a dead fire

dead fire s Elmsfeuer n

אש כבויה; זוהר סופות, מטען חשמלי שמופיע על תורן אניות בזמן סופה

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◙ הפוס ןמזב תוינא ןרות לע עיפומש ילמשח ןעטמ,תופוס רהוז ;היובכ שא◄

gemici nuru

gemici nuru

uitgebrand vuur, vuur dat gedoofd is; elektrische lading die op vlaggestokken van schepen verschijnt tijdens stormen

slocknad eld

A a.

1 morto ( anche fig.): a dead woman, una (donna) morta; a dead body, un morto; un cadavere; dead leaves, foglie morte; dead flowers, fiori appassiti; dead languages, lingue morte; He had been dead for twelve hours, era morto da dodici ore; to drop dead, cadere a terra morto; morire all'improvviso; He was shot dead, è stato ucciso ( con una fucilata, con un colpo di pistola, ecc.); She was raped and left for dead, è stata violentata e lasciata che sembrava morta; Many are feared dead after a massive earthquake, si teme che numerose persone siano morte in un violentissimo terremoto; The attack left 90 people dead, l'attentato ha fatto 90 morti; Her parents are long dead, i suoi genitori sono morti da molto tempo; When they found him he was more dead than alive, quando lo hanno trovato, era più morto che vivo; Everyone said Communism was dead, tutti dicevano che il comunismo era morto; to play dead, fare finta d'essere morto, fare il morto; clinically dead, clinicamente morto NOTA D'USO: - morire-

2 inanimato; senza vita: dead matter, materia inanimata; a dead planet, un pianeta senza vita; dead soil, terreno sterile

3 spento: a dead fire, un fuoco spento; a dead match, un fiammifero usato

4 ( di colore) smorto; spento: dead white, bianco spento

5 ( di suono) smorzato; sordo: a dead sound, un suono smorzato

6 ( di espressione, voce) spento: a dead voice, una voce spenta; dead eyes, uno sguardo spento

7 ( di luogo, periodo, situazione) morto; monotono: The town is pretty dead at night, di sera la città è pressoché morta; dead season, stagione morta; In the second half the match was dead, nella seconda metà la partita è stata monotona

8 ( di parte del corpo) insensibile; intirizzito: My fingers are dead with cold, ho le dita intirizzite dal freddo; My leg has gone dead, non mi sento più la gamba

9 (tecn.) inerte; inattivo; ( di apparecchio) che non funziona; ( di batteria) scarico, a terra: a dead microphone, un microfono che non è in funzione; to go dead, spegnersi; (di radio, TV, ecc., anche) tacere di colpo; ( di telefono) diventare muto; (autom.) My battery is dead, ho la batteria a terra; The engine was completely dead, il motore era completamente morto

10 (elettr.) neutro; senza tensione: a dead wire, un filo neutro

11 ( di bicchiere, bottiglia, ingl.) vuoto

12 (solo attr.) assoluto; perfetto: dead calm, calma assoluta; (naut.) calma piatta; bonaccia; dead certainty, certezza assoluta; dead silence, silenzio assoluto; silenzio di tomba; the dead centre of the target, il centro esatto del bersaglio; on a dead level, perfettamente piano, in pari; The train slowed down and then came to a dead stop, il treno ha rallentato e poi si è fermato del tutto

13 (solo pred.) (fam.) stanco morto; a pezzi: By the end of the walk we were half dead, alla fine della camminata, eravamo mezzi morti dalla stanchezza; to be dead on one's feet, reggersi in piedi a stento (dalla stanchezza)

14 (solo pred.) (fam.) spacciato: If she finds you here you're dead, se ti trova qui, sei spacciato

15 ( sport: del terreno) pesante; allentato

B n.

