haunting in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for haunting in the English»Spanish Dictionary

haunting [Am ˈhɔn(t)ɪŋ, Brit ˈhɔːntɪŋ] ADJ

haunting

evocador e inquietante

I.haunt [Am hɔnt, hɑnt, Brit hɔːnt] VB trans

1. haunt ghost:

haunt

rondar

the ghost of a nun haunts the house

el fantasma de una monja ronda la casa

the ghost of a nun haunts the house

la casa está habitada por el fantasma de una monja

2. haunt memory/idea:

haunt

perseguir

he was haunted by the fear of death

vivía obsesionado por el miedo a la muerte

that mistake came back to haunt him

pagó caro ese error

3. haunt (frequent):

haunt

frecuentar

II.haunt [Am hɔnt, hɑnt, Brit hɔːnt] N

this bar is his usual/favorite haunt

este 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 de encuentro de los artistas

a favorite haunt of artists

un lugar donde se dan cita los artistas

it's a haunt of thieves and pickpockets liter

es una guarida de ladrones

Translations for haunting in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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haunting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for haunting in the English»Spanish Dictionary

haunting ADJ

1. haunting (disturbing):

a haunting fear/memory

un miedo/recuerdo recurrente e inquietante

2. haunting (memorable):

to have a haunting beauty

tener una belleza evocadora

a haunting melody

una melodía inolvidable

I.haunt [hɔ:nt, Am hɑ:nt] VB trans

1. haunt ghost:

haunt

rondar

2. haunt (plague, bother):

haunt

perseguir

to be haunted by memories of an unhappy childhood

perseguir (a alguien) los recuerdos de una infancia infeliz

to be haunted by sth

estar obsesionado por algo

3. haunt (frequent):

haunt

frecuentar

to haunt a place

rondar un lugar

II.haunt [hɔ:nt, Am hɑ:nt] N

haunt

lugar m preferido

a student haunt

un lugar frecuentado por los estudiantes

haunting Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to haunt a place

rondar un lugar

a student haunt

un lugar frecuentado por los estudiantes

a haunting fear/memory

un miedo/recuerdo recurrente e inquietante

to have a haunting beauty

tener una belleza evocadora

a haunting melody

una melodía inolvidable

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These accounts of hauntings and menacing ghosts are often solved through proper burial practices.

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After the player has left the final battle, the haunting young girl appears.

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Both the graphic brushstroke and the music, with its haunting rhythms, are strikingly simple and direct.

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If they succeed in haunting someone, they will eat that person's intestines during sleep.

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He decides to leave his apartment but the hauntings follow them wherever they go.

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The soundtrack has been described as having some of the most haunting melodies known to man.

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Soon the family claims that a demon is haunting them.

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Musically the album combined sensitive production, with serious subject matters and haunting themes.

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As the technical content of the album, it features excellent synthesizer passages and haunting violin runs...

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This is bravura filmmaking in the service of a haunting vision.

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