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hanter

haunt

verb ahn-TEH Less Common

Origin: Old Norse heimta

Usage Note

Hanter describes a ghost haunting a place, but is also used figuratively: une idée qui me hante means 'an idea that haunts me'. The adjective hanté ('haunted') describes spooky places — une maison hantée is a haunted house.

Examples

"Ce souvenir le hante depuis des années."

Natural Translation

That memory has haunted him for years.

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