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ghost noun

  /ɡɐʉst/ , /ɡəʊst/ , /ɡʱoːsʈ/
  • 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

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
give up the ghost
heittää henkensä
God the Holy Ghost
Jumalan Henki, Pyhä Henki
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