haunt

hanter, tourmenter

Revenir sans cesse à l’esprit de quelqu’un et lui causer de l’inquiétude, de la tristesse ou de la peur.

En anglais simple : To keep returning to someone's mind and making them feel worried, sad, or afraid.

• That memory still haunts me.
• His mistake haunted him for years.
• Images of the accident continue to haunt her dreams.

Synonymes : trouble, torment, plague

Expressions courantes : haunt someone, haunt someone's dreams

hanter

Pour un fantôme, apparaître souvent dans un lieu particulier.

En anglais simple : For a ghost, to appear often in a particular place.

• A ghost haunts the old house.
• They say her spirit haunted the castle.
• Do ghosts really haunt these empty rooms?

Expressions courantes : haunt a house, haunt a castle

traquer, suivre

Suivre quelqu’un à répétition ou rester près de lui alors qu’il ne le souhaite pas.

En anglais simple : To follow someone repeatedly or stay close to them in an unwanted way.

• A stranger haunted his steps.
• The detective haunted her wherever she went.
• He complained that reporters haunted him through the town.

Synonymes : stalk, follow, shadow

Expressions courantes : haunt someone, haunt someone's steps

lieu de prédilection, repaire

Lieu où une personne va souvent ou où un groupe se retrouve régulièrement.

En anglais simple : A place that someone visits often or where a particular group is often found.

• This bar is his favourite haunt.
• We visited our old haunts last weekend.
• The park is a popular haunt of local students.

Comment l'utiliser : haunt of someone (The cafe is a favourite haunt of local writers.)

Synonymes : hangout

Expressions courantes : favourite haunt, old haunt