English-Italian translations for incubus

incuboNon saranno gli indici di borsa a dare questi impulsi; questi, semmai, gonfiano a dismisura la bolla finanziaria, che sovrasta come un incubo le economie reali. That impetus will not come from stock exchange indicators. At worst, they disproportionately swell the financial bubble which dominates real economies like an incubus.

An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep
A feeling of oppression during sleep, sleep paralysis; night terrors, a nightmare
Any oppressive thing or person; a burden
One of various of parasitic insects, especially subfamily

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