Ghostface
/ɡostfaθe/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'ghost face' is translated into Spanish as Ghostface when referring to the fictional killer from the Scream movie series.
In the context of the Scream horror film franchise, the name of the character wearing the white mask is used as a proper noun in Spanish as Ghostface.
Which one should you use?
Ghostface is the specific name for the fictional character, whereas Rostro fantasmal is a literal translation of the English words 'ghost face'.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡostfaθe/
Did you know?
- Spanish has no single word for 'slasher', so fans describing Ghostface often use the English loanword or the phrase asesino mascarado, meaning 'masked killer'.
- The Spanish word for ghost, fantasma, shares a common linguistic ancestor with the English word 'phantasm'.
- While Ghostface is the name of the character, the literal translation Rostro fantasmal uses rostro, which is a more poetic and formal term than the common word cara.
Examples in context
- María asustaba a los niños con su rostro fantasmal.Maria scared the children with her ghost face.
- ¡No entres a la casa, tiene una cara espeluznante en la puerta!Don't enter the house, it has a creepy face on the door!
- Ghostface es un personaje de terror.Ghostface is a horror character.
- ¿Te da miedo Ghostface?Are you afraid of Ghostface?
- Él usa la máscara de Ghostface.He wears the Ghostface mask.
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are talking about movies in the living room.
- MateoSofía, ¿viste la nueva película de Ghostface?Sofía, did you see the new Ghostface movie?
- SofíaNo, me da mucho miedo Ghostface.No, Ghostface scares me a lot.
- MateoNo te preocupes, es solo ficción.Don't worry, it is just fiction.
- SofíaAun así, no quiero verla sola.Even so, I don't want to watch it alone.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
