phantom

fantôme, fictif

Qui semble exister ou être présent, alors que ce n’est pas le cas.

En anglais simple : Seeming to exist or be present, although it is not actually there.

• The company listed phantom employees.
• He felt phantom pain in his missing hand.
• Investigators found payments to several phantom suppliers.

Synonymes : nonexistent, imaginary, fictitious

Contraires : real

Expressions courantes : phantom limb, phantom pain, phantom employee

fantôme

Esprit ou silhouette étrange qui semble apparaître sans être réellement présent.

En anglais simple : A ghost, or a strange figure that seems to appear but is not physically there.

• A phantom appeared in the hall.
• She believed the castle was haunted by a phantom.
• The pale phantoms vanished as the sun rose.

Synonymes : ghost, apparition

Expressions courantes : a pale phantom, phantom of someone, a mysterious phantom