vampire
A mythological creature said to feed on the blood or life energy of the livingA mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living.
» I had a nightmare about vampires.
Мне приснился ночной кошмар про вампиров.
Мне приснился кошмар про вампиров.
Значение
значений: 8A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living.
Bram Stoker's novel Dracula built on centuries-old stories of vampires and also encouraged new growth of the mythology.
Blutsauger, Vampir, Vampyr
вампи́рvampír, вампи́ршаvampírša, упы́рьupýrʹ
упи́рupýr, вампі́рvampír
(разговорное, шутливое, обычно)A person with habits traditionally ascribed to (literal) vampires, such as heliophobia, being a night owl, having pale skin, and so on.
Near-synonyms: heliophobe, goth
Somehow I doubt that Kelly will want to go surfing with us — she's such a vampire that she might recoil from the sun, lol!
(разговорное, оскорбительное)A person with the medical condition porphyria cutanea tarda, colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity and brownish-red stained teeth.
A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)
Vampir, Vampirfledermaus
вампи́рvampír
вампі́рvampír
(пренебрежительное, переносно)A person who drains one's time, energy, money, etc.
emotional vampire
You have to be careful what you tell her, because she's such a vampire for drama.
(устаревшее)A vamp: a seductive woman who exploits men.
(США, сленг)A medical technician who works with patients' blood; especially, a phlebotomist.
(США, сленг)Synonym of anti-ship missile (ASM), particularly an incoming hostile one.
Vampire. Vampire. Vampire. Battle stations.
- (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
Примеры
предложений: 211I had a nightmare about vampires.
Мне приснился ночной кошмар про вампиров. — odexed
Tom was dressed as a vampire.
Том был одет в костюм вампира. — ranwise
deTom war als Vampir verkleidet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I like vampire stories.
Мне нравятся истории про вампиров. — alik_farber
deIch mag Vampirgeschichten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom likes vampire stories.
Том любит истории про вампиров. — marafon
I'm not a vampire.
Я не вампир. — marafon
Переводы
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Происхождение
From French vampire, from German Vampir, via Hungarian from a Slavic word, probably Serbo-From French vampire, from German Vampir, via Hungarian from a Slavic word, probably Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr /ва̀мпӣр, from Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrь, further possibly from Proto-Turkic *ōpur (“glutton, witch, evil spirit”), or from native construction. Doublet of dhampir and oupire.
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