Halloween

Noun CEFR B2

ˌha.ləˈwiːn

Definitions

The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces.

Equivalents

Españolhalloween jalogüin Noche de Brujas

FrançaisHalloween

DeutschHalloween

23 more languages

العربيةالعيد القدّيسين عيد جميع القديسين هَالُوِين

БългарскиХелоуин

CymraegNos Galan Gaeaf

ΕλληνικάΧάλοουϊν

EsperantoHaloveno

Suomihalloween kurpitsajuhla

GaeilgeOíche Shamhna

עבריתלֵיל כָּל הַקְּדוֹשִׁים

हिन्दीहैलोवीन

Íslenskahrekkjavaka

ItalianoHalloween vigilia di Ognissanti

日本語ハロウィーンハロウィン

한국어할로윈

LatinaPervigilium Omnium Sanctorum

МакедонскиНоќ на вештерките

Nederlandsallerheiligenavond Halloween

PolskiHalloween

PortuguêsDia das Bruxas Halloween RaloimVéspera de Todos os Santos

RomânăHalloween

РусскийХалуви́н Халуи́н ХеллоуинХэллоуин

ไทยฮาโลวีน

TürkçeCadılar Bayramı

УкраїнськаХелловін

Examples

“They all get ⟳ dressed up in scary costumes at Halloween.”

“1987, Kai Hansen, "Halloween", Helloween, Keeper Of The Seven Keys: Part 1. Black is the night full of fright / You'll be missing the day / What will be here very soon / Changing your way / A knock ⟳ at your door / It is real or is it a dream ⟳ / On trembling legs you open ⟳ the door / And you scream ⟳... on Halloween”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Halloween crab Halloweener Hallowell hallower Hallowes Halloweven

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