How many of you like to listen to supernatural stories? Or are fond of reading such stories? In this article, you will come across some words that one uses in supernatural stories in French.
1. La fée
Meaning: one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs
English: fairy
Example: Pensez-vous que les fées existent? (Do you believe fairies exist?)
2. Le loup-garou
Meaning: a human being who has changed into a wolf, or is capable of assuming the form of a wolf, while retaining human intelligence
English: werewolf
Example: Il s’est transformé en loup-garou toutes les nuits. (He turned into a werewolf every night.)
3. La licorne
Meaning: a mythical creature resembling a horse, with a single horn in the center of its forehead: often symbolic of chastity or purity
English: unicorn
Example: Toutes ses affaires ont été personnalisées pour avoir des licornes. (All her stuff was customised to have unicorns.)
4. Le dragon
Meaning: a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire
English: dragon
Example: L’enfant avait peur de voir un dragon dans le parc d’attractions. (The kid was scared of seeing a dragon in the amusement park.)
5. Le démon
Meaning :an evil spirit; devil or fiend
English: demon
Example: Elle m’a transformé en démon. (She turned me into a demon.)
6. Le fantome
Meaning: the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons
English: ghost
Example: Avez-vous déjà rencontré un fantôme? (Have you ever encountered a ghost?)
7. La magie
Meaning: the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.
English: magic
Example: Les enfants ont été amusés par la magie montrée par le magicien. (The kids were amused by the magic shown by the magicien.)
8. L’ombre
Meaning: a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light
English: shadow
Example: Il sentit une ombre le suivre toute la nuit. (He felt a shadow follow him through the night.)
9. Effrayant
Meaning : to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare
English: frightening
Example: Il a vécu l’expérience la plus effrayante de sa vie lors de son voyage en Égypte. (He had the most frightening experience of his life while on his trip to Egypt.)
10. Charmant
Meaning: pleasing, delightful
English: charming
Example: Elle attendait que son charmant prince arrive. (She was waiting for her charming prince to arrive.)
11. Fantaisiste
Meaning : unusual and strange in a way that might be funny or annoying
English: whimsical
Example: Ma petite fille s’engage parfois dans une conversation fantaisiste avec sa poupée. (My little daughter engages in a whimsical conversation with her doll at times.)
12. Malfaisant
Meaning: morally wrong or bad
English: wicked
Example: Parce qu’elle n’avait aucune morale, la malfaisante femme a fait du mal à tous ceux qu’il rencontrait (Because she had no morals, the wicked woman went around hurting everyone he met.)
13. Surnaturel
Meaning: caused by forces that cannot be explained by science
English: supernatural
Example: Elle adorait regarder des films surnaturels.(She loved watching supernatural movies.)
14. Divin
Meaning: connected with a god, or like a god
English: divine
Example: C’était l’humain le plus divin que j’aie jamais rencontré. (He was the most divine human I’d ever met.)
15. Mysterieux
Meaning: strange, not known, or not understood
English: mysterious
Example: Les gens tombent amoureux de manière mystérieuse. (People fall in love in mysterious ways.)
16. Fantasque
Meaning : over-imaginative and unrealistic
English: fanciful
Example: Grand-mère a raconté des histoires fantaisistes sur les sirènes et les princesses intrépides qui parlaient aux enfants. (Grandma told fanciful tales about talking mermaids and fearless princesses to the kids.)
17. À suspense
Meaning : causing a feeling of excitement or nervousness because you are waiting for something to happen or are uncertain about what is going to happen
English: suspenseful
Example: Le film a eu une fin très suspensive.(The movie had a very suspenseful ending.)
18. Malédiction
Meaning : to say magic words that are intended to bring bad luck to someone
English: curse
Example: Le groupe d’amis semblait être sous une malédiction.(The group of friends seemed to be under a curse.)
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