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I. ghost1 [gəʊst, Am goʊst] N

1. ghost (spirit):

ghost
Geist m <-(e)s, -er>
the gardens are said to be haunted by the ghost of a dead child
in den Gärten soll der Geist eines toten Kindes spuken
to believe in ghosts
an Geister glauben
to exorcize a ghost
einen Geist austreiben

2. ghost (memory):

ghost
quälende Erinnerung
the ghost of the past
das Gespenst der Vergangenheit

3. ghost TV, COMPUT:

ghost
Geisterbild nt <-(e)s, -er>

Phrases:

to give up the ghost
den Geist aufgeben inf hum
not to have [or stand] a [or the]ghost of a chance inf
nicht die geringste Chance haben
to look as though [or if] one's [just] seen a ghost
so blass aussehen, als ob man einen Geist gesehen hätte

II. ghost1 [gəʊst, Am goʊst] VB trans

his autobiography was ghosted
seine Autobiografie wurde von einem Ghostwriter geschrieben

III. ghost1 [gəʊst, Am goʊst] VB intr

to ghost for sb
für jdn als Ghostwriter tätig sein

ghost2 [gəʊst, Am goʊst] N

ghost short for ghost-writer

ghost
Ghostwriter(in) m (f) <-s, ->

ˈghost-writ·er N

ghost-writer
Ghostwriter m <-s, ->
to hire a ghost-writer
einen Ghostwriter beschäftigen
OpenDict entry

ghost VB

to ghost sb
sang- und klanglos den Kontakt zu jdm abbrechen
to ghost sb
(und dabei jegl. Kontaktaufnahme ignorieren, vor allem bei roman. Beziehungen)

ˈghost ship N

ghost ship
Geisterschiff nt

ˈghost sto·ry N

ghost story
Gespenstergeschichte f <-, -n>

ˈghost town N

ghost town
Geisterstadt f <-, -städte>

ˈghost train N

ghost train
Geisterbahn f <-, -en>
to go on [or ride] a ghost train
Geisterbahn fahren

ˈghost-write VB trans

to ghost-write a book
ein Buch als Ghostwriter schreiben

ˈghost-writ·er N

ghost-writer
Ghostwriter m <-s, ->
to hire a ghost-writer
einen Ghostwriter beschäftigen

Holy ˈGhost N

the Holy Ghost
der Heilige Geist

ghost island INFRASTR

ghost island
Sperrfläche
Present
Ighost
youghost
he/she/itghosts
weghost
youghost
theyghost
Past
Ighosted
youghosted
he/she/itghosted
weghosted
youghosted
theyghosted
Present Perfect
Ihaveghosted
youhaveghosted
he/she/ithasghosted
wehaveghosted
youhaveghosted
theyhaveghosted
Past Perfect
Ihadghosted
youhadghosted
he/she/ithadghosted
wehadghosted
youhadghosted
theyhadghosted
See further verb tables