ghost (EN)
substantiv, verb

substantiv “ghost”

sg. ghost, pl. ghosts or uncountable
  1. spøkelse
    At night, the children claimed they saw the ghost of a pirate wandering the beach.
  2. skygge
    She felt a ghost of doubt as she signed the contract.
  3. dobbeltbilde
    The old TV had a ghost of the main picture, making it hard to watch the show.
  4. en person som skriver bøker, artikler eller andre tekster for noen andre som blir kreditert som forfatteren
    The famous author hired a ghost to write her autobiography.
  5. spøkelse (en person uten identitet)
    The man was a ghost, with no birth certificate, no social security number, and no trace in any database.
  6. i videospill, en karakter som kopierer de nøyaktige bevegelsene gjort av en spiller i et tidligere spill
    In the racing game, I tried to beat my ghost from the last race, but it was too fast.

verb “ghost”

ghost; he ghosts; past ghosted, part. ghosted; ger. ghosting
  1. å skrive materiale for en annen person som offisielt er kreditert som forfatteren
    She was hired to ghost the celebrity's autobiography, ensuring it sounded like it was written in his own voice.
  2. å ghoste
    After our last date, he completely ghosted me and never replied to my messages.
  3. å gli
    The old sailboat ghosted silently across the calm sea, its sails barely fluttering.