hanter
French → English
(Mystery) Haunt: to appear as a ghost or spirit in a specific place
On dit que le fantôme du roi hante les ruines du château.
(English) They say the king's ghost haunts the castle ruins.
Les esprits de l'autre monde hantent cette vieille maison.
(English) The spirits of the other world haunt this old house.
(Emotion) Haunt: to persistently occupy someone's thoughts or memory, often with fear
Le souvenir de cet accident continue de hanter ses nuits.
(English) The memory of that accident continues to haunt his nights.
La peur de l'échec a toujours hanté ce jeune athlète.
(English) The fear of failure has always haunted this young athlete.
(Action) Frequent: to visit a place or spend time with people, often implying bad influence
Il hante les hôtels les plus miteux de la région.
(English) He frequents the seediest hotels in the region.
Il ne faut pas hanter les mauvais garçons du quartier.
(English) One must not hang out with the bad boys of the neighborhood.
Entry ID: fr:en:hanter · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary