haunt

haunt
ho:nt
1. verb
1) ((of a ghost) to inhabit: A ghost is said to haunt this house.) aparecer en, rondar por
2) ((of an unpleasant memory) to keep coming back into the mind of: Her look of misery haunts me.) perseguir, obsesionar
3) (to visit very often: He haunts that café.) frecuentar

2. noun
(a place one often visits: This is one of my favourite haunts.) lugar predilecto, sitio preferido
haunt vb aparecer / frecuentar
they say that his ghost haunts the castle dicen que su fantasma aparece en el castillo
haunt
tr[hɔːnt]
noun
1 (of people) sitio preferido, lugar nombre masculino predilecto; (of criminals, animals) guarida
transitive verb
1 (frequent - gen) frecuentar; (- ghost) aparecer en, rondar por
■ the house is haunted by ghosts aparecen fantasmas en la casa
2 (memory, thought) obsesionar, perseguir
■ she is haunted by the memories of her childhood la obsesionan los recuerdos de su infancia
haunt ['hɔnt] vt
1) : aparecer en (dícese de un fantasma)
2) frequent: frecuentar, rondar
3) preoccupy: perseguir, obsesionar
haunt n
: guarida f (de animales o ladrones), lugar m predilecto
haunt
n.
• fantasma s.m.
• guarida s.f.
• lugar frecuentado s.m.
• manido s.m.
• nidal s.m.
• nido s.m.
• querencia s.f.
v.
• andar por v.
• cursar v.
• embrujar v.
• frecuentar v.
• perseguir v.
• rondar v.
• vagar por v.

I hɔːnt
transitive verb \<\<ghost\>\> rondar; \<\<memory/idea\>\> perseguir*

he was haunted by the fear of death — vivía obsesionado por el miedo a la muerte


II
noun

this bar is his usual/favorite haunt — éste es el bar al que va siempre/es su bar favorito or predilecto

we went to all her old haunts — fuimos a todos los sitios a los que solía ir or los sitios que frecuentaba

a favorite haunt of artists — un lugar favorito entre los artistas

[hɔːnt]
1.
N [of animal, criminals] guarida f ; [of person] lugar m predilecto

I know his usual/favourite haunts — sé dónde suele ir/cuáles son sus lugares predilectos

it's a haunt of artists — es lugar de encuentro de artistas

2. VT
1) [ghost] [+ castle etc] aparecerse en, rondar

the house is haunted — en la casa hay fantasmas, la casa está encantada or embrujada

2) [person] [+ place] (=frequent) frecuentar, rondar
3) [idea, fear] [+ person] obsesionar

he is haunted by the thought that ... — le obsesiona el pensamiento de que ...

he is haunted by memories — le persiguen los recuerdos

* * *

I [hɔːnt]
transitive verb \<\<ghost\>\> rondar; \<\<memory/idea\>\> perseguir*

he was haunted by the fear of death — vivía obsesionado por el miedo a la muerte


II
noun

this bar is his usual/favorite haunt — éste es el bar al que va siempre/es su bar favorito or predilecto

we went to all her old haunts — fuimos a todos los sitios a los que solía ir or los sitios que frecuentaba

a favorite haunt of artists — un lugar favorito entre los artistas


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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