"give up the ghost" in German to give up the ghost kaputtgehen den/seinen Geist aufgeben ex gehen Detailed translations for "give up the ghost" to give up the ghost to give up the ghost(also: to die, to conk out, to go kaput, to go phut) kaputtgehen to give up the ghost(also: to die, to conk out, to go kaput, to go phut) den/seinen Geist aufgeben to give up the ghost(also: to die, to conk out, to go kaput, to go phut) ex gehen{intransitive verb}