Значение

значений: 1
  1. An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.

    A poltergeist haunts the house by moving objects around, making chain-rattling noises and throwing things.

    The chapel is haunted by a demonic poltergeist.

    Poltergeist, Klopfgeist

    полтерге́йстpoltɛrgéjst

    полтерге́йстpolterhéjst

Ещё определения
  • a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder

Примеры

предложений: 3
  1. The poltergeist was throwing objects around the room.

  2. "What was that?" "Oh, that was our poltergeist."

  3. Poltergeist, Phobetor and Draugr are three exoplanets that orbit the pulsar Lich.

Переводы

языков: 8
Українська
По значениям 1
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Русский
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Deutsch
По значениям 1
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Происхождение

Unadapted borrowing from German Poltergeist, from poltern (“to rumble”) + Geist (“ghost”),

Unadapted borrowing from German Poltergeist, from poltern (“to rumble”) + Geist (“ghost”), cognates with English boulder and ghost, respectively.

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Формы

мн. число: poltergeists / poltergeister
Ед. числоpoltergeist
Мн. числоpoltergeists / poltergeister

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Однокоренные

связанных слов: 5

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