ghost

the spirit of a dead person that some people believe can appear to living people, especially in old houses or at special times such as Halloween

fantasma, espíritu

• a ghost of somebody

Collocations ghost story · haunted house

• She says she saw a ghost last night.

  Dice que vio un fantasma anoche.

a shadowy figure or image that seems to appear and disappear, especially when there is no clear explanation for it

sombra, figura fantasmal

• the ghost of something

Collocations ghost image · ghost figure

• There was a ghost in the corner.

  Había una figura fantasmal en la esquina.

something that seems real but is not, or something that exists only in imagination

ilusión, sombra

• the ghost of something

Collocations ghost of a chance · ghost of an idea

• There was only the ghost of a smile on his face.

  Solo había una sombra de sonrisa en su rostro.

(computing) an exact copy of a file or program that is stored in another place, usually on the Internet

copia de seguridad, respaldo

• a ghost of something

Collocations ghost file · ghost copy

• The system creates a ghost of the original file.

  El sistema crea una copia de seguridad del archivo original.