talisman
To adorn with a talismanTo adorn with a talisman.
» This talisman drives away evil spirits.
Dieser Talisman vertreibt böse Geister. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesTo adorn with a talisman.
Examples
9 sentencesThis talisman drives away evil spirits.
deDieser Talisman vertreibt böse Geister. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The talisman he's carrying should repel evil spirits.
deDer Talisman, den er trägt, soll die bösen Geister abwehren. — Manfredo
This talisman will protect you from evil spells and spirits.
The talisman he's wearing is supposed to ward off evil spirits.
ruСогласно верованиям, талисман, который он носит, отгоняет злых духов. — shanghainese
deDer Talisman, den er trägt, soll die bösen Geister abwehren. — Manfredo
He has a mysterious talisman in the form of an eye.
ruУ него есть загадочный талисман в форме глаза. — odexed
Origin
From French talisman, partly from Arabic طِلَّسْم (ṭillasm, “payment”), from Ancient GreekFrom French talisman, partly from Arabic طِلَّسْم (ṭillasm, “payment”), from Ancient Greek τέλεσμα (télesma, “payment”); and partly directly from Byzantine Greek τέλεσμα (télesma, “talisman, religious rite, completion”), from τελέω (teléō, “to perform religious rites, to complete”), from τέλος (télos, “end, fulfillment, accomplishment, consummation, completion”). Doublet of telesm.
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Forms
talismans, talismaning, talismaned, talismaned| Base form | talisman · to talisman |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | talismans |
| Present participle | talismaning |
| Past simple | talismaned / talismanned |
| Past participle | talismaned / talismanned |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle