hex

maledizione, maleficio

Incantesimo fatto per causare danni o sfortuna.

In inglese semplice: A magic spell intended to cause harm or bad luck.

• They tried to break the hex.
• She feared a hex had caused her bad luck.
• Who put a hex on this house?

Come si usa: put a hex on someone/something (The witch put a hex on the village.)

Sinonimi: curse, jinx

Contrari: blessing

Espressioni comuni: put a hex, break a hex, hex on someone

strega

Donna che si ritiene abbia poteri magici, soprattutto capaci di fare del male.

In inglese semplice: A woman believed to have magical powers, especially harmful ones.

• Villagers feared the old hex.
• The tale describes a hex who lived alone in the woods.
• They accused their neighbour of being a hex.

Sinonimi: witch

Espressioni comuni: an old hex, village hex

maledire, stregare

Usare la magia per causare danni o sfortuna a qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: To use magic to bring bad luck or harm to someone.

• The witch threatened to hex him.
• She believed someone had hexed her family.
• In the story, he hexes anyone who enters his garden.

Sinonimi: curse, bewitch, jinx

Contrari: bless

Espressioni comuni: hex someone, hex an enemy