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dead
(dĕd)adj. dead·er, dead·est
1. Having lost life; no longer alive.
2. Marked for certain death; doomed: knew when he saw the soldiers that he was a dead man.
3.
a. Having the physical appearance of death: a dead pallor.
b. Lacking feeling or sensitivity; numb or unresponsive: Passersby were dead to our pleas for help.
c. Weary and worn-out; exhausted.
4.
a. Not having the capacity to live; inanimate or inert.
b. Not having the capacity to produce or sustain life; barren: dead soil.
5.
a. No longer in existence, use, or operation: a dead language.
b. No longer having significance or relevance: a dead issue.
c. Physically inactive; dormant: a dead volcano.
6.
a. Not commercially productive; idle: dead capital.
b. Not circulating or running; stagnant: dead water; dead air.
7.
a. Devoid of human or vehicular activity; quiet: a dead town.
b. Lacking all animation, excitement, or activity; dull: The party being dead, we left early.
8. Having no resonance. Used of sounds.
9. Having grown cold; having been extinguished: dead coals; a dead flame.
10. Lacking elasticity or bounce: That tennis ball is dead.
11.
a. Not working because of a fault or breakdown: The motor is dead. The phone is dead.
b. Not connected to a source of electric current: a dead wire.
c. Drained of electric charge; discharged: a dead battery.
12.
a. Sudden; abrupt: a dead stop.
b. Complete; utter: dead silence.
c. Exact; unerring: the dead center of a target.
13. Sports Out of play. Used of a ball.
n.
1. (used with a pl. verb) People who have died: respect for the dead.
2. The period exhibiting the greatest degree of intensity: the dead of winter; the dead of night.
adv.
Idioms: 1. Absolutely; altogether: You can be dead sure of my innocence.
2. Directly; exactly: There's a gas station dead ahead.
3. Suddenly: She stopped dead on the stairway.
dead and buried
No longer in use or under consideration: All past animosities are dead and buried now.
dead in the water
Unable to function or move: The crippled ship was dead in the water. With no leadership, the project was dead in the water.
dead to rights
In the very act of making an error or committing a crime: The police caught the thief dead to rights with my silverware.
dead to the world
Soundly asleep.
over my dead body
Used to express dramatic refusal.
dead′ness n.
Synonyms: dead, deceased, departed, late, extinct, lifeless
These adjectives all mean without life. Dead applies in general to whatever once had—but no longer has—physical life (a dead body; a dead leaf), but is also applied to function (a dead battery) and force or currency (a dead issue; a dead language). Deceased and departed are polite or euphemistic terms referring only to people: attended a memorial service for a recently deceased friend; looking at pictures of departed relatives. Late is also restricted to people and usually implies recent death: a gift in memory of her late husband. Extinct can refer to what has no living successors (extinct species such as the dodo) or to what is extinguished or inactive (an extinct volcano). Lifeless applies to what no longer has physical life (a lifeless body), to what does not support life (a lifeless planet), or to what lacks animation, spirit, or brightness (a lifeless performance; lifeless colors).
These adjectives all mean without life. Dead applies in general to whatever once had—but no longer has—physical life (a dead body; a dead leaf), but is also applied to function (a dead battery) and force or currency (a dead issue; a dead language). Deceased and departed are polite or euphemistic terms referring only to people: attended a memorial service for a recently deceased friend; looking at pictures of departed relatives. Late is also restricted to people and usually implies recent death: a gift in memory of her late husband. Extinct can refer to what has no living successors (extinct species such as the dodo) or to what is extinguished or inactive (an extinct volcano). Lifeless applies to what no longer has physical life (a lifeless body), to what does not support life (a lifeless planet), or to what lacks animation, spirit, or brightness (a lifeless performance; lifeless colors).
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dead
(dɛd)adj
1.
a. no longer alive
b. (as noun): the dead.
2. not endowed with life; inanimate
3. no longer in use, valid, effective, or relevant: a dead issue; a dead language.
4. unresponsive or unaware; insensible: he is dead to my strongest pleas.
5. lacking in freshness, interest, or vitality: a dead handshake.
6. (Physiology) devoid of physical sensation; numb: his gums were dead from the anaesthetic.
7. resembling death; deathlike: a dead sleep.
8. no longer burning or hot: dead coals.
