What does fantasma in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word fantasma in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use fantasma in Spanish.

The word fantasma in Spanish means ghost, haunted, show-off, ghost, The Phantom of the Opera. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fantasma

ghost

nombre masculino (espectro del más allá)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Decían que la casa estaba encantada y que había fantasmas.
They used to say the house was haunted and that there were ghosts.

haunted

adjetivo (relativo a espectros)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Vi una película de un barco fantasma.
I saw a movie about a haunted boat.

show-off

nombre masculino (fanfarrón, fatuo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es un fantasma, siempre está presumiendo de lo que tiene y de lo que sabe.
He's a show off; he's always bragging about what he's got and what he knows.

ghost

nombre masculino (figurado (peligro, amenaza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Haga lo que haga, siempre le perseguirán los fantasmas de su pasado.
Whatever he does, he will always be plagued by the ghosts of his past.

The Phantom of the Opera

locución nominal masculina (novela de Leroux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El fantasma de la ópera es una de mis novelas favoritas.
The Phantom of the Opera is one of my favorite novels.

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