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ghost noun

  /ɡoʊst/ , /ɡɐʉst/ , /ɡəʊst/ , /ɡʱosʈ/
  • A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
 aave, kummitus, haamu, henki, sielu
  • (by extension) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
 haamu, kangastus
  • A false image formed in a telescope, camera, or other optical device by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.
  • An unwanted image similar to and overlapping or adjacent to the main one on a television screen, caused by the transmitted image being received both directly and via reflection.
 haamukuva

ghost verb

  /ɡoʊst/ , /ɡɐʉst/ , /ɡəʊst/ , /ɡʱosʈ/
  • (nautical) Of a sailing vessel: to sail seemingly with very little or no wind.
 ajautua tyynessä
  • (chiefly, social media, slang) To stop communicating with (someone) on social media, though text messages, etc., without explanation, especially as a way of ending a relationship; hence, to end a relationship with (someone) by stopping all communication without explanation.
 ghostata, lopettaa yhteydenpito, saada kumottamaan
  • (Internet) To forcibly disconnect (an IRC user) who is using one's reserved nickname.
 katkaista kummitteleva käyttäjä
  • To appear suddenly or move like a disembodied soul; specifically (often, sports) ; also (transitive, dated) followed by the dummy subject it: to move easily and quietly without anyone noticing; to slip.
 kummitella
  • To imbue (something) with a ghost-like effect or hue.
 saada kumottamaan
  • (chiefly, UK, law enforcement) To transfer (a prisoner) to another prison, usually without first informing the prisoner.
 siirtää toiseen vankilaan
  • Synonym of ghostwrite (“to write (a literary work or speech), or produce (an artistic work)), in the place of someone”); also, to carry out (an artistic performance) in the place of someone.
  • Followed by for: synonym of ghostwrite (“to write a literary work or speech, or produce an artistic work, in the place of someone”); also, to carry out an artistic performance in the place of someone.
 sijaistaa

ghosting noun

  • (computing) A problem with a keyboard where certain simultaneous keypresses trigger the action of a further key that was not in fact pressed.
  • (colloquial) A method of ending a personal relationship by stopping any contact with the other party and not providing an explanation. [from 2000s]
 ghostata
ghost train
aavejuna, kummitusjuna, miehittämätön juna
ghost town
aavekaupunki, autiokaupunki, haamukaupunki
ghost ship
aavelaiva
ghost story
kummitusjuttu
ghost orchid
metsänemä
ghost writer
haamukirjoittaja
ghost prisoner
haamuvanki
God the Holy Ghost
Jumalan Henki, Pyhä Henki
give up the ghost
heittää henkensä
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