Paranormales (en. Paranormal)

/paɾa.noɾ.males/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
Classification of events or phenomena that are beyond scientific understanding.
Paranormal events often capture the attention of researchers.
Los eventos paranormales a menudo atrapan la atención de los investigadores.
Manifestations or experiences perceived as supernatural.
Stories about ghosts are a type of paranormal experience.
Las historias sobre fantasmas son un tipo de experiencia paranormal.

Etymology

The word 'paranormales' originates from the Greek 'para' meaning 'alongside' or 'beyond', and 'norma' which refers to what is normal.

Common Phrases and Expressions

paranormal phenomena
Events that have no scientific explanation.
fenómenos paranormales
paranormal investigation
Study of phenomena that are considered supernatural.
investigación paranormal
paranormal activity
Events that occur outside of the normal.
actividad paranormal

Related Words

ghosts
Entities or spirits believed to inhabit the world of the living.
fantasmas
specters
Appearances or ghostly visions that usually appear in specific places.
espectros
divination
Practice of predicting the future by unconventional means.
adivinación

Slang Meanings

Unexplainable situations or events.
What happened in that house is crazy, pure paranormal.
Lo que ocurrió en esa casa es de locos, puro paranormal.
Strange things happening.
Last night I heard strange noises, they must have been paranormal.
Anoche escuché ruidos extraños, seguro que eran paranormales.