ghost

US /ɡoʊst/
UK /ɡoʊst/
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1.

fantôme, esprit

an apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear or become manifest to the living as a disembodied spirit

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Many people claim to have seen a ghost in that old house.
Beaucoup de gens affirment avoir vu un fantôme dans cette vieille maison.
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The children were scared by the story of the friendly ghost.
Les enfants ont eu peur de l'histoire du fantôme amical.
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specterphantomapparitionspiritwraith
1.

se faufiler, glisser

to move silently and quickly

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He managed to ghost through the crowd unnoticed.
Il a réussi à se faufiler à travers la foule inaperçu.
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The car seemed to ghost along the dark road.
La voiture semblait glisser le long de la route sombre.
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glideslipslideflitdrift
2.

ghoster, disparaître

to end a relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation stopping all communication

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She was upset when he decided to ghost her after their first date.
Elle était bouleversée quand il a décidé de la ghoster après leur premier rendez-vous.
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It's rude to just ghost someone without any explanation.
C'est impoli de simplement ghoster quelqu'un sans aucune explication.
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disappearvanishcut off communicationditchabandon
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ghost antghost storygive up the ghost