voodoo

vudu

Özellikle Haiti ve Louisiana’da görülen, Afrika kökenli ve ruhlara inanan dinler grubu.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A group of religions, especially in Haiti and Louisiana, with African roots and beliefs about spirits.

• She studies voodoo in Haiti.
• The museum explains the history of Louisiana voodoo.
• Music and dance play a role in many voodoo ceremonies.

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: practice voodoo, voodoo ceremony, voodoo traditions

büyü

Olayları meydana getirdiğine inanılan büyü veya gizemli güç.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Magic or a mysterious power believed to cause things to happen.

• He thought some voodoo had made him win.
• What voodoo keeps that old engine running?
• She joked that her lucky charm worked through voodoo.

Eş anlamlılar: magic, sorcery

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: some voodoo, voodoo magic, work voodoo

vudu büyüsü yapmak

Vudu geleneğine göre birine ya da bir şeye büyü yapmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To put a magic spell on someone or something using this religious tradition.

• He claimed someone had voodooed him.
• The character threatens to voodoo his enemy.
• She feared that the stranger would voodoo her house.

Eş anlamlılar: bewitch, hex

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: voodoo someone, voodoo an enemy, voodoo someone’s house