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Banshee
Translation of "banshee" into Russian
banshee
Noun
UK
/ˈbænʃiː/
US
/ˈbænʃi/
banshees pl
The legend of the banshee is well-known in Irish folklore.
Легенда о банши хорошо известна в ирландском фольклоре.
Definitions
banshee
Noun
UK
/ˈbænʃiː/
US
/ˈbænʃi/
A female spirit in Irish and Scottish folklore whose wailing warns of an impending death in a house.
The villagers were terrified when they heard the wail of a banshee in the night, fearing it was a sign of bad news to come.
A woman (or person) who screams or wails loudly and persistently; anything that makes a piercing, mournful cry (figurative).
The kids were running around the house yelling like banshees.
banshee
Adjective
UK
/ˈbænʃiː/
US
/ˈbænʃi/
Resembling or characteristic of a banshee in sound; shrill, piercing, or wailing.
She let out a banshee scream that echoed through the hall.
Idioms and phrases
appearance of banshee
The appearance of a banshee is said to bring bad news.
появление баньши
Говорят, что появление баньши приносит плохие новости.
cry of banshee
The cry of a banshee is believed to forewarn death.
плач баньши
Считается, что плач баньши предвещает смерть.
scream of banshee
Suddenly, a scream of a banshee pierced the silence.
крик баньши
Вдруг крик баньши пронзил тишину.
shriek like banshee
The alarm shrieked like banshee throughout the building.
вопить как банши
Сигнализация вопила как банши по всему зданию.
story of banshee
She told us an old Irish story of a banshee.
история о баньши
Она рассказала нам старую ирландскую историю о баньши.
wail of banshee
The eerie wail of a banshee echoed through the night.
вопль баньши
Зловещий вопль баньши раздался по всей ночи.