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I [gəʊst]1) (spectre) fantasma m., spettro m.2) fig.••II 1. [gəʊst]to give up the ghost — esalare lo spirito, rendere l'anima a Dio
2.to ghost sb.'s books — scrivere libri per conto di qcn
to ghost for sb. — fare lo scrittore fantasma per qcn
* * *[ɡəust](a spirit, usually of a dead person: Do you believe in ghosts?; Hamlet thought he saw his father's ghost.) fantasma- ghostly- give up the ghost* * *[ɡəʊst]1. nfantasma m, spettro2. vt(book) scrivere per conto di altri* * *ghost /gəʊst/n.1 fantasma; spettro: to raise [to lay] a ghost, evocare [far scomparire] un fantasma (o uno spettro)2 spirito; anima4 (telef.) circuito supercombinato6 (fam., fisc.) evasore del tutto ignoto al fisco● (zool.) ghost crab ( Ocypode albicans), granchio fantasma □ (elettron.) ghost image, immagine spuria □ (ferr.) ghost station, stazione in disuso □ ghost story, storia di spettri □ ghost town, città fantasma; città morta ( nel Far West, ecc.) □ ghost train, galleria degli orrori ( alle fiere, ecc.) □ (ling.) ghost word, parola entrata nella lingua in seguito a errori di lettura, di stampa, ecc. □ to give up the ghost, rendere l'anima (a Dio); morire; (fig.) fermarsi, piantare lì; guastarsi irrimediabilmente: The engine of my old car has given up the ghost, il motore della mia vecchia auto mi ha piantato □ (relig.) the Holy Ghost, lo Spirito Santo □ not to have the ghost of a chance, non avere la benché minima probabilità ( di vittoria, di successo) □ ( gergo teatr.) The ghost walks, è giorno di paga!; si pagano gli stipendi; oggi è San Paganino (fam.) □ A ghost has just walked over my grave, la morte mi è passata vicino ( si dice quando si ha un brivido improvviso).(to) ghost /gəʊst/v. t. e i.scrivere per conto d'altri: He ghosted the autobiography of a famous actress, scrisse (a pagamento) l'autobiografia di una famosa attrice.* * *I [gəʊst]1) (spectre) fantasma m., spettro m.2) fig.••II 1. [gəʊst]to give up the ghost — esalare lo spirito, rendere l'anima a Dio
2.to ghost sb.'s books — scrivere libri per conto di qcn
to ghost for sb. — fare lo scrittore fantasma per qcn
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