what it means
German, and it says what it does: poltern, to make a racket, plus Geist, ghost. A noisy ghost. A poltergeist is not the kind that appears at the end of the bed — it is the kind you never see, known only by what it moves. Chairs shift. The table jumps. Something falls in the kitchen and nothing is there. In the drawing the man does not even put his mug down; the furniture does all the haunting behind him, the ghost shows itself for a second, and then the room is a room again. That is the useful bit: a poltergeist is defined by the noise, not by the ghost.
Alemán, y dice lo que hace: poltern, armar ruido, más Geist, fantasma. Un fantasma ruidoso. No es el que se aparece a los pies de la cama: es el que nunca ves, solo conoces por lo que mueve. Las sillas se corren. La mesa salta. Algo cae en la cocina y allí no hay nadie. En el dibujo el hombre ni suelta la taza: los muebles hacen todo detrás de él.
Alemão, e diz o que faz: poltern, fazer barulho, mais Geist, fantasma. Um fantasma barulhento. Não é o que aparece ao pé da cama: é o que você nunca vê e só conhece pelo que ele move. As cadeiras se arrastam. A mesa pula. Algo cai na cozinha e não há ninguém. No desenho o homem nem larga a caneca; os móveis fazem toda a assombração atrás dele.
De l'allemand, et il dit ce qu'il fait : poltern, faire du vacarme, plus Geist, fantôme. Un fantôme bruyant. Ce n'est pas celui qui apparaît au pied du lit : c'est celui qu'on ne voit jamais et qu'on connaît seulement par ce qu'il déplace. Les chaises glissent. La table saute. Dans le dessin, l'homme ne repose même pas sa tasse ; les meubles font toute la hantise derrière lui.
Dari bahasa Jerman: poltern, membuat gaduh, ditambah Geist, hantu. Hantu yang berisik. Bukan yang muncul di ujung tempat tidur, melainkan yang tak pernah terlihat dan hanya dikenali dari benda yang bergerak. Kursi bergeser. Meja melompat. Di gambar, si pria bahkan tak menurunkan cangkirnya; perabotnya yang mengerjakan seluruh gangguan itu.
Almanca: poltern gürültü çıkarmak, Geist hayalet. Yani gürültücü hayalet. Yatağın ucunda beliren türden değil; hiç görmediğin, yalnızca kımıldattığı şeylerden tanıdığın türden. Sandalyeler kayar. Masa zıplar. Çizimde adam fincanını bile bırakmaz; bütün musallat işini arkasındaki mobilyalar yapar.
ドイツ語で poltern(大きな音を立てる)+ Geist(幽霊)。つまり「うるさい幽霊」です。枕元に現れる類ではなく、姿は決して見せず、動かした物だけで知られる類。椅子がずれる。机が跳ねる。台所で何かが落ちても、そこには誰もいない。絵の男はカップさえ置きません。背後の家具が、幽霊の仕事をすべて引き受けています。
noun
a ghost known by the noise and the objects it moves
“They blamed the slamming doors on a poltergeist.”
noun
loosely, unexplained banging or movement in a house
“Whatever is in the attic, she calls it the poltergeist.”
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