9. (Botany) (of flowers or foliage) withered; faded
10. (prenominal) (intensifier): a dead stop; a dead loss.
11. informal very tired
12. (Electronics) electronics
a. drained of electric charge; fully discharged: the battery was dead.
b. not connected to a source of potential difference or electric charge
13. (General Physics) lacking acoustic reverberation: a dead sound; a dead surface.
14. (Ball Games, other than specified) sport (of a ball, etc) out of play
15. unerring; accurate; precise (esp in the phrase a dead shot)
16. lacking resilience or bounce: a dead ball.
17. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing
a. (of type) set but no longer needed for use. Compare standing7
b. (of copy) already composed
18. (Economics) not yielding a return; idle: dead capital.
19. informal certain to suffer a terrible fate; doomed: you're dead if your mother catches you at that.
20. (Colours) (of colours) not glossy or bright; lacklustre
21. (Environmental Science) stagnant: dead air.
22. (Military) military shielded from view, as by a geographic feature or environmental condition: a dead zone; dead space.
23. dead as a doornail informal completely dead
24. dead from the neck up informal stupid or unintelligent
25. dead in the water informal unsuccessful, and with little hope of future success: the talks are now dead in the water.
26. dead to the world informal unaware of one's surroundings, esp fast asleep or very drunk
27. leave for dead
a. to abandon
b. informal to surpass or outdistance by far
28. wouldn't be seen dead in informal to refuse to wear or to go to
n
a period during which coldness, darkness, or some other quality associated with death is at its most intense: the dead of winter.
adv
29. (intensifier): dead easy; stop dead; dead level.
30. dead on exactly right
[Old English dēad; related to Old High German tōt, Old Norse dauthr; see die1]
ˈdeadness n
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dead
(dɛd)adj. , -er, -est,
n., adv. adj.
1. no longer living; deprived of life.
2. brain-dead.
3. not endowed with life; inanimate.
4. resembling death; deathlike: a dead faint.
5. bereft of sensation or feeling; numb.
6. (of an emotion) no longer felt: a dead passion.
7. obsolete; defunct.
8. inoperative: a dead battery.
9. stagnant or stale: dead air.
10. utterly tired; exhausted.
11. (of a language) no longer in use as a sole means of oral communication among a people.
12. dull or inactive: a dead business day.
13. complete; absolute: dead silence.
14. extinguished: a dead cigarette.
15. exact: the dead center of a target.
16. flat rather than glossy: dead white.
17. lacking resonance; anechoic: dead sound.
18. Sports. out of play: a dead ball.
19. (of type or copy) having been used or rejected.
20.
n. a. free from any electric connection to a source of potential difference and from electric charge.
b. not having a potential different from that of the earth.
21. the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.: the dead of night.
22. the dead, dead persons collectively.
adv. 23. absolutely; completely: dead tired.
24. directly; straight: dead ahead.
Idioms: dead to rights, in the very act of committing a crime.
[before 950; Middle English deed, Old English dēad, c. Old High German tōt Old Norse dauthr akin to die1]
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dead
1. used as an adjective
Dead is usually an adjective. Someone who is dead is no longer living. You can use dead to talk about someone who has just died, or about someone who died a long time ago.
They covered the body of the dead woman.
He was shot dead in a gunfight.
You can also say that animals or plants are dead.
A dead sheep was lying on the road.
Ada threw away the dead flowers.
Be Careful!
Don't confuse dead with died. Died is the past tense and -ed participle of the verb die. Don't use died as an adjective.
My dad died last year.
2. used as a noun
You can refer to a group of people who have died as the dead.
Among the dead was a five-year-old girl.
