vampire

vampiro

Essere immaginario che torna in vita dopo la morte e beve il sangue delle persone vive.

In inglese semplice: An imaginary dead person who returns to life and drinks the blood of living people.

• The story is about a vampire.
• A vampire appeared outside the castle at midnight.
• Do vampires sleep in coffins in this film?

Sinonimi: bloodsucker

Espressioni comuni: vampire story, vampire bite, vampire film, vampire legend

vampiro emotivo, vampiro energetico

Persona che con le sue richieste o il suo comportamento lascia gli altri stanchi e senza energie.

In inglese semplice: Someone whose demands or behavior leave other people feeling tired and without energy.

• That emotional vampire leaves me exhausted.
• He becomes an energy vampire whenever he complains for hours.
• Dealing with social vampires can make ordinary conversations tiring.

Espressioni comuni: emotional vampire, energy vampire, social vampire

vampiro, sanguisuga

Persona o cosa che porta continuamente via a qualcuno denaro, risorse o forze.

In inglese semplice: Someone or something that continually takes away another person’s money, resources, or strength.

• That financial vampire keeps asking for loans.
• The faulty app is a battery vampire.
• These resource vampires consume funds intended for essential services.

Sinonimi: drain, leech

Espressioni comuni: financial vampire, battery vampire, resource vampire

vampiro

Persona che ricorda un vampiro, per esempio perché evita la luce del giorno o ha la pelle molto pallida.

In inglese semplice: A person with habits or features associated with blood-drinking creatures, such as avoiding daylight or having very pale skin.

• He jokingly calls himself a vampire because he avoids daylight.
• My sister is a vampire who stays awake all night.
• With such pale skin and nighttime habits, she seems like a vampire.

Sinonimi: heliophobe, goth

Espressioni comuni: pale vampire, vampire by habit, look like a vampire

pipistrello vampiro

Piccolo pipistrello che si nutre del sangue di altri animali.

In inglese semplice: A small flying animal that feeds on blood from other animals.

• The vampire feeds on animal blood.
• A common vampire can bite sleeping cattle.
• Researchers found vampires resting in the cave.

Sinonimi: vampire bat

Espressioni comuni: common vampire, vampire bat, vampire colony