nounmasculinepl: phantoms
fantasma
1. A ghost or apparition; a spirit of a dead person
The phantom appeared in the old mansion at midnight.
O fantasma apareceu na mansão antiga à meia-noite.
2. Something that exists only in appearance or imagination; an illusion
The promised promotion turned out to be a phantom.
A prometida promoção se revelou um fantasma.
3. A figment of the imagination or an illusive image
He was chasing phantom profits in the stock market.
Ele estava perseguindo lucros fantasmagóricos no mercado de ações.
NYC Slang
ghost (similar concept in street slang)
Related Idioms & Phrases
phantom pain - dor fantasma
phantom menace - ameaça invisível
phantom pregnancy - gravidez psicológica
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