Fantômes (en. Ghosts)

/fɑ̃.tɔm/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Spirit or apparition of a dead person.

It is said that ghosts haunt this old castle.

On raconte que des fantômes hantent ce vieux château.

Something that appears but is not real.

In his dream, he saw ghosts from his past.

Dans son rêve, il a vu des fantômes de son passé.

Derived from the Latin 'phantasma', which means apparition or image.

to have ghosts in the closet

to have secrets or undisclosed problems.

avoir des fantômes dans le placard

to be like a ghost

to be very weak or absent.

être comme un fantôme

to chase away ghosts

to rid oneself of painful memories.

chasser les fantômes

ghostly

evoking a ghost.

fantomatique

phantasmagoria

strange vision or illusion.

fantasmagorie

spectral

related to specters.

spectral

Very thin person.

She is so thin she looks like a ghost.

Elle est si maigre qu'on dirait un fantôme.

Someone who appears and disappears quickly.

He is kind, but he's a real ghost, never around when we need him.

Il est gentil mais c'est un vrai fantôme, jamais là quand on a besoin de lui.