witch

bruja

Persona capaz de hacer magia, generalmente una mujer en los cuentos.

En inglés sencillo: A person, usually a woman in stories, who can use magic.

• The witch cast a spell.
• A kind witch helped the lost children.
• She dressed as a witch for the party.

Sinónimos: sorceress, enchantress

Expresiones frecuentes: wicked witch, good witch, witch costume, male witch

brujo, bruja

Persona de la que se cree que usa magia para hacer daño a otras.

En inglés sencillo: A person believed to use magic to harm others.

• They feared the witch's curse.
• The witch used dark magic to ruin the harvest.
• Villagers accused him of being a witch who harmed their cattle.

Sinónimos: evil sorcerer, evil sorceress

Expresiones frecuentes: evil witch, wicked witch, witch curse

wiccano, wiccana

Persona que sigue la Wicca, una religión vinculada a la naturaleza y la magia.

En inglés sencillo: A person who follows Wicca, a religion connected with nature and magic.

• She became a witch after learning about Wicca.
• The witches gathered to celebrate a Wiccan festival.
• As a witch, he follows a religion centred on nature.

Sinónimos: Wiccan

Expresiones frecuentes: wiccan witch, practising witch, witch coven

bruja

Criatura malvada de los cuentos que parece una anciana y hace daño a la gente.

En inglés sencillo: An evil creature in stories that looks like an old woman and hurts people.

• The witch wanted to eat the children.
• An old witch lived deep in the forest.
• The creature became a witch with long claws and sharp teeth.

Sinónimos: hag

Expresiones frecuentes: hideous witch, old witch, witch in disguise

brujo, bruja

Persona que practica la magia siguiendo tradiciones británicas.

En inglés sencillo: A person who follows traditional British ways of using magic.

• The village witch made protective charms.
• She learned traditional British rituals from another witch.
• The book describes witches who used local herbs in their magic.

Expresiones frecuentes: traditional witch, british witch, village witch