ghostly

fantasmal, espectral

Que parece un espíritu de una persona muerta por su aspecto, sonido o impresión.

En inglés sencillo: Looking, sounding, or seeming like a spirit of a dead person.

• A ghostly figure stood by the window.
• They heard ghostly footsteps in the empty hall.
• The story describes a ghostly woman searching for her child.

Sinónimos: spectral, phantom

Expresiones frecuentes: ghostly figure, ghostly presence, ghostly voice

pálido, tenue

Tan pálido o poco visible que cuesta distinguirlo con claridad.

En inglés sencillo: Very pale or faint, so that it is difficult to see clearly.

• A ghostly light shone through the curtains.
• The hills were ghostly shapes in the fog.
• Her reflection looked ghostly in the dark window.

Sinónimos: pale, faint, dim

Expresiones frecuentes: ghostly light, ghostly glow, ghostly outline

tenebroso, espeluznante

Extraño y aterrador, sobre todo porque hace pensar en algo misterioso.

En inglés sencillo: Strange and frightening, especially in a way that suggests something mysterious.

• A ghostly silence filled the house.
• The deserted village had a ghostly atmosphere.
• We hurried through the ghostly forest before dark.

Sinónimos: spooky, eerie, creepy

Expresiones frecuentes: ghostly silence, ghostly atmosphere, ghostly hush