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| Noun | 1. |  dead - people who are no longer living; "they buried the dead"people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" slain - people who have been slain (as in battle) dead person, dead soul, deceased, deceased person, decedent, departed - someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done" living - people who are still living; "save your pity for the living" |
| 2. | dead - a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense; "the dead of winter" time - an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time" | |
| Adj. | 1. | dead - no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; "the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin" |
| 2. | dead - not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat; "Mars is a dead planet"; "dead soil"; "dead coals"; "the fire is dead" extinct - (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano" live - exerting force or containing energy; "live coals"; "tossed a live cigarette out the window"; "got a shock from a live wire"; "live ore is unmined ore"; "a live bomb"; "a live ball is one in play" | |
| 3. |  dead - very tired; "was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere"; "bushed after all that exercise"; "I'm dead after that long trip"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech tired - depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat" | |
| 4. | dead - unerringly accurate; "a dead shot"; "took dead aim" precise - sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment" | |
| 5. | dead - physically inactive; "Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range" extinct - (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano" | |
| 6. | dead - (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive; "passersby were dead to our plea for help"; "numb to the cries for mercy" insensitive - deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive; "insensitive to the needs of the patients" | |
| 7. | dead - devoid of physical sensation; numb; "his gums were dead from the novocain"; "she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth"; "a public desensitized by continuous television coverage of atrocities" insensitive - not responsive to physical stimuli; "insensitive to radiation" | |
| 8. | dead - lacking acoustic resonance; "dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs"; "the dead wall surfaces of a recording studio" nonresonant, unreverberant - not reverberant; lacking a tendency to reverberate | |
| 9. | dead - not yielding a return; "dead capital"; "idle funds" unprofitable - producing little or no profit or gain; "deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable" | |
| 10. | dead - not circulating or flowing; "dead air"; "dead water"; "stagnant water" standing - (of fluids) not moving or flowing; "mosquitoes breed in standing water" | |
| 11. | dead - not surviving in active use; "Latin is a dead language" | |
| 12. | dead - lacking resilience or bounce; "a dead tennis ball" inelastic - not elastic; "economists speak of an inelastic price structure" | |
| 13. | dead - out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown; "a dead telephone line"; "the motor is dead" inoperative - not working or taking effect; "an inoperative law" | |
| 14. | dead - no longer having force or relevance; "a dead issue" noncurrent - not current or belonging to the present time | |
| 15. | dead - complete; "came to a dead stop"; "utter seriousness" complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" | |
| 16. | dead - drained of electric charge; discharged; "a dead battery"; "left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained" uncharged - of a particle or body or system; having no charge; "an uncharged particle"; "an uncharged battery" | |
| 17. | dead - devoid of activity; "this is a dead town; nothing ever happens here" inactive - lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery" | |
| Adv. | 1. |  dead - quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" |
| 2. |  dead - completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers; "an absolutely magnificent painting"; "a perfectly idiotic idea"; "you're perfectly right"; "utterly miserable"; "you can be dead sure of my innocence"; "was dead tired"; "dead right" |
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dead
adjective
1. deceased, gone, departed, late, perished, extinct, defunct, passed away, pushing up (the) daisies My husband's been dead for a year now.
deceased living, alive, animate, existing, alive and kicking
deceased living, alive, animate, existing, alive and kicking
2. inanimate, still, barren, sterile, stagnant, lifeless, inert, uninhabited The polluted and stagnant water seems dead.
3. boring, dull, dreary, flat, plain, stale, lifeless, tasteless, humdrum, uninteresting, insipid, ho-hum (informal), vapid, dead-and-alive It was a horrible, dead little town.
4. not working, broken, useless, defective, dud (informal), malfunctioning, out of order, inactive, conked out, inoperative, kaput (informal) This battery's dead.
not working working, effective, active, alive, productive, operative, in use
not working working, effective, active, alive, productive, operative, in use
5. obsolete, old, forgotten, abandoned, ancient, antique, vanished, discarded, lapsed, extinct, archaic, disused, superseded, antiquated, fossilized dead languages
6. spiritless, cold, dull, wooden, glazed, indifferent, callous, lukewarm, inhuman, unsympathetic, apathetic, frigid, glassy, unresponsive, unfeeling, torpid He watched the procedure with cold, dead eyes.
spiritless active, alive, lively, animated, vivacious, alive and kicking, full of beans (informal)
spiritless active, alive, lively, animated, vivacious, alive and kicking, full of beans (informal)
7. numb, frozen, paralysed, insensitive, inert, deadened, immobilized, unfeeling, torpid, insensible, benumbed My arm had gone dead.
8. total (usually used of centre, silence or stop) complete, perfect, entire, absolute, utter, outright, thorough, downright, unqualified They hurried about in dead silence.
