witchcraft

brujería

Uso de hechizos o poderes sobrenaturales para influir en los acontecimientos o conocer el futuro.

En inglés sencillo: Using spells or powers beyond nature to affect events or learn what will happen.

• The novel describes a school of witchcraft.
• He collected books about spells and witchcraft.
• Modern witchcraft takes different forms in different communities.

Sinónimos: sorcery, magic

Expresiones frecuentes: practice witchcraft, modern witchcraft, belief in witchcraft

brujería

Prácticas mágicas con hechizos y hierbas, relacionadas a menudo con antiguas creencias europeas sobre la naturaleza y los espíritus.

En inglés sencillo: Magical practices with spells and herbs, often linked to old European beliefs about nature and spirits.

• She read about herbs used in witchcraft.
• The festival included a talk on European witchcraft traditions.
• Some people practice witchcraft as part of their beliefs about nature.

Sinónimos: sorcery

Expresiones frecuentes: practice witchcraft, traditional witchcraft, witchcraft ritual

magia negra, brujería

Magia que se cree utilizada para hacer daño a las personas o provocar desgracias.

En inglés sencillo: Magic believed to be used to hurt people or cause bad things to happen.

• They blamed his illness on witchcraft.
• The villagers feared that witchcraft had destroyed their crops.
• She was accused of witchcraft after a neighbor’s death.

Sinónimos: black magic

Expresiones frecuentes: evil witchcraft, accused of witchcraft, fear of witchcraft