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ghost noun

  /ɡoʊst/ , /ɡɐʉst/ , /ɡəʊst/
  • The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
fantasma, espectro, espírito, aparição, assombração, alma
  • 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.
fantasma
  • Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
sombra

ghosting noun

  • The phenomenon of the writing on one side of a page in a notebook being partly visible on the other side.
fantasma
  • (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]
gelo

ghost verb

  /ɡoʊst/ , /ɡɐʉst/ , /ɡəʊst/
  • (slang, social media) To perform an act of ghosting: to break up with someone without warning or explanation; to ignore someone, especially on social media.
dar vácuo, deixar no vácuo
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