9. (Informal) exhausted, tired, worn out, spent, wasted, done in (informal), all in (slang), drained, wiped out (informal), buggered (slang), sapped, knackered (slang), prostrated, clapped out (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. informal), tired out, ready to drop, dog-tired (informal), zonked (slang), dead tired, dead beat (informal), shagged out (Brit. slang), worn to a frazzle (informal), on your last legs (informal), creamcrackered (Brit. slang) I must get some sleep - I'm absolutely dead.
adverb
1. (Informal) exactly, quite, completely, totally, directly, perfectly, fully, entirely, absolutely, thoroughly, wholly, utterly, consummately, wholeheartedly, unconditionally, to the hilt, one hundred per cent, unmitigatedly You're dead right.
Proverbs
"Dead men tell no tales"
"Never speak ill of the dead"
"Dead men tell no tales"
"Never speak ill of the dead"
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dead
adjective1. No longer alive:
Idioms: at rest, pushing up daisies.
2. Lacking physical feeling or sensitivity:
3. Extremely tired:
bleary, drained, exhausted, fatigued, rundown, spent, tired out, wearied, weariful, weary, worn-down, worn-out.
Idioms: all in, ready to drop.
4. Completely lacking sensation or consciousness:
6. Completely such, without qualification or exception:
absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, sheer, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter.
Chiefly British: blooming.
1. To the fullest extent:
absolutely, all, altogether, completely, entirely, flat, fully, just, perfectly, quite, thoroughly, totally, utterly, well, wholly.
Idioms: in toto, through and through.
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Translations
تـَمَاماًسَكْران كُلِّياسُكوت تامعاطِل عنِ العَمَلمُتَوَفًّى
mrtvýnaprostonaprostýnefungujícíuschlý
døddød-fuldstændignøjagtigtotal
kuollutsairaansuoraantäsmälleentismalleen
מתים
mrtavupravo
halott
matitinggal
algjöralgjörlegabilaîurdánudauîur
全く死んだ
완전히죽은
be perspektyvųklaikuslygiosiomis pasibaigusios lenktynėslygiosiosmiręs
beigtsmirisnedzīvsnestrādājošspilnīgi
mort
mrtevmrtvecnemprazen
döddödadöds-
ตายแล้วอย่างแน่นอน
chếtmột cách chính xác
dead
[ded]A. ADJ
1. [person, animal, plant] → muerto, difunto (frm); [leaf] → marchito, seco
dead man → muerto m
the dead king → el difunto rey
to be dead → estar muerto
he's been dead for two years → hace dos años que murió
dead or alive → vivo o muerto
to be dead on arrival (in hospital) → ingresar cadáver
dead and buried (lit, fig) → muerto y bien muerto
to drop (down) dead → caer muerto
drop dead! → ¡vete al cuerno!
to fall down dead → caer muerto
over my dead body! → ¡ni muerto!, ¡ni de chiste!
as dead as a dodo or a doornail or mutton → más muerto que mi abuela
dead duck he's a dead duck → está quemado
that issue is a dead duck → esa cuestión ya no tiene interés
to be dead on one's feet → estar hecho migas or polvo
dead from the neck up → bruto, imbécil, zoquete
to flog a dead horse; beat a dead horse (US) → machacar en hierro frío
you're dead meat! → ¡te vas a enterar!, ¡vas a ver lo que es bueno!
I wouldn't be seen dead there → ni muerto ni vivo me verán allí
to be dead in the water [economy, talks etc] → haberse ido al garete; [politician, sportsperson etc] → estar acabado
he/she was dead to the world (= asleep) → estaba dormido/a como un tronco
dead men tell no tales → los muertos no hablan
dead man → muerto m
the dead king → el difunto rey
to be dead → estar muerto
he's been dead for two years → hace dos años que murió
dead or alive → vivo o muerto
to be dead on arrival (in hospital) → ingresar cadáver
dead and buried (lit, fig) → muerto y bien muerto
to drop (down) dead → caer muerto
drop dead! → ¡vete al cuerno!
to fall down dead → caer muerto
over my dead body! → ¡ni muerto!, ¡ni de chiste!
as dead as a dodo or a doornail or mutton → más muerto que mi abuela
dead duck he's a dead duck → está quemado
that issue is a dead duck → esa cuestión ya no tiene interés
to be dead on one's feet → estar hecho migas or polvo
dead from the neck up → bruto, imbécil, zoquete
to flog a dead horse; beat a dead horse (US) → machacar en hierro frío
you're dead meat! → ¡te vas a enterar!, ¡vas a ver lo que es bueno!
