witch

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɪtʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/wɪtʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wich)

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Principal Translations
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witch n (sorceress)bruja nf
 The witch turned the prince into a frog.
 La bruja convirtió al príncipe en un sapo.
witch n (Wiccan, neo-pagan) (religión pagana)wicca nf
 Wicca has both male and female witches.
 Wicca tiene brujas mujeres y brujos hombres.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
witch n archaic (sorcerer)brujo, bruja nm, nf
  hechicero, hechicera nm, nf
 There was an old man living in a cottage in the woods, whom all the villagers said was a witch.
 Había un anciano viviendo en una cabaña en el bosque y todos los aldeanos decían que era un brujo.
witch,
old witch n		 figurative, pejorative (hag, old woman) (figurado, coloquial)bruja nf
 Emily was very upset when her neighbour called her a witch.
 Emily se puso mal cuando su vecino la llamó bruja.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
Salem witch trials npl historical (17th-century witchcraft case)Juicios de Salem loc nom mpl
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Más de 150 personas fueron detenidas y encarceladas, acusadas de brujería, en los juicios de Salem.
water witch n ([sb] good at dowsing)hidromancia nf
witch doctor,
witchdoctor n		 (shaman, spiritual healer)santero nm
 Europeans called Native American healers "witch doctors" because they didn't understand the culture.
 Los europeos llaman a los indígenas americanos sanadores "santeros" porque no entienden su cultura.
  curandero nm
 Los europeos llaman a los indígenas americanos sanadores "curanderos" porque no entienden su cultura.
  chamán nm
 Los europeos llaman a los indígenas americanos sanadores "chamanes" porque no entienden su cultura.
  (CL)machi nf
 Los europeos llaman a los indígenas americanos sanadores "machíes" porque no entienden su cultura.
witch hazel n (extraction from shrub)escoba de bruja loc nom f
  avellano de bruja loc nom m
 Nancy dabbed at the insect bite with a cotton ball soaked in witch hazel.
witch hazel n (North American shrub)escoba de bruja loc nom f
  avellano de bruja loc nom m
 The witch hazel in our garden has pretty yellow flowers.
witch hunt,
witch-hunt n		 figurative (persecution) (figurado)caza de brujas nf + loc adj
  cacería de brujas nf
 The investigation rapidly turned into a witch hunt.
 La investigación pronto se convirtió en una caza de brujas.
witch's hat,
witch hat n		 (tall pointed black hat)sombrero de bruja nm
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'witch' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
ducking - enchantress - familiar - magic man - sorceress - wizard
Spanish:
bruja - arpía - brujil - caza de brujas - curandero - escoba voladora - hechicero - mago - matasanos - medicastro - santero - yerbatero - yerbero

Collocations: the witch trials, accused the [press, government] of a witch hunt, [a wicked, a mythical, a mean, a heartless, an evil] witch, more...

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