phantom

ˈfæntəm
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Translation of phantom from English into Dutch,

Noun

1.

psychology

illusion or delusion with no physical reality
  • He chased a phantom of success that never came.Hij achtervolgde een fantoom van succes dat nooit kwam.
2.

supernatural

ghost or apparition
  • The old castle is said to be haunted by a phantom.Het oude kasteel zou door een spook worden bewoond
3.

medical

TECH.
test object in medical imaging
TECH.
fantoom testobject kalibratieobject
  • The technician used a phantom to calibrate the MRI machine.De technicus gebruikte een fantoom om de MRI-machine te kalibreren.

Adjective

1.

illusion

not real but seems to exist
  • He chased a phantom hope.Hij achtervolgde een illusoir hoop.
2.

imagination

fictitious or nonexistent
  • The company was a phantom entity.Het bedrijf was een fictieve entiteit.
3.

mystery

done by an unknown person
  • The phantom thief struck again.De mysterieuze dief sloeg opnieuw toe.
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Expressions with phantom: examples in English and translations in Dutch

verrassende gebeurtenis
onverwachte gebeurtenis
The news hit him like a phantom punch.
spookschip
The sailors claimed to have seen a phantom ship on the horizon.
fantoompijn
She experienced phantom pain after the breakup.
spookoproep
spookgesprek
I keep getting phantom calls on my phone.
schijnzwangerschap
She was diagnosed with a phantom pregnancy after experiencing symptoms.
fantoomledemaat
Some amputees experience phantom limbs as painful sensations.

Images of phantom

  • phantom: test object in medical imaging
    (medical) fantoom

Synonyms and analogies of phantom in English

Examples of phantom in a sentence

  • She was frightened by a phantom that only she could see.
  • A phantom appeared in the mirror at midnight.
  • The villagers spoke of a phantom that roamed the forest.
  • A phantom was used to test the new scanner.
  • Phantoms are crucial for ensuring image accuracy.
  • She felt a phantom pain in her missing limb.

Translations of "phantom" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
fantoomn.

The phantom began to morph right before our very eyes.

Het fantoom begon vlak voor onze ogen van gedaante te veranderen.

spooknn.

For the last five years, I've been chasing a phantom.

De afgelopen vijf jaar zit ik achter een spook aan.

geestnm.

No one could explain the phantom that flickered by the window.

Niemand kon de geest verklaren die even langs het raam schemerde.

schimnf.

I will disappear like a phantom down the back passage.

Ik verdwijn als een schim langs de achterkant.

waanbeeldn.

A phantom can trick the mind into believing in things not physically present.

Zo'n waanbeeld kan je geest doen geloven in dingen die in werkelijkheid niet bestaan.

Phantom

Remember, the phantom drives are essential in stopping them.

Onthoud, Phantom motors zijn van essentieel belang om hen te stoppen.

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phantom: Examples and translations in context

Everyone else thinks you're some kind of ghost or phantom.

Alle anderen denken dat je een soort geest of fantoom bent.

Now, look, I know how to destroy the phantom.

Luister, ik weet hoe ik het fantoom kan verslaan.

Don't waste your last roll of the dice chasing a phantom.

Verspil uw laatste kans niet aan het najagen van een fantoom.

It's just a phantom you conjured to threaten us with.

Het is maar een fantoom waarmee je ons kunt bedreigen.

I told him an urban legend about a homicidal phantom clown.

Ik vertelde een broodje aap verhaal over een moordende fantoom clown.

Sure as you all's born, I is the phantom.

Zeker als je het allemaal geboren, I is het fantoom.

Now, look, I know how to destroy the phantom.

Luister, ik weet hoe ik het fantoom kan verslaan.

I told him an urban legend about a homicidal phantom clown.

Ik vertelde een broodje aap verhaal over een moordende fantoom clown.

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