banshee
A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an…A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.
» The banshee let out a blood-curdling scream.
Значение
значений: 2(Ирландия, Шотландия)A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.
Banshee
ба́ншиbánši, банши́banší, ба́ньшиbánʹši
баншіbanši
(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
(пренебрежительное)A noisy or ill-tempered woman.
Примеры
предложений: 3The banshee let out a blood-curdling scream.
Which Siouxsie and the Banshees album is the song Christine from?
deVon welchem Album von „Siouxsie and the Banshees“ ist das Lied „Christine“?
She wandered like a banshee through the castle's alleys. She was no longer the king's favorite, she had been deposed.
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 1
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Происхождение
Borrowed from Irish bean sí, from Old Irish ben síde (literally “woman of the fairy mound”Borrowed from Irish bean sí, from Old Irish ben síde (literally “woman of the fairy mound”). The term banshee entered English in 1771.
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Формы
мн. число: bansheesСинонимы
синонимов: 1- (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death:banshie