I wouldn't be seen dead there → ni muerto ni vivo me verán allí
to be dead in the water [economy, talks etc] → haberse ido al garete; [politician, sportsperson etc] → estar acabado
he/she was dead to the world (= asleep) → estaba dormido/a como un tronco
dead men tell no tales → los muertos no hablan
3. (= inactive) [volcano, fire] → apagado; [cigarette, match] → gastado; [battery] → agotado; [telephone line] → cortado, desconectado; [wire] → sin corriente; [language, love, town, party] → muerto; [custom] → anticuado (Sport) [ball] → parado, fuera de juego
the line has gone dead (Telec) → la línea está cortada or muerta
the line has gone dead (Telec) → la línea está cortada or muerta
4. (= numb)
my fingers have gone dead (gen) → se me han dormido los dedos; (with cold) → se me han entumecido los dedos
he is dead to all pity → es incapaz de sentir compasión
my fingers have gone dead (gen) → se me han dormido los dedos; (with cold) → se me han entumecido los dedos
he is dead to all pity → es incapaz de sentir compasión
5. (= complete) [silence, calm] → total, completo; (= exact) [centre] → justo
a dead cert → una cosa segura
to fall into a dead faint → desmayarse totalmente
a dead loss (= person) → un inútil; (= thing) → una birria
a dead ringer for → el doble de, la viva imagen de
to come to a dead stop → pararse en seco
a dead cert → una cosa segura
to fall into a dead faint → desmayarse totalmente
a dead loss (= person) → un inútil; (= thing) → una birria
a dead ringer for → el doble de, la viva imagen de
to come to a dead stop → pararse en seco
B. ADV
1. (= completely, exactly) he stopped dead → se paró en seco
"dead slow" (Aut) → reducir la marcha (Naut) → muy despacio
to be dead against sth → estar totalmente opuesto a algo
dead ahead → todo seguido, todo derecho
dead between the eyes → justo entre los ojos
dead level → completamente plano
to be dead set on doing sth → estar decidido a hacer algo
to be dead set against sth → estar totalmente opuesto a algo
dead straight → todo seguido, todo derecho
dead on target → justo en el blanco
dead on time → a la hora exacta
"dead slow" (Aut) → reducir la marcha (Naut) → muy despacio
to be dead against sth → estar totalmente opuesto a algo
dead ahead → todo seguido, todo derecho
dead between the eyes → justo entre los ojos
dead level → completamente plano
to be dead set on doing sth → estar decidido a hacer algo
to be dead set against sth → estar totalmente opuesto a algo
dead straight → todo seguido, todo derecho
dead on target → justo en el blanco
dead on time → a la hora exacta
2. (Brit) (= very)
to be dead beat → estar hecho polvo
dead broke → sin un duro
dead certain → completamente seguro
dead drunk → borracho perdido
dead easy → facilón, chupado
dead tired → muerto (de cansancio)
to be dead beat → estar hecho polvo
dead broke → sin un duro
dead certain → completamente seguro
dead drunk → borracho perdido
dead easy → facilón, chupado
dead tired → muerto (de cansancio)
C. N
D. CPD dead end N (lit, fig) → callejón m sin salida
to come to a dead end (fig) → llegar a un punto muerto
see also dead-end dead hand N (fig) [of state, bureaucracy] → peso m muerto
dead heat N (Sport) → empate m
see also dead-heat dead letter N → letra f muerta
dead march N → marcha f fúnebre
dead matter N → materia f inanimada
dead reckoning N → estima f
Dead Sea N → Mar m Muerto
the Dead Sea Scrolls → los manuscritos del Mar Muerto
the dead season N (Tourism) → la temporada baja
dead weight N → peso m muerto; [of vehicle] → tara f (fig) → lastre m, carga f inútil
to come to a dead end (fig) → llegar a un punto muerto
see also dead-end dead hand N (fig) [of state, bureaucracy] → peso m muerto
dead heat N (Sport) → empate m
see also dead-heat dead letter N → letra f muerta
dead march N → marcha f fúnebre
dead matter N → materia f inanimada
dead reckoning N → estima f
Dead Sea N → Mar m Muerto
the Dead Sea Scrolls → los manuscritos del Mar Muerto
the dead season N (Tourism) → la temporada baja
dead weight N → peso m muerto; [of vehicle] → tara f (fig) → lastre m, carga f inútil
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dead
[ˈdɛd] adj
[person, animal, plant] → mort(e)
He was already dead when the doctor came → Il était déjà mort quand le docteur est arrivé.
