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ghost (EN)
sostantivo, verbo

sostantivo “ghost”

sing. ghost, pl. ghosts o non num.
  1. fantasma
    At night, the children claimed they saw the ghost of a pirate wandering the beach.
  2. traccia
    She felt a ghost of doubt as she signed the contract.
  3. immagine fantasma
    The old TV had a ghost of the main picture, making it hard to watch the show.
  4. una persona che scrive libri, articoli o altri testi per qualcun altro che viene accreditato come autore
    The famous author hired a ghost to write her autobiography.
  5. persona fantasma (senza documenti ufficiali)
    The man was a ghost, with no birth certificate, no social security number, and no trace in any database.
  6. in un videogioco, un personaggio che copia esattamente i movimenti fatti da un giocatore in una partita precedente
    In the racing game, I tried to beat my ghost from the last race, but it was too fast.

verbo “ghost”

infinito ghost; lui ghosts; pass. ghosted; p.p. ghosted; ger. ghosting
  1. scrivere materiale per un'altra persona che è ufficialmente accreditata come scrittore
    She was hired to ghost the celebrity's autobiography, ensuring it sounded like it was written in his own voice.
  2. sparire (dalla comunicazione)
    After our last date, he completely ghosted me and never replied to my messages.
  3. scivolare
    The old sailboat ghosted silently across the calm sea, its sails barely fluttering.