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1 deathly
['deθlɪ] 1. 2.* * *adjective, adverb (as if caused by death: a deathly silence; It was deathly quiet.) mortale* * *deathly /ˈdɛɵlɪ/A a.1 mortale; micidiale2 simile a morte; di morte: a deathly silence (o hush) un silenzio di morte; a deathly pallor, un pallore cadaverico; a deathly cold, un freddo mortaleB avv.deathliness n. [u].* * *['deθlɪ] 1. 2. -
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3 deathliness
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4 ♦ pale
♦ pale (1) /peɪl/a.1 pallido ( anche fig.); sbiadito; scolorito; scialbo; smorto: a pale face, un viso pallido; deadly (o deathly) pale, mortalmente pallido; DIALOGO → - Feeling ill- You look a bit pale, hai il viso un po' pallido; pale pink, rosa pallido; a pale imitation, una scialba imitazione; to turn pale, impallidire● pale-faced, dal viso (o dal colorito) pallidopalely avv. paleness n. [u]. pale (2) /peɪl/n.2 (antiq.) staccionata; steccato; recinto3 (spec. fig.) confine; limite; termine: out of the pale of civilization, fuori dei confini del mondo civile4 (arald.) palo● (fig.) beyond (o outside) the pale, scorretto; indecente □ (fig.) outside the pale of the law, fuori della legalità □ (fig.) within the pale, corretto.(to) pale /peɪl/A v. i.B v. t.rendere pallido (o sbiadito, smorto, fioco). -
5 ♦ silence
♦ silence /ˈsaɪləns/n. [u]silenzio: in the silence of night, nel silenzio della notte; He listened in silence, ha ascoltato in silenzio; Silence fell, cadde il silenzio; to break the silence, rompere il silenzio; conspiracy of silence, congiura del silenzio; omertà; absolute silence, silenzio assoluto; total silence, silenzio totale; a dead (o deadly, deathly) silence, un silenzio di tomba● to pass into silence, ( di un fatto, ecc.) esser passato sotto silenzio; cadere nell'oblio; ( di suoni, ecc.) spegnersi, tacere □ to pass over st. in silence, passare qc. sotto silenzio □ to put sb. to silence, far tacere q. □ to reduce sb. to silence, ridurre al silenzio q. □ (prov.) Silence gives consent, chi tace acconsente.(to) silence /ˈsaɪləns/v. t.far tacere; zittire; ridurre al silenzio; (fig.) far cessare, reprimere, mettere fine a: to silence one's opposers, ridurre i propri oppositori al silenzio; to silence complaints, metter fine alle lagnanze. -
6 death
[deθ]to burn, freeze to death — morire bruciato, assiderato
to put sb. to death — mandare a morte qcn.
a fall would mean o spell death una caduta sarebbe fatale; "Deaths" — giorn. "Necrologi"
••to die a o the death [entertainer, play] essere un fiasco; that child will be the death of me! quel bambino mi farà morire! it's a matter of life or death è una questione di vita o di morte; to look like death warmed up sembrare un cadavere ambulante; to be at death's door essere in punto di morte; worried, bored to death preoccupato, annoiato da morire ( about per); to frighten sb. to death fare morire qcn. di paura; I'm sick to death of this! ne ho fin sopra i capelli! you'll catch your death (of cold) ti prenderai un malanno; that joke has been done to death — è una barzelletta vecchia come il cucco
* * *[deƟ]1) (the act of dying: There have been several deaths in the town recently; Most people fear death.) morte2) (something which causes one to die: Smoking too much was the death of him.) morte3) (the state of being dead: eyes closed in death.) morte•- deathly- death-bed
- death certificate
- at death's door
- catch one's death of cold
- catch one's death
- put to death
- to death* * *[deθ]to burn, freeze to death — morire bruciato, assiderato
to put sb. to death — mandare a morte qcn.
a fall would mean o spell death una caduta sarebbe fatale; "Deaths" — giorn. "Necrologi"
••to die a o the death [entertainer, play] essere un fiasco; that child will be the death of me! quel bambino mi farà morire! it's a matter of life or death è una questione di vita o di morte; to look like death warmed up sembrare un cadavere ambulante; to be at death's door essere in punto di morte; worried, bored to death preoccupato, annoiato da morire ( about per); to frighten sb. to death fare morire qcn. di paura; I'm sick to death of this! ne ho fin sopra i capelli! you'll catch your death (of cold) ti prenderai un malanno; that joke has been done to death — è una barzelletta vecchia come il cucco
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