El Motorista Fantasma
/el motoɾista fantasma/from spelling rules
In Spanish, ghost rider is translated as El Motorista Fantasma.
This phrase refers to the name of the fictional character who is a skeletal motorcyclist with a flaming skull.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of El (the), Motorista (motorcyclist) and Fantasma (ghost).
Which one should you use?
El Motorista Fantasma specifically identifies the character as a motorcyclist. In other contexts, El Jinete Fantasma can be used as a more classical translation for 'The Ghost Rider', where Jinete means rider or horseman.
How does it change in a sentence?
The gender of the phrase can be changed to refer to a female character. If the character were female, the masculine article and noun would change to the feminine forms La Motorista Fantasma.
How do you pronounce it?
/el motoɾista fantasma/
Did you know?
Examples in context
- El Motorista Fantasma es un personaje de cómic.Ghost Rider is a comic book character.
- ¿Has visto la película de El Motorista Fantasma?Have you seen the Ghost Rider movie?
- El Motorista Fantasma tiene una calavera en llamas.Ghost Rider has a flaming skull.
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are talking about comic books.
- Lucía¿Quién es tu personaje favorito de Marvel?Who is your favorite Marvel character?
- AlejandroMi favorito es El Motorista Fantasma.My favorite is Ghost Rider.
- Lucía¡Es verdad! Sus poderes son muy geniales.True! His powers are very cool.
- AlejandroSí, me encanta el fuego en su cráneo.Yes, I love the fire on his skull.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries el, fantasma, motorista, CC BY-SA 4.0.
