ghost

ghost
ɡəust
noun
(a spirit, usually of a dead person: Do you believe in ghosts?; Hamlet thought he saw his father's ghost.) spøkelse, gjenferd
- give up the ghost
gjenferd
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spøkelse
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ånd
I
subst. \/ɡəʊst\/
1) spøkelse, (døds)ånd, gjenferd
2) skygge
• he is the ghost of his former self
han er bare en skygge av seg selv
3) sjel, ånd
4) (hverdagslig) antydning, anelse, spor, glimt
• she saw the ghost of a smile
hun så en antydning til et smil
a ghost has just walked over my grave jeg fikk en ekkel følelse, plutselig fryser jeg på ryggen
ghost (image) (TV) spøkelsesbilde, ekkobilde
the ghost in the machine (filosofi, nedsettende) sjelen, ånden (brukt av kritikerne av dualismebegrepet)
the ghost walks (spesielt teater, slang) det er lønningsdag
give up the ghost utånde, oppgi ånden gi opp, gi seg (for godt)
lay a ghost mane bort en ånd
not stand the ghost of a chance være sjanseløs
raise a ghost mane frem en ånd
II
verb \/ɡəʊst\/
se ➢ ghostwrite

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