to be half dead (= near death) → être à moitié mort
to look half dead (= terrible) → avoir l'air à moitié mort
to be shot dead → être tué(e) d'un coup de revolver
He was shot dead → Il a été tué d'un coup de revolver.
to drop dead, to drop down dead (= die suddenly) [person, animal] → tomber mort
drop dead! → va te faire voir !
to be dead and gone [person] → être mort(e) et enterré(e)
over my dead body! → il faudra d'abord me passer sur le corps!
"Let's invite her to dinner." - "Over my dead body!" → "Invitons-la à dîner." - "Il faudra d'abord que tu me passes sur le corps!"
I wouldn't be seen dead in it, I wouldn't be caught dead in it → je ne la porterais pour rien au monde
He was already dead when the doctor came → Il était déjà mort quand le docteur est arrivé.
to be half dead (= near death) → être à moitié mort
to look half dead (= terrible) → avoir l'air à moitié mort
to be shot dead → être tué(e) d'un coup de revolver
He was shot dead → Il a été tué d'un coup de revolver.
to drop dead, to drop down dead (= die suddenly) [person, animal] → tomber mort
drop dead! → va te faire voir !
to be dead and gone [person] → être mort(e) et enterré(e)
over my dead body! → il faudra d'abord me passer sur le corps!
"Let's invite her to dinner." - "Over my dead body!" → "Invitons-la à dîner." - "Il faudra d'abord que tu me passes sur le corps!"
I wouldn't be seen dead in it, I wouldn't be caught dead in it → je ne la porterais pour rien au monde
(= numb) [arm, leg] → engourdi(e)
to go dead → s'engourdir
My leg has gone dead → Ma jambe s'est engourdie.
to go dead → s'engourdir
My leg has gone dead → Ma jambe s'est engourdie.
(= very tired) → mort(e)
to feel dead → se sentir épuisé(e)
to be half dead (= very tired) → être à moitié mort(e) de fatigue
to feel dead → se sentir épuisé(e)
to be half dead (= very tired) → être à moitié mort(e) de fatigue
(= devoid of life) [earth, water] → mort(e)
[phone line] to be dead
The line was dead → Il n'y avait pas de tonalité.
to go dead
The line has gone dead → La ligne a été coupée.
The line was dead → Il n'y avait pas de tonalité.
to go dead
The line has gone dead → La ligne a été coupée.
[battery] → à plat
(= not burning) [cigarette, fire] → éteint(e)
(= empty) [bottle] → vide
to be dead in the water (= hopeless) [project] → avoir coulé
adv
(= absolutely) → absolument, complètement
You're dead right! → Tu as absolument raison!
to be dead against sth → être absolument contre qch, être complètement contre qch
dead on time → à l'heure pile
The train arrived dead on time → Le train est arrivé à l'heure pile.
to stop dead (= halt abruptly) → s'arrêter pile, s'arrêter net
to stop sb/sth dead → stopper net qn/qch
She stopped him dead → Elle l'a stoppé net.
You're dead right! → Tu as absolument raison!
to be dead against sth → être absolument contre qch, être complètement contre qch
dead on time → à l'heure pile
The train arrived dead on time → Le train est arrivé à l'heure pile.
to stop dead (= halt abruptly) → s'arrêter pile, s'arrêter net
to stop sb/sth dead → stopper net qn/qch
She stopped him dead → Elle l'a stoppé net.
