superstitious

[US]/suːpə'stɪʃəs/
[UK]/'sʊpɚ'stɪʃəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

Adj. troende på overnaturlige kræfter eller begivenheder og ofte optrædende irrationelt som følge heraf.

Phrases & Collocations

superstitious beliefs

tro overtro

superstitious practices

overtro praktiseringer

superstitious behavior

overtro adfærd

superstitious customs

overtro skikke

Example Sentences

She is superstitious about spilling salt on the table.

Hun er overtroisk omkring at spilde salt på bordet.

the idea seems too superstitious by half.

ideen virker for alvorligt overtroisk.

They aim to deliver the people who are in bondage to superstitious belief.

De sigter mod at befri folk, der er lænket til overtro.

It is a superstitious idea that the ghost can cast a living man under a spell.

Det er en overtroisk idé, at spøgelset kan fortrylle en levende mand.

These superstitious practices should be abolished as soon as possible.

Disse overtroiske praksisser bør afskaffes så hurtigt som muligt.

All these old novels bear the religions and superstitious characters of the feudal society.

Alle disse gamle romaner bærer religionernes og overtroens karakteristika i det feudale samfund.

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