Spectre 89287 224708779 2008-07-10T01:46:42Z Sesshomaru 3753540 m {{Otheruses}} {{Unreferenced|date=June 2008}} A '''spectre''' or '''specter''' is a (usually terrifying) [[wiktionary:phantom|phantom]], [[apparition]], or [[ghost]], or an unreal appearance. Spectres are usually imbued with dark magic, or have the ability to perform it. It is common in some types of [[folklore]] and [[mythology]]. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+"Spectre" in different languages |- ! Language !! Translation |- |Arabic || شَبَح |- |Chinese (Simplified) || 鬼怪 |- |Chinese (Traditional) || 鬼怪 |- |Czech || zjevení, duch |- |Danish || spøgelse |- |Dutch || spook |- |Estonian || tont, viirastus |- |Finnish || aave |- |French || spectre |- |German || das Gespenst |- |Greek || φάντασμα |- |Icelandic || draugur |- |Indonesian || hantu |- |Italian || spettro |- |Japanese || ゆうれい |- |Latvian || spoks; rēgs |- |Lithuanian || šmėkla, vaiduoklis |- |Norwegian || gjenferd, ånd, spøkelse |- |Polish || widmo |- |Portuguese (Brazil) || espectro |- |Portuguese (Portugal) || espectro |- |Romanian || spectru, fantomă |- |Russian || привидение; призрак |- |Slovak || duch |- |Slovenian || duh, fantom |- |Spanish || espectro, fantasma |- |Swedish || spöke |- |Macedonian || дух; привидение; призрак |- |Turkish || hayalet, hortlak |} [[Category:Fantasy creatures]] [[Category:Ghosts]] [[Category:Undead]] {{paranormal-stub}} [[fr:Fantôme]]