haunt

UK
/hɔːnt/
US
/hɔnt/

Translations

hauntnoun
haunts
pl
UK
/hɔːnt/
US
/hɔnt/
lieu de prédilection
The old café was a popular haunt for local artists.
Le vieux café était un lieu de prédilection pour les artistes locaux.
The villagers whispered that a haunt wandered along the riverbank each night.
Les villageois murmuraient qu’un fantôme errait le long de la berge chaque nuit.
lieu hantéEndroit que l’on croit occupé par un esprit.
The abandoned mansion was rumored to be a haunt for restless spirits.
Le manoir abandonné était réputé être un lieu hanté par des esprits agités.
Additional translations
spectreLittéraire.
hauntverb
haunted
Past Simple
haunted
Past Participle
haunting
Gerund
UK
/hɔːnt/
US
/hɔnt/
hanterSens figuré.
The memory of the accident haunted him for years.
Le souvenir de l’accident le hantait depuis des années.
He used to haunt the local library every weekend.
Il fréquentait la bibliothèque locale tous les week-ends.
hanterSens propre.
The old mansion is said to be haunted by the spirit of a former owner.
On dit que le vieux manoir est hanté par l’esprit d’un ancien propriétaire.

Definitions

hauntnoun
A place frequently visited by a person or group.
The old café was a popular haunt for local artists.
A place where a ghost or spirit is believed to reside.
The abandoned mansion was rumored to be a haunt for restless spirits.
A ghost or apparition; a supernatural being that is believed to appear to the living.
The villagers whispered that a mournful haunt drifted along the riverbank each night.
hauntverb
To visit or inhabit as a ghost.
The old mansion is said to be haunted by the spirit of a former owner.
To recur persistently to the consciousness of; remain with.
The memory of the accident haunted him for years.
To visit frequently; to frequent.
He used to haunt the local library every weekend.