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ghost

UK
/ɡəʊst/
US
/ɡoʊst/

Translations

ghostnoun
ghosts
pl
UK
/ɡəʊst/
US
/ɡoʊst/
image fantômeEn photographie, télévision et imagerie numérique.
The photograph had a ghost of the original image due to the camera's lens flare.
La photo présentait une image fantôme de l’image originale à cause du flare de l’objectif.
traceAu sens figuré, pour une présence ou une impression très faible.
There was only a ghost of a smile on her face as she remembered the past.
Il n’y avait qu’une trace de sourire sur son visage en se souvenant du passé.
The old mansion was rumored to be haunted by the ghost of its former owner.
La vieille demeure était censée être hantée par le fantôme de son ancien propriétaire.
Additional translations
fantômeSens figuré, pour une personne très insaisissable.
spectreSoutenu ou littéraire.
Synonyms
revenant
shade
poltergeist
spirit
phantom
specter
apparition
wraith
ghostverb
ghosted
Past Simple
ghosted
Past Participle
ghosting
Gerund
UK
/ɡəʊst/
US
/ɡoʊst/
ghosterFamilier, surtout pour rompre brutalement le contact sans explication.
After our last date, he decided to ghost me, and I never heard from him again.
Après notre dernier rendez-vous, il a décidé de me ghoster, et je n’ai plus jamais eu de ses nouvelles.
Additional translations
rédigerDans le sens de rédiger un texte sans être crédité comme auteur.
Synonyms
haunt
appear
phantom
specter
spook
ghostadjective
UK
/ɡəʊst/
US
/ɡoʊst/
Used attributively to describe something faint, insubstantial, or relating to ghosts (e.g., ghost image, ghost town).
fantômeEmploi attributif, surtout dans des composés figés comme « ville fantôme ».
They drove through a ghost town on their way across the desert.
Ils ont traversé une ville fantôme en route à travers le désert.
fantomatiquePour ce qui est faible, vaporeux ou à peine perceptible.
A ghost image of the building appeared on the screen.
Une image fantomatique du bâtiment est apparue à l’écran.
Synonyms
ghostly
haunting
spectral
phantom
apparitional
spiritlike
ethereal
otherworldly
eerie
shadowy
insubstantial
incorporeal
unreal
pale
faint

Definitions

ghostnoun
The spirit of a dead person, often depicted as a pale, shadowy figure.
The old mansion was rumored to be haunted by the ghost of its former owner.
A faint trace or remnant of something that is no longer present or in existence.
There was only a ghost of a smile on her face as she remembered the past.
A secondary image or double, often seen in photography or on television screens, caused by reflection or interference.
The photograph had a ghost of the original image due to the camera's lens flare.
A person who is very elusive or hard to find.
He was like a ghost, appearing and disappearing without a trace.
ghostverb
To suddenly cut off all communication with someone, especially a romantic partner, without explanation.
After our last date, he decided to ghost me, and I never heard from him again.
To write or produce work for someone else who is credited as the author.
She was hired to ghost the autobiography of the famous actor.
ghostadjective
Existing only faintly or lacking substance; resembling or relating to a ghost.
A ghost image of the building appeared on the screen.
(attributive) Abandoned, deserted, or no longer functioning.
They drove through a ghost town on their way across the desert.
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