ghost

fantasma

Espíritu de una persona muerta que se imagina que aparece ante los vivos.

En inglés sencillo: The spirit of a dead person, imagined as appearing to people who are alive.

• I saw a ghost.
• People say ghosts haunt the old castle.
• Do you believe in ghosts?

Cómo se usa: the ghost of someone (She claimed to see the ghost of her grandmother.)

Sinónimos: spirit, apparition

Expresiones frecuentes: see a ghost, ghost story, ghost of someone

rastro, sombra

Imagen, forma o señal de algo que apenas se percibe.

En inglés sencillo: A very faint image, shape, or sign of something.

• A ghost of a smile crossed her face.
• The mirror showed a pale ghost of his reflection.
• Only the ghost of the old sign remained.

Cómo se usa: a ghost of something (There was a ghost of sadness in her voice.)

Sinónimos: trace, faint image

Expresiones frecuentes: a ghost of something, faint ghost

espíritu, alma

Parte espiritual e inmaterial de una persona.

En inglés sencillo: The spirit or soul of a person.

• He believed that his ghost would survive his body.
• The prayer calls on the Holy Ghost.
• The old sailor finally gave up the ghost.

Cómo se usa: give up the ghost (The king gave up the ghost before dawn.)

Sinónimos: spirit, soul

Expresiones frecuentes: give up the ghost, the Holy Ghost

escritor fantasma

Persona que escribe un libro u otro texto que se publica con el nombre de otra persona.

En inglés sencillo: Someone who writes a book or other text that is published under another person’s name.

• The singer hired a ghost for her memoir.
• His ghost wrote most of the book.
• A skilled ghost can capture another person’s voice.

Sinónimos: ghostwriter

Expresiones frecuentes: hire a ghost, ghost for someone

blanco, pálido

Ante el nombre de un animal, indica que es blanco o de un color muy claro.

En inglés sencillo: Used before an animal’s name to show that it is white or very pale.

• The ghost slug has a pale body.
• A ghost crab crossed the sand.
• The guide showed us a photograph of a ghost bat.

Expresiones frecuentes: ghost slug, ghost crab, ghost bat

resto, vestigio

Forma o fragmento que queda después de que haya desaparecido la cosa original.

En inglés sencillo: A shape or piece left behind after the original thing has disappeared.

• A ghost apple hung from the branch.
• Ice preserved the ghost of a fruit that had rotted away.
• The hollow ghosts of apples remained after the thaw.

Sinónimos: remnant, remains

Expresiones frecuentes: ghost apple, ghost of something