fantasma
(España) (fanfarrón) boaster; braggart
fantasma
fantasma(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (apparition)
2. (threat)
a. specter (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Los fantasmas de su pasado atormentan su presente.The specters of her past haunt her present.
b. spectre (United Kingdom)
El fantasma de la guerra sigue presente en las calles de la ciudad.The spectre of war is still present in the streets of the city.
3. (television)
a. ghost
Si empiezas a ver fantasmas en la pantalla, mueve un poco la antena.If you start seeing ghosts on the screen, just move the antenna a bit.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).
4. (colloquial) (boaster) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. show-off (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No te creas ni una palabra de lo que dice ese fantasma.Don't believe a word that show-off says.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
5. (related to apparitions)
a. ghost
Cuenta la leyenda que un buque fantasma se aparece en noches de niebla.According to the legend, a ghost ship appears on foggy nights.
6. (uninhabited)
a. ghost
Tras el desastre nuclear, se convirtió en una ciudad fantasma.It became a ghost city after the nuclear disaster.
fantasmaadjectiveNoun
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (general)
a.
pueblo/barco fantasmaghost town/ship
una empresa fantasmaa bogus company
2. (colloquial) (Spain)
Regionalism used in Spain
a.
es muy fantasmahe's a real show-off
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
3. (espectro)
a. ghost, phantom
4. (colloquial) (Spain)
Regionalism used in Spain
a. show-off
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