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/fɑ̃.tom/
Translation
ghost; phantom
Word origin
From Old French fantosme, from Latin phantasma ('apparition, spectre'), borrowed from Greek phantasma ('image, phantom'). The same root gives English 'phantom' and 'fantasy'.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- phantasma
- English cognates
- phantom, fantasy
Grammar
Examples
' hante grenier.
The children believe a ghost haunts the attic.
' apparaît .
They say a ghost appears in this old castle.
pâle .
She was pale as a ghost this morning.
circule .
This phantom train has not run for years.
aux , cette .
I do not believe in ghosts, but this house frightens me.
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