(= directly) dead ahead → droit devant
npl
the dead → les morts mpl
the dead → les morts mpl
n
(= middle) in the dead of night, at the dead of night, at dead of night → au cœur de la nuit
in the dead of winter → au cœur de l'hiver
in the dead of winter → au cœur de l'hiver
to rise from the dead (= be resurrected) → ressusciter des morts
to rise from the dead, to come back from the dead (= make a comeback) [person, organization] → refaire surface
to raise sb from the dead (= resurrect) → ressusciter qn des mortsdead beat dead-beat adj (= exhausted) → claqué(e) , crevé(e)
to rise from the dead, to come back from the dead (= make a comeback) [person, organization] → refaire surface
to raise sb from the dead (= resurrect) → ressusciter qn des mortsdead beat dead-beat adj (= exhausted) → claqué(e) , crevé(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dead
adj
→ tot; plant → abgestorben, tot; he has been dead for two years → er ist seit zwei Jahren tot; to drop (down) or fall down dead → tot umfallen; to shoot somebody dead → jdn erschießen or totschießen (inf); over my dead body (inf) → nur über meine Leiche (inf); you’re dead meat (if you come back here) (inf) → du bist ein toter Mann(, wenn du noch mal hierhin zurückkommst) (inf)
(= not sensitive) limbs → abgestorben, taub; my hand’s gone dead → ich habe kein Gefühl in meiner Hand; to be dead from the neck up (inf) → nur Stroh im Kopf haben (inf); to be dead to the world → tief und fest schlafen
(inf: = finished with) (Typ) copy → abgesetzt; are these glasses/bottles dead? → können diese Gläser/Flaschen weg?
(Sport) ball → tot
(= obsolete) language etc → tot; custom → ausgestorben; to be dead and buried, to be dead in the water → tot und begraben sein
(= absolute, exact) → total, völlig; dead silence → Totenstille f; dead calm (Naut) → absolute or totale Windstille; the dead centre → die genaue or exakte Mitte; she was in a dead faint → sie war völlig bewusstlos; to come to a dead stop → völlig zum Stillstand kommen; he’s the dead spit of his father (sl) → er ist seinem Vater wie aus dem Gesicht geschnitten ? cert, set
(Typ) dead key → unbelegte Taste f
adv
(= exactly) → genau; dead straight → schnurgerade; to be dead on time → auf die Minute pünktlich kommen; (clock) → auf die Minute genau gehen; their arrows were dead on target → ihre Pfeile trafen genau ins Ziel
(Brit inf: = very) → total (inf), → völlig; dead drunk → total betrunken, stockvoll (inf); dead tired → todmüde; you’re dead right → Sie haben völlig recht; he was dead lucky → er hat Schwein gehabt (inf), → er hat irrsinnig Glück gehabt; dead slow → ganz langsam; “dead slow” → „Schritt fahren“; to be dead certain about something (inf) → bei etw todsicher sein; he’s dead against it → er ist total dagegen
n
the dead pl → die Toten pl
dead
:dead account
n (Fin) → umsatzloses or unbewegtes Konto
dead-and-alive
adj (inf) party, place → tot, langweilig
dead-ball line
n (Rugby) → Feldauslinie f
deadbeat
adj dead dad Vater, der seiner Unterhaltspflicht nicht nachkommt
dead centre, (US) dead center
dead duck
dead
:dead end
dead-end
adj attr dead street (esp US) → Sackgasse f; to be in dead street (fig) → keine Chancen haben; dead kids → Gassenkinder pl; a dead job → ein Job m → ohne Aufstiegsmöglichkeiten
dead hand
n the dead of bureaucracy/the state → die schwere Last der Bürokratie/des Staates
dead letter
n (lit) → unzustellbarer Brief; (Jur) → toter Buchstabe
deadline
n → (letzter) Termin; to fix or set a dead → eine Frist setzen; to work to a dead → auf einen Termin hinarbeiten; he was working to a six o’clock dead → um sechs Uhr musste er die Arbeit fertig haben; can you meet the dead? → können Sie den Termin or die Frist einhalten?; copy dead (Press) → Redaktionsschluss m
dead
:dead man’s handle
n → SIFA-Schalttaste f, → Totmannkurbel f
dead march
n → Totenmarsch m
dead
:dead nettle
n (Bot) → Taubnessel f
deadpan
n (= face, expression) → unbewegliche Miene
dead reckoning
n (Naut) → Koppelung f
dead spot
n (Telec) → Funkloch nt
dead weight
n (Tech) → Eigengewicht nt, → Totgewicht nt; the box/she was a dead → die Kiste/sie war furchtbar schwer
Dead White (European) Male
n (esp US) abwertender Ausdruck für (das Kulturleben dominierende) Weiße (europäischer Abstammung)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
dead
[dɛd]1. adj
a. (person, animal, plant) → morto/a; (matter) → inanimato/a; (fingers, leg) to go dead → intorpidirsi
to fall or drop (down) dead → morire
he was shot dead → fu colpito a morte
he's been dead for 2 years → è morto da due anni
dead and buried (also) (fig) → morto/a e sepolto/a
dead or alive → vivo/a o morto/a
over my dead body! (fam) → manco morto!
