spirit
The soul of a person or other creatureThe soul of a person or other creature.
» That's the spirit, Tom.
So ist's recht, Tom.
Так держать, Том.
Вот молодец, Том.
Так тримати, Томе!
Оце правильне ставлення, Томе!
Meaning
14 senses(countable, uncountable)The soul of a person or other creature.
Geist
душа́dušá, духdux
душа́dušá, духdux
(countable, uncountable)A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel.
A wandering spirit haunts the island.
He has seen spirits roam the house.
Geist
привиде́ниеprividénije, духdux
при́видprývyd, духdux
A feeling of passion.
(countable, uncountable)Enthusiasm.
School spirit is at an all-time high.
духdux, воодушевле́ниеvooduševlénije
(countable, uncountable)Energy; ardour.
animation and energy in action or expression
(countable, uncountable)The manner or style of something.
In the spirit of forgiveness, we didn't press charges.
Stimmung
духdux, хара́ктерxarákter
духdux, хара́ктерxarákter
(countable, uncountable)Intent; real meaning; opposed to the letter, or formal statement.
the spirit of an enterprise, or of a document
(countable, usually plural, uncountable)A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages.
Schnaps, Sprit, Alkohol
алкого́льalkogólʹ, спиртspirt
алкого́льalkohólʹ, спиртspyrt
(countable, uncountable)One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper.
a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit
(countable, in the plural, often, uncountable)Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state.
to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be down-hearted, or in bad spirits
(countable, uncountable)Stannic chloride.
(countable, uncountable)The essence behind historical development of both individual and society evolving towards the Absolute.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself.
Examples
581 sentencesThat's the spirit, Tom.
Так тримати, Томе! — deniko
ruТак держать, Том. — marafon
deSo ist's recht, Tom. — Roujin
She is in low spirits today.
Вона сьогодні в поганому настрої. — ChickenKiev
ruОна сегодня в унынии. — Hellerick
deSie ist heute niedergeschlagen. — Dokuyaku
Why is Tom in such high spirits today?
Чому Том сьогодні в такому доброму гуморі? — deniko
ruПочему Том сегодня в таком хорошем настроении? — sharptoothed
The spirit of Christmas is about giving and love.
Tom is spirited.
Том палкий. — deniko
deTom ist temperamentvoll. — Felixjp
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English spirit, from Old French espirit (“spirit”), from Latin spīritus (“breaFrom Middle English spirit, from Old French espirit (“spirit”), from Latin spīritus (“breath; spirit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow, breathe”). Compare inspire, respire, transpire, all ultimately from Latin spīrō (“to breathe, blow, respire”). In this sense, displaced native Middle English gast (from Old English gāst), whence modern English ghost. Doublet of spiritus, spirytus, sprite, spright, and esprit.
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Forms
plural: spiritsSynonyms
21 synonyms- any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings:disembodied spirit
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people:tonefeelfeelingflavorflavourlooksmell
- an inclination or tendency of a certain kind:heart
- the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection):emotional state
- animation and energy in action or expression:livelinesslifesprightliness
- the intended meaning of a communication:intentpurport
Word family
107 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
5 patterns- in good spirits
- in high spirits
- high spirits
- good spirits
- spirits today