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ghost (EN)
substantivo, verbo

substantivo “ghost”

sing. ghost, pl. ghosts ou incontável
  1. fantasma
    At night, the children claimed they saw the ghost of a pirate wandering the beach.
  2. vestígio
    She felt a ghost of doubt as she signed the contract.
  3. fantasma (imagem duplicada na TV)
    The old TV had a ghost of the main picture, making it hard to watch the show.
  4. uma pessoa que escreve livros, artigos ou outros textos para outra pessoa que é creditada como autora
    The famous author hired a ghost to write her autobiography.
  5. fantasma (pessoa sem registros oficiais)
    The man was a ghost, with no birth certificate, no social security number, and no trace in any database.
  6. em videogames, um personagem que copia os movimentos exatos feitos por um jogador em um jogo anterior
    In the racing game, I tried to beat my ghost from the last race, but it was too fast.

verbo “ghost”

infinitivo ghost; ele ghosts; pret. ghosted; part. ghosted; ger. ghosting
  1. escrever material para outra pessoa que é oficialmente creditada como o escritor
    She was hired to ghost the celebrity's autobiography, ensuring it sounded like it was written in his own voice.
  2. desaparecer (sem explicação)
    After our last date, he completely ghosted me and never replied to my messages.
  3. deslizar
    The old sailboat ghosted silently across the calm sea, its sails barely fluttering.