phantom

fantasma, inesistente

Che sembra esistere o essere presente, ma in realtà non c’è.

In inglese semplice: Seeming to exist or be present, although it is not actually there.

• The company listed phantom employees.
• He felt phantom pain in his missing hand.
• Investigators found payments to several phantom suppliers.

Sinonimi: nonexistent, imaginary, fictitious

Contrari: real

Espressioni comuni: phantom limb, phantom pain, phantom employee

fantasma

Spirito o figura strana che sembra apparire senza essere fisicamente presente.

In inglese semplice: A ghost, or a strange figure that seems to appear but is not physically there.

• A phantom appeared in the hall.
• She believed the castle was haunted by a phantom.
• The pale phantoms vanished as the sun rose.

Sinonimi: ghost, apparition

Espressioni comuni: a pale phantom, phantom of someone, a mysterious phantom