bugbear

suomi-englanti sanakirja

bugbear englannista suomeksi

  1. peikko

  1. Substantiivi

  2. kiusa, riesa

  3. henkilökohtainen mörkö">henkilökohtainen mörkö, peikko in a possessive structure

  4. menninkäinen, mörkö

  5. Verbi

bugbear englanniksi

  1. An ongoing problem; a recurring obstacle or adversity.

  2. (syn)

  3. (quote-journal)

  4. A source of dread; resentment; or irritation. (defdate)

  5. 1709, (w), "Lucretius: A Poem against the Fear of Death" (lines 1-2), published in a pamphlet of the same name with an Ode in Memory of Mrs. Ann Killebre

  6. What has this Bugbear Death to frighten Man,
    If Souls can die, as well as Bodies can?
  7. {{quote-text|en|year=1738|author=Alexander Pope|title=Epistle I of the First Book of Horace; to Lord Bolingbroke

  8. (RQ:Dickens Old Curiosity Shop)

  9. A generic creature, often described as a large goblin, meant to inspire fear in children.

  10. (RQ:Shakespeare Troilus and Cressida)

  11. (RQ:Emily Bronte Wuthering Heights)

  12. (quote-book)"

  13. (quote-book)

  14. To alarm with idle phantoms.