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doppelganger

/-ˌɡæŋə/ /-ˌɡæŋəɹ/

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noun

Double, sosie spectral

A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts such a person.

Examples :

""She swore she saw her doppelganger walk past her in the library, a chilling experience that left her feeling uneasy for days." "

Elle a juré avoir vu son double passer devant elle à la bibliothèque, une expérience effrayante qui l'a laissée mal à l'aise pendant des jours.

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noun

Sosie maléfique

Examples :

"My normally kind brother acted completely cruel yesterday; it was as if he had a doppelganger who wanted to cause trouble. "

Mon frère, normalement gentil, s'est comporté de manière complètement cruelle hier ; c'était comme s'il avait un sosie maléfique qui voulait causer des problèmes.

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noun

Sosie, double

A remarkably similar double; a lookalike.

Examples :

""When I saw the new student, I thought it was my cousin; she was her doppelganger." "

Quand j'ai vu la nouvelle étudiante, j'ai cru que c'était ma cousine ; elle était son sosie.

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noun

Double, sosie maléfique

A monster that takes the forms of people, usually after killing them.

Examples :

"The villagers lived in fear, whispering that the friendly baker had been replaced by a doppelganger after he suddenly disappeared, and now it lured children into its oven. "

Les villageois vivaient dans la peur, chuchotant que le boulanger amical avait été remplacé par un double maléfique après sa soudaine disparition, et maintenant il attirait les enfants dans son four.

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