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el duende

goblin, elf, charm, magic (artistic spirit)

ˈd w e n d e
noun · masculine Rare #40,314
goblin, elf In Spanish folklore, it refers to a mischievous supernatural being.
SP: Dicen que hay un duende en el bosque.
EN: They say there is a goblin in the forest.
charm, magic (artistic spirit) Often used when talking about the special, hard-to-define artistic energy or spirit, especially in flamenco.
SP: Ese cantante tiene mucho duende.
EN: That singer has a lot of magic.

La verdad, tienes pinta de duende.

Honestly, you look like a goblin.

— Whiplash (2014)

Esta casa tiene un duende.

This house has a goblin.

Sigue casada felizmente con ese duende rico.

She is still happily married to that rich leprechaun.

— Malcolm X (1992)

En juegos de rol él siempre solo quería jugar como duende.

In role-playing games, he always only wanted to play as a goblin.

Un duende del polvo?

A dust goblin?

— Mi vecino Totoro (1988)

El duende se llevó los últimos dulces para su novia.

The goblin took the last candies for his girlfriend.

— Solo en casa (1990)