Halloween Glossary
German-English Part 1
German-English Part 1
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Allerheiligen - All Saints Day
(Nov. 1, short for Tag der Allerheiligen)
ausgehöhlter Kürbis jack-o'lantern, hollowed-out pumpkin
r Bonbon hard candy
r Dämon demon
dekorieren to decorate
dekoriert decorated
erleuchten to light up (a pumpkin)
erschrecken to scare, frighten
e Fratze (-n) face, mask; ugly face, pose
s Fratzen-Fest lit., "mask/face" festival
r Fratzenmacher someone who makes faces
Fratzen schneiden/ziehen to make faces, cut faces (in pumpkin)
r Friedhof (-höfe) cemetery, graveyard
G-H
r Geist (-er) ghost(s), spirit(s)
e Geistergeschichte (-n) ghost story
s Gespenst (Gespenster) ghost(s), spectre(s), phantom(s)
e Gespenstergeschichte ghost story
e Gespensterstunde the witching hour
gespentisch/spukhaft spooky
s Grab (Gräber) grave(s), tomb(s)
r Grabstein gravestone, tombstone
Grusel- (in compounds) horror-
s Gruselmärchen (-) horror tale(s)
r Gruselfilm horror movie
gruselig horror-like, monstrous
Halloween feiern to celebrate Halloween
heidnisch heathen, non-Christian
e Hexe (-n) witch(es)
r Horror horror
r Horrorfilm horror movie
e Horrorszene horror scene
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