English-German translation for "specter"

"specter" German translation

specter
, spectre [ˈspektə(r)]noun | Substantiv sespecially | besonders besonders British English | britisches EnglischBr

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Geist, Phantom, GeisterErscheinung, Gespenst Hirngespinst Schreckgespenst
  • Geistmasculine | Maskulinum m
    specter
    Phantomneuter | Neutrum n
    specter
    (Geister)Erscheinungfeminine | Femininum f
    specter
    Gespenstneuter | Neutrum n
    specter
    specter
examples
  • specter of the Brocken
    Brockengespenst
    specter of the Brocken
  • Hirngespinstneuter | Neutrum n
    specter fantasy figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    specter fantasy figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • Schreckgespenstneuter | Neutrum n
    specter terrifying thing figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    specter terrifying thing figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
Um Marx zu paraphrasieren: Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa das Gespenst des Chaos.
To paraphrase Marx, a specter is haunting Europe – the specter of chaos.
Source: News-Commentary
In den letzten 18 Monaten allerdings geht das Weimarer Gespenst in Russland wieder um.
But over the past 18 months, the specter of Weimar has once again begun to haunt Russia.
Source: News-Commentary
Ihre Wiederherstellung oder Sicherung beschwört das gefürchtete Gespenst des Kolonialismus herauf.
Restoring or securing it conjures up the dreaded specter of colonialism.
Source: News-Commentary
Um Marx zu paraphrasieren: Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa das Gespenst des Chaos.
To paraphrase Marx, a specter is haunting Europe – the specter of chaos.
Source: News-Commentary
Das Gespenst eines vereinigten Deutschlands würde nicht so schnell Realität werden.
The specter of a united Germany was not to become a reality soon.
Source: News-Commentary
Heute allerdings ist das Gespenst der Abwertung aus den nordeuropäischen Staaten verschwunden.
Now, however, the specter of devaluation has disappeared from northern European countries.
Source: News-Commentary
Und tatsächlich hat in Spanien der Geist des gewalttätigen Separatismus erneut sein Haupt erhoben.
Indeed, the specter of violent separatism has reared its head again in Spain.
Source: News-Commentary
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