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espectro — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ghost noun The soul of a dead person believed to appear to or haunt the living.
  • shade noun An area of relative darkness where direct sunlight is blocked.
  • specter noun A ghostly figure or apparition; a phantom.
  • spectrum noun A continuous range between two extremes.
  • wraith noun A ghost or ghostly figure, especially one believed to appear around the time of a person's death.

Senses

espectro is used for these senses in English:

  • ghost A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
  • shade (chiefly, literary, and, fantasy) A ghost or specter; a spirit.
  • specter A ghostly apparition, a phantom. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
  • wraith A ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death.

ghost — full definition

  1. noun The soul of a dead person believed to appear to or haunt the living.
  2. verb To suddenly stop all communication with someone, especially in a relationship, without any explanation.
  3. verb To secretly write or produce work credited to someone else (short for ghostwrite).
  4. verb To make a visual element look faint or grayed-out to show it can't currently be used.

shade — full definition

  1. noun An area of relative darkness where direct sunlight is blocked.
  2. noun A particular variation of a color.
  3. noun A subtly insulting remark (often "throw shade").
  4. verb To block or shield from light.

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