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ghost (EN)
substantiv, verb

substantiv “ghost”

singular ghost, plural ghosts eller oräknebar
  1. spöke
    At night, the children claimed they saw the ghost of a pirate wandering the beach.
  2. skymt
    She felt a ghost of doubt as she signed the contract.
  3. skuggbild
    The old TV had a ghost of the main picture, making it hard to watch the show.
  4. en person som skriver böcker, artiklar eller andra texter åt någon annan som anges som författare
    The famous author hired a ghost to write her autobiography.
  5. okänd person (utan officiella register)
    The man was a ghost, with no birth certificate, no social security number, and no trace in any database.
  6. i videospel, en karaktär som kopierar de exakta rörelserna som gjorts av en spelare i ett tidigare spel
    In the racing game, I tried to beat my ghost from the last race, but it was too fast.

verb “ghost”

infinitiv ghost; han ghosts; preteritum ghosted; supinum ghosted; gerundium ghosting
  1. skriva material åt en annan person som officiellt anges som författare
    She was hired to ghost the celebrity's autobiography, ensuring it sounded like it was written in his own voice.
  2. spöka (sluta kommunicera)
    After our last date, he completely ghosted me and never replied to my messages.
  3. glida
    The old sailboat ghosted silently across the calm sea, its sails barely fluttering.