

Definitionen

Frightened; startled, especially of animals or people reacting suddenly to danger or surprise.

The spooked cattle charged through the broken fence.