ghost

A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).

(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).

(M)

I swear I just saw a ghost!Je te jure que je viens de voir un fantôme !

b. le revenant

(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).

(M)

Every night, Janet swears she sees a ghost in the garden.Chaque nuit, Janet jure qu'elle voit un revenant dans le jardin.

c. le spectre

(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).

(M)

They say there's a ghost in the castle.On dit qu'il y a un spectre dans le château.

2. (trace)

a. l'ombre

(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).

(F)

Gideon is now only a ghost of the man he once was.Gideon n’est plus que l’ombre de l’homme qu’il était.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).

transitive verb

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(to write for someone else)

a. écrire en tant que prête-plume

I've ghosted three books, but I want to write a book of my own.J'ai écrit trois livres en tant que prête-plume, mais je veux écrire mon propre livre.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(to abruptly end contact with)

a. ghoster

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

My last boyfriend didn't even bother breaking up with me. He just ghosted me.Mon dernier copain n'a même pas pris la peine de rompre avec moi. Il m'a simplement ghostée.

b. ignorer

Daphne has stopped answering my texts and is totally ghosting me.Daphne a cessé de répondre à mes SMS et m'ignore complètement.

Conjugations

Participles

Present:	ghosting
Past:	ghosted

Indicative of "ghost"

	Present	Past	Future
I	ghost	ghosted	will ghost
you	ghost	ghosted	will ghost
he/she	ghosts	ghosted	will ghost
we	ghost	ghosted	will ghost
you	ghost	ghosted	will ghost
they	ghost	ghosted	will ghost