spook

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspuːk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/spuk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(spo̅o̅k)

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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
spook [sb]⇒ vtr (scare)asustar⇒ vtr
  espantar⇒ vtr
 Falling house prices in the area have spooked residents.
 La caída en los precios de las casas en la zona ha asustado a los propietarios.
spook n slang (spy)espía n común
 Her father was a spook during the Cold War.
 Su padre fue un espía durante la Guerra Fría.
spook n informal (ghost)fantasma n común
 We all believed the place was full of spooks when we were kids.
 Todos creíamos que el lugar estaba lleno de fantasmas cuando éramos chicos.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
spook n dated, pejorative, offensive!!!, US (black person) (ofensivo)negro nm
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'spook' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
asustar - aparecido - espía - fuego fatuo

Collocations: informal: a [movie, cemetery, famous, local] spook, spooked his [sister, cousin, friend], informal: a [government, private, CIA] spook, more...

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