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will o' the wisp:
- feu follet
Wiktionary:
- will-o’-the-wisp → feu follet
- will o' the wisp → feu follet
- will o' the wisp → feu follet

English

Detailed Translations for will-o’-the-wisp from English to French

will o' the wisp:

will o' the wisp [the ~] noun

the will o' the wisp
le feu follet
- feu follet [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for will o' the wisp:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
feu follet	will o' the wisp

Wiktionary Translations for will o' the wisp:

will o' the wisp

noun

strange light
- will o' the wisp → feu follet

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• will o' the wisp	→ feu follet	↔ Irrlicht — kleine vom Boden aufsteigende Flämmchen, vorzugsweise auf sumpfigen und moorigem Gelände; in der Vergangenheit verband der Volksglauben mit dieser Naturerscheinungen allerlei Aberglauben

will-o'-the-wisp:

Translation Matrix for will-o'-the-wisp:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	friar's lantern; ignis fatuus; jack-o'-lantern
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	friar's lantern; jack-o'-lantern

Synonyms for "will-o'-the-wisp":

friar's lantern; ignis fatuus; jack-o'-lantern; light; visible light; visible radiation
illusion; fantasy; phantasy; fancy

Related Definitions for "will-o'-the-wisp":

an illusion that misleads¹
a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground¹

Wiktionary Translations for will-o’-the-wisp:

will-o’-the-wisp

noun

lueur que l’on voir voltiger la nuit sur les marais, dans les cimetières, produire par l’inflammation des gaz dégagés par des matières organiques en décomposition.
- feu follet → will-o’-the-wisp; jack-o’-lantern

Related Translations for will-o’-the-wisp

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