🇬🇧🇪🇸 vampire - vampiro : English Lesson

Meaning of "vampire" ("vampiro"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A vampire is a mythical creature often found in scary stories and movies. Vampires are usually described as pale, with sharp fangs, and they drink blood to stay alive. They’re allergic to sunlight, love wearing capes, and never show up in mirrors.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I dressed as a vampire for Halloween, but my fangs kept falling out.

I tried to scare my brother by acting like a vampire, but I scared myself instead.

I told my goldfish a story about a vampire, and now it sleeps with one eye open.

My blanket is like a vampire—it never wants to see the sun.

If a vampire hates garlic, I must be one—I don’t like it on my pizza.

At midnight a pale stranger waited by the old gate. The child peered; the stranger looked like a person—then fed from a stray cat and drank blood. The child whispered, "A vampire, a vampire." The neighbor hissed, "Vampire, vampire!" The vampire turned away, slipping into the night. The child locked the door and shivered.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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