specter

amenaza, fantasma

Posibilidad inquietante de que ocurra algo malo.

En inglés sencillo: The worrying possibility that something bad will happen.

• The specter of war frightened everyone.
• Job cuts raised the specter of long-term unemployment.
• The specter of another drought hung over the region.

Cómo se usa: the specter of something (The report raised the specter of food shortages.)

Sinónimos: threat, prospect

Expresiones frecuentes: specter of war, raise the specter, specter of something

fantasma, espectro

Espíritu de una persona muerta que se aparece ante alguien.

En inglés sencillo: A ghost that appears to someone.

• A pale specter stood by the window.
• She believed a specter haunted the empty house.
• The specters vanished when the sun rose.

Sinónimos: ghost, phantom, apparition

Expresiones frecuentes: pale specter, ghostly specter, specter appears