-
1 ghost
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
См. также в других словарях:
look as if you have seen a ghost — phrase to look very frightened and upset Thesaurus: afraid and frightenedsynonym Main entry: ghost * * * look very pale and shocked … Useful english dictionary
look as if you have seen a ghost — to look very frightened and upset … English dictionary
ghost — ghost1 [ goust ] noun count ** the spirit of a dead person that someone sees or hears: Do you believe in ghosts? the ghost of someone: The ghost of a murdered dairymaid is said to walk the farmyard at night. a/the ghost of something a slight sign … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ghost — I UK [ɡəʊst] / US [ɡoʊst] noun [countable] Word forms ghost : singular ghost plural ghosts ** the spirit of a dead person that someone sees or hears Do you believe in ghosts? the ghost of someone: The ghost of a murdered woman is said to walk in… … English dictionary
ghost — noun VERB + GHOST ▪ see ▪ You look as if you ve seen a ghost! ▪ believe in ▪ I don t believe in ghosts. ▪ conjure, invoke … Collocations dictionary
Ghost Rider (comics) — Superherobox| caption=Promotional art for Ghost Rider vol. 3, issue #1 Variant cover art by Marc Silvestri. comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Ghost Rider real name=Carter Slade Johnny Blaze Dan Ketch publisher=Marvel Comics debut=… … Wikipedia
Ghost (short story) — Ghost is the framing story in Larry Niven s 1994 fixup Crashlander that lightly connects and extends the other Beowulf Shaeffer stories published up to that time. The chapters in Crashlander are arranged in the following sequence::* Ghost: One:*… … Wikipedia
Ghost Trio (play) — Ghost Trio is a television play, written in English by Samuel Beckett. It was written in 1975, taped in October 1976 and the first broadcast was on BBC2 on 17th April 1977 as part of the Lively Arts programme Beckett himself entitled Shades .… … Wikipedia
Look Around You — Series 1 logo Genre Comedy Format Science Parody, Satire Cr … Wikipedia
Ghost in the Shell (philosophy) — The Ghost in the Shell series of anime and manga titles is a Japanese postcyberpunk story that offers many observations on present day philosophy and speculations on future philosophy.Overview Ghost in the Shell takes place in the year 2029, when … Wikipedia
Ghost Hunters — This article is about the television series that airs on Syfy. For a similar show that aired on the Discovery Channel, see Ghosthunters. For the process of investigating reportedly haunted places, see ghost hunting. For other uses, see… … Wikipedia