hex

Fluch, Schadenszauber

Ein Zauber, der Schaden oder Unglück bringen soll.

In einfachem Englisch: A magic spell intended to cause harm or bad luck.

• They tried to break the hex.
• She feared a hex had caused her bad luck.
• Who put a hex on this house?

So benutzt man es: put a hex on someone/something (The witch put a hex on the village.)

Synonyme: curse, jinx

Gegenteile: blessing

Häufige Wendungen: put a hex, break a hex, hex on someone

Hexe

Eine Frau, der magische Kräfte zugeschrieben werden, besonders schädliche.

In einfachem Englisch: A woman believed to have magical powers, especially harmful ones.

• Villagers feared the old hex.
• The tale describes a hex who lived alone in the woods.
• They accused their neighbour of being a hex.

Synonyme: witch

Häufige Wendungen: an old hex, village hex

verhexen, verfluchen

Mit Magie jemandem Schaden oder Unglück bringen.

In einfachem Englisch: To use magic to bring bad luck or harm to someone.

• The witch threatened to hex him.
• She believed someone had hexed her family.
• In the story, he hexes anyone who enters his garden.

Synonyme: curse, bewitch, jinx

Gegenteile: bless

Häufige Wendungen: hex someone, hex an enemy