ghost

fantasma

Spirito di una persona morta che si immagina possa apparire ai vivi.

In inglese semplice: The spirit of a dead person, imagined as appearing to people who are alive.

• I saw a ghost.
• People say ghosts haunt the old castle.
• Do you believe in ghosts?

Come si usa: the ghost of someone (She claimed to see the ghost of her grandmother.)

Sinonimi: spirit, apparition

Espressioni comuni: see a ghost, ghost story, ghost of someone

ombra, traccia

Immagine, forma o segno di qualcosa che si percepisce appena.

In inglese semplice: A very faint image, shape, or sign of something.

• A ghost of a smile crossed her face.
• The mirror showed a pale ghost of his reflection.
• Only the ghost of the old sign remained.

Come si usa: a ghost of something (There was a ghost of sadness in her voice.)

Sinonimi: trace, faint image

Espressioni comuni: a ghost of something, faint ghost

spirito, anima

Parte spirituale e non materiale di una persona.

In inglese semplice: The spirit or soul of a person.

• He believed that his ghost would survive his body.
• The prayer calls on the Holy Ghost.
• The old sailor finally gave up the ghost.

Come si usa: give up the ghost (The king gave up the ghost before dawn.)

Sinonimi: spirit, soul

Espressioni comuni: give up the ghost, the Holy Ghost

scrittore fantasma

Persona che scrive un libro o un altro testo pubblicato con il nome di qualcun altro.

In inglese semplice: Someone who writes a book or other text that is published under another person’s name.

• The singer hired a ghost for her memoir.
• His ghost wrote most of the book.
• A skilled ghost can capture another person’s voice.

Sinonimi: ghostwriter

Espressioni comuni: hire a ghost, ghost for someone

bianco, pallido

Usato prima del nome di un animale per indicare che è bianco o di colore molto chiaro.

In inglese semplice: Used before an animal’s name to show that it is white or very pale.

• The ghost slug has a pale body.
• A ghost crab crossed the sand.
• The guide showed us a photograph of a ghost bat.

Espressioni comuni: ghost slug, ghost crab, ghost bat

resto, vestigio

Forma o pezzo che rimane dopo che la cosa originale è scomparsa.

In inglese semplice: A shape or piece left behind after the original thing has disappeared.

• A ghost apple hung from the branch.
• Ice preserved the ghost of a fruit that had rotted away.
• The hollow ghosts of apples remained after the thaw.

Sinonimi: remnant, remains

Espressioni comuni: ghost apple, ghost of something