macabre

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

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/məˈkɑbrə, -ˈkɑb/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mə kä′brə, -käb′, -kä′bər)


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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
macabre adj (morbid)macabro/a adj
 For Halloween we always set up a macabre haunted house full of coffins and skeletons.
macabre adj (gruesome, grim)espantoso/a adj
  horroroso/a adj
  horripilante adj
 My older brother used to tell me macabre stories of violence that horrified me until I was an adult.
 Mi hermano mayor solía contarme historias macabras de violencia que me horrorizaron hasta que me convetí en adulto.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
danse macabre (dance of death)danza macabra loc nom f
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'macabre' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
dark comedy - gallows humor - morbid curiosity
Spanish:
macabro - esperpéntico - dantesco - morboso


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