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1 deadly
I ['dedlɪ]1) (lethal) [disease, sin] mortale; [poison, weapon] letale; fig. [enemy, hatred] mortale; [ rivalry] accanito2) (absolute)3) colloq. (boring) [person, event] noiosissimoII ['dedlɪ]* * *1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) mortale2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) grande3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) insopportabile* * *deadly (1) /ˈdɛdlɪ/a.1 mortale; micidiale: deadly poison, veleno micidiale; deadly enemies, nemici mortali; a deadly attack [disease, weapon], un attentato [una malattia, un'arma] mortale; a deadly sin, un peccato capitale; a deadly threat, una minaccia di morte4 (fam.) micidiale (fig.): deadly accuracy, precisione micidiale; a deadly aim, una mira infallibile● (bot.) deadly nightshade, ( Atropa belladonna) belladonna; ( Solanum nigrum) morella, ballerina □ a deadly secret, un segreto assoluto □ a deadly silence, un silenzio di tomba □ (relig.) the seven Deadly Sins, i sette vizi capitali □ to be in deadly earnest, fare proprio sul serio.deadly (2) /ˈdɛdlɪ/avv.2 estremamente; tremendamente: deadly serious, estremamente serio; deadly boring (o dull) tremendamente noioso; deadly tired, stanco morto.* * *I ['dedlɪ]1) (lethal) [disease, sin] mortale; [poison, weapon] letale; fig. [enemy, hatred] mortale; [ rivalry] accanito2) (absolute)3) colloq. (boring) [person, event] noiosissimoII ['dedlɪ] -
2 poison
I ['pɔɪzn]nome veleno m. (anche fig.)II ['pɔɪzn]verbo transitivo [ person] avvelenare [person, animal]; [lead, fumes] intossicare; (make poisonous) mettere del veleno in, avvelenare [foodstuffs, water]; (contaminate) contaminare, inquinare [environment, air, rivers]; fig. (damage) rovinare, avvelenare [relationship, life]to poison sb.'s mind — corrompere l'animo di qcn
* * *['poizn] 1. noun(any substance which causes death or illness when taken into the body: She killed herself by taking poison; ( also adjective) poison gas.) veleno2. verb1) (to kill or harm with poison: He poisoned his wife.) avvelenare2) (to put poison into (food etc): He poisoned her coffee.) avvelenare•- poisoner- poisonous
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- poison-pen letter* * *poison /ˈpɔɪzn/n. [uc]( anche fig.) veleno: rat poison, veleno per topi; slow poison, veleno lento ( ad azione lenta); deadly poison, veleno micidiale; the poison of envy, il veleno dell'invidia● (zool.) poison fang, dente velenifero □ poison gas, gas tossico; gas asfissiante □ (bot.) poison-ivy ( Rhus toxicodendron), edera del Canada □ (fig.) poison pen, chi scrive lettere anonime calunniose (offensive, ecc.); corvo (fig.) □ (fig.) poison-pen letter, lettera anonima calunniosa (offensiva, ecc.); lettera di un corvo (fig.) □ ( anche econ.) poison pill, pillola avvelenata □ to hate sb. like poison, essere pieno di veleno contro q. □ (fam.) What's your poison?, ( anche: Name your poison!), e tu che cosa (o quale liquore) bevi?(to) poison /ˈpɔɪzn/v. t.1 avvelenare; intossicare2 inquinare: The river has been poisoned by industrial waste, il fiume è stato inquinato (o contaminato) dagli scarichi industriali3 (fig.) corrompere; guastare; pervertire: That sad event poisoned his life for ever, quel fatto doloroso gli ha avvelenato la vita per sempre; He's trying to poison your mind against me, sta cercando di inculcarti odio verso di me● poisoned chalice, calice avvelenato.* * *I ['pɔɪzn]nome veleno m. (anche fig.)II ['pɔɪzn]verbo transitivo [ person] avvelenare [person, animal]; [lead, fumes] intossicare; (make poisonous) mettere del veleno in, avvelenare [foodstuffs, water]; (contaminate) contaminare, inquinare [environment, air, rivers]; fig. (damage) rovinare, avvelenare [relationship, life]to poison sb.'s mind — corrompere l'animo di qcn
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3 deadly dead·ly
['dɛdlɪ]he is in deadly earnest — fa (or parla) sul serio, non scherza
this book is deadly — (fam: very boring) questo libro è un mattone
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4 cyanide
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deadly poison — lethal poison, substance which is very likely to cause death … English contemporary dictionary
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