haunt

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɔːnt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/hɔnt, hɑnt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hônt, hänt; for 10 also hant)


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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
haunt [sb/sth] vtr (by ghost)aparecerse v prnl
 The old house had a ghost that haunted anyone who was there after midnight.
 La vieja casa tenía un fantasma que se aparecía a cualquiera que estuviera allí después de la medianoche.
haunt [sb] vtr (by memory) (recuerdo)perseguir a vtr + prep
  obsesionar a vtr + prep
 The old soldier was haunted by terrible memories.
 Recuerdos horribles perseguían al viejo soldado.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
haunt n informal (place frequented)lugar favorito nm + adj
  lugar que suele frecuentar nm + loc adj
 Frank went fishing at his favorite haunt.
 Frank iba a pescar a su lugar favorito.
haunt [sth] vtr (frequent a place)frecuentar vtr
  ir seguido a loc verb
 The construction workers always haunted the bar on the weekends.
 Los obreros de la construcción frecuentan el bar los fines de semana.
haunt [sb] vtr (cause trouble later)perseguir a vtr + prep
  acosar a vtr + prep
 Ben's mistake came back to haunt him a few minutes later.
 El error volvió a perseguir a Ben a los pocos minutos de cometerlo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
come back to haunt you v expr figurative, informal (cause regret later)volverse algo en contra expr
  pagar algo caro expr
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'haunt' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: the [bar, club] is his favorite haunt, a favorite haunt of [writers, singers], visiting some of our old haunts, more...

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