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wraith

UK
/reɪθ/
US
/reɪθ/

Translations

wraithnoun
wraiths
pl
UK
/reɪθ/
US
/reɪθ/
spectreApparition fantomatique, souvent associée à la mort ou à une présence surnaturelle.
The villagers claimed to have seen the wraith of the old man wandering the forest at night.
Les villageois ont prétendu avoir vu le spectre du vieil homme errer dans la forêt la nuit.
Additional translations
voluteSe dit surtout d’une forme légère et vaporeuse, notamment pour la fumée ou la vapeur.
Synonyms
spirit
shadow
revenant
shade
apparition
specter
phantom
ghost
wraithadjective
UK
/reɪθ/
US
/reɪθ/
Used attributively to modify another noun, conveying the sense of something ghostly or characteristic of a wraith.
spectralDans un registre littéraire ou poétique.
A wraith silence hung over the abandoned manor.
Un silence spectral régnait sur le manoir abandonné.
Additional translations
fantomatiquePlus courant que « spectral » dans certains contextes descriptifs.

Definitions

wraithnoun
A ghost or ghostlike image of someone, especially one seen shortly before or after their death.
The villagers claimed to have seen the wraith of the old man wandering the forest at night.
A wisp or faint trace of something.
A wraith of smoke curled up from the dying embers of the campfire.
wraithadjective
Relating to or characteristic of a wraith; ghostly, spectral.
A wraith silence hung over the abandoned manor.
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