I feel absolutely dead! (fig) (fam) → sono (stanco) morto!
to be a dead duck (fam) → essere spacciato/a
to fall or drop (down) dead → morire
he was shot dead → fu colpito a morte
he's been dead for 2 years → è morto da due anni
dead and buried (also) (fig) → morto/a e sepolto/a
dead or alive → vivo/a o morto/a
over my dead body! (fam) → manco morto!
I feel absolutely dead! (fig) (fam) → sono (stanco) morto!
to be a dead duck (fam) → essere spacciato/a
b. (volcano, cigarette) → spento/a; (battery) → scarico/a; (telephone line) → caduto/a; (language, town, party) → morto/a; (custom) → scomparso/a, estinto/a
the line has gone dead (Telec) → è caduta la linea
he was dead to the world (fig) → era proprio partito (fig)
the line has gone dead (Telec) → è caduta la linea
he was dead to the world (fig) → era proprio partito (fig)
2. adv (completely) dead certain → assolutamente certo/a, sicurissimo/a
to stop dead → fermarsi di colpo
dead ahead → sempre dritto
it's dead ahead of us → è proprio davanti a noi
dead on time → in perfetto orario
to land dead on target → fare centro
dead slow (Aut) → a passo d'uomo (Naut) → avanti piano
to be dead set on doing sth → volere fare qc a tutti i costi
to be dead set against sth (fam) → essere assolutamente contrario/a a qc
dead broke (fam) → senza il becco di un quattrino
dead drunk (fam) → ubriaco/a fradicio/a
dead tired (fam) → stanco/a morto/a
to stop dead → fermarsi di colpo
dead ahead → sempre dritto
it's dead ahead of us → è proprio davanti a noi
dead on time → in perfetto orario
to land dead on target → fare centro
dead slow (Aut) → a passo d'uomo (Naut) → avanti piano
to be dead set on doing sth → volere fare qc a tutti i costi
to be dead set against sth (fam) → essere assolutamente contrario/a a qc
dead broke (fam) → senza il becco di un quattrino
dead drunk (fam) → ubriaco/a fradicio/a
dead tired (fam) → stanco/a morto/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dead
(ded) adjective1. without life; not living. a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.
2. not working and not giving any sign of being about to work. The phone/engine is dead.
3. absolute or complete. There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.
adverb completely. dead drunk.
ˈdeaden verb to lessen, weaken or make less sharp, strong etc. That will deaden the pain.
ˈdeadly adjective1. causing death. a deadly poison.
2. very great. He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).
3. very dull or uninteresting. What a deadly job this is.
adverb extremely. deadly dull; deadly serious.
dead end a road closed off at one end.
ˈdead-end adjective leading nowhere. a dead-end job.
dead heat a race, or a situation happening in a race, in which two or more competitors cross the finishing line together.
dead language a language no longer spoken, eg Latin.
ˈdeadline noun a time by which something must be done or finished. Monday is the deadline for handing in this essay.
ˈdeadlock noun a situation in which no further progress towards an agreement is possible. Talks between the two sides ended in deadlock.
to set a deadline (not dateline) for finishing a job.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
dead
→ تـَمَاماً, مُتَوَفًّى mrtvý, naprosto død, nøjagtig tot, völlig απολύτως, νεκρός completamente, justo, muerto kuollut, todella mort, précisément mrtav, upravo esattamente, morto 全く, 死んだ 완전히, 죽은 dood, volkomen død całkowicie, martwy completamente, morto мертвый, совершенно död, döds- ตายแล้ว, อย่างแน่นอน ölü chết, một cách chính xác 死的, 绝对地Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
dead
a. difunto-a; muerto-a;
___ body → cadáver.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- The battery is dead (US)
The battery is flat (UK)
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
dead
adj muertoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.