1 (al pl.) – the dead, i morti; i defunti: to bury the dead, seppellire i morti; the dead and injured, i morti e i feriti; (relig.) office for the dead, ufficio dei defunti; ufficio funebre; Let the dead bury their dead, che i morti seppelliscano i morti

2 [u] – in the dead of night [of winter], nel cuore della notte [dell'inverno]

● ( banca) dead account, conto estinto □ dead air, aria viziata ( nelle miniere) □ (edil.) dead-air space, intercapedine chiusa □ (fam. GB) dead-alive (o dead and alive), monotono; noioso; ( di persona) inerte, moscio □ dead and buried, ( di cosa, situazione) finito da un pezzo; morto e sepolto □ dead and gone, morto da un pezzo, morto e sepolto; ► sopra dead and buried □ (fin.) dead assets, attività non realizzabili □ (autom., mecc.) dead axle, asse portante □ ( sport) dead ball, palla ferma; ( rugby) pallone morto □ ( rugby) dead-ball line, linea di pallone morto; linea di fondo □ dead bolt, catenaccio ( di serratura) □ ( Borsa) dead cat bounce, rimbalzo ‘del gatto morto’ ( piccolo e temporaneo, in un andamento generale ribassista) □ dead centre, ( di motore) punto morto (del manovellismo); (mecc.: di tornio, ecc.) contropunta fissa; (fig.) punto morto □ (fam. GB) to be a dead cert, ( di evento) essere garantito; ( di persona) vincere sicuramente: Tax rises are a dead cert for the next year, aumenti delle tasse sono garantiti il prossimo anno; He is a dead cert for the Oscar, vincerà sicuramente l'Oscar □ (fam.) dead duck, cosa fallita o destinata al fallimento; persona finita, spacciata □ dead end, vicolo cieco ( anche fig.) □ dead-end (agg.), senza prospettive; senza sbocchi: a dead-end job, un lavoro senza prospettive; a dead-end situation, una situazione senza via d'uscita □ (comm., naut.) dead freight, nolo «vuoto per pieno»; nolo morto □ (fam.) dead from the neck up, deficiente; cretino integrale □ (mil., ecc.) dead ground, angolo morto; terreno in cui si è al coperto □ (leg.) dead hand, manomorta □ ( sport: atletica) dead heat, risultato di parità: It's a dead heat between them, sono in parità; a dead-heat finish, l'arrivo alla pari di due concorrenti □ dead-house, camera mortuaria; obitorio □ dead in the water, fermo, a un punto morto □ (med., sport) dead leg, sensazione di insensibilità alla coscia ( dovuta a contusione) □ dead letter, lettera in giacenza; (fig.) lettera morta □ dead-letter drop (o box), nascondiglio dove una spia può lasciare un messaggio, ecc. ( per non incontrare il destinatario faccia a faccia); cassetta delle lettere □ (fis.) dead level, livello costante □ ( teoria delle costr.) dead load, carico fisso □ dead loss, (fin.) perdita netta (o secca); (fig. fam.) incapace; schiappa □ (bot.) dead man's fingers (o dead man's thumb), ( Orchis morio) pan di cuculo; ( Orchis maculata) manine □ ( USA) the dead-man's float, il morto ( nel nuoto) □ dead man's handle, leva di arresto automatico; (ferr.) (dispositivo di) uomo morto □ dead march, marcia funebre □ (fam. USA) dead marine, bottiglia vuota □ (fam.) to be dead meat, essere finito (o spacciato); essere un uomo morto □ (fin.) dead money, denaro infruttifero □ (bot.) dead nettle ( Lamium), lamio; ortica bianca □ dead oil, olio inerte ( estratto dal catrame) □ (fam.) dead on, perfetto; azzeccato □ (med.) dead on arrival (abbr. DOA), giunto cadavere ( all'ospedale) □ dead or alive, vivo o morto: They want him dead or alive, lo vogliono vivo o morto □ (fam. USA) dead pigeon = dead duck ► sopra □ (mecc.) dead point, ( del motore) punto morto □ dead pull (o lift), sforzo vano ( per sollevare o spostare un peso eccessivo) □ (naut. e fig.) dead reckoning, determinazione del punto stimato □ (fam.) dead ringer, ritratto vivente; copia esatta: He's a dead ringer for his father, è la copia esatta di suo padre □ dead set, ( nella caccia) punta, ferma □ (antiq. GB) to make a dead set at sb., fare una corte accanita a q. □ dead shot, tiratore infallibile □ dead sleep, sonno profondo □ (fam.) dead soldier, bottiglia vuota □ dead stock, (econ.) scorte morte; (fin.) capitale azionario inutilizzato; (comm.) giacenze di merce difficile a vendersi □ dead storage, custodia temporanea a pagamento (spec. di un veicolo) □ (idraul.) dead storage capacity, capacità morta □ (elettron., cronot.) dead time, tempo morto □ (fam.) dead to rights, in flagrante; sul fatto □ dead to all feeling, sordo a ogni emozione; insensibile □ (fam.) dead to the world, addormentato della grossa □ (ferr.) dead track, binario morto; binario isolato □ (tipogr.) dead type, piombo fermo □ (edil.) dead wall, muro cieco □ dead water, acqua morta □ dead weight ► deadweight □ (scherz. USA) Dead White European Male (abbr. DWEM), grande figura maschile della tradizione culturale europea □ (naut.) dead wind, vento di (o in) poppa; vento di (o in) prua; vento contrario □ dead wood, legna secca; (fig.) persone o cose inutili □ as dead as the dodo, morto e sepolto; defunto da secoli □ as dead as a doornail, morto stecchito □ (fam.) over my dead body!, preferirei morire! □ (fam.) I wouldn't be seen (o caught) dead in clothes like that, non mi farei vedere vestita così neanche morta □ from the dead, dal regno dei morti; dall'aldilà: to come back from the dead, tornare dall'aldilà □ (prov.) Dead men tell no tales, i morti non parlano.

1 assolutamente; totalmente: dead certain, assolutamente sicuro; sicurissimo; dead (o dead-set) against st., totalmente contrario a qc.; dead set on st., decisissimo a ottenere qc.; You're dead right, hai assolutamente ragione

2 perfettamente; esattamente: dead level, perfettamente in piano; dead on time, puntualissimo; dead ahead, diritto davanti a qc.; (naut.) dritto di prua

3 (fam. GB) molto; proprio: dead easy, facilissimo; dead clever, proprio furbo; dead good, eccezionale

● (fam.) dead beat, distrutto, esausto: I only got home after midnight and I was dead beat, sono arrivato a casa solo dopo mezzanotte ed ero distrutto □ dead broke, senza il becco di un quattrino; in bolletta (fam.) □ dead drunk, ubriaco fradicio □ (autom.) «Dead slow» ( cartello), «a passo d'uomo» □ to stop dead, fermarsi di botto.

- dead

1) мёртвый, умерший, погибший, бездыханный, дохлый

- a dead body

- dead person

2) засохший, сухой, увядший

- dead leaves

3) погасший, потухший

- dead cigar

4) глубокий

- dead winter

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dead [ded]

mort ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c)-(e), 1 (g), 1 (i), 3 engourdi ⇒ 1 (b) éteint ⇒ 1 (c) hors jeu ⇒ 1 (f) terne ⇒ 1 (h) exactement ⇒ 2 (a) complètement ⇒ 2 (b)

1 adjective

(a) (not alive → person, animal, plant) mort; (→ flower) fané;

∎ dead man (person) mort m; British familiar (empty bottle) cadavre m;

∎ dead woman morte f;

∎ the dead woman's husband le mari de la défunte;

∎ he has been dead for five years il est mort ou décédé il y a cinq ans, cela fait cinq ans qu'il est mort;

∎ to be dead on arrival être mort ou décédé avant l'arrivée à l'hôpital;

∎ dead or alive mort ou vif;

∎ more dead than alive plus mort que vif;

∎ half dead with hunger/exhaustion/fear à demi mort de faim/d'épuisement/de peur;

∎ also figurative dead and buried mort et enterré;

∎ they are all dead and gone now ils sont tous morts maintenant;

∎ stone dead raide mort;

∎ to drop (down) or to fall down dead tomber raide mort;

∎ to shoot sb dead tuer qn (avec une arme à feu), abattre qn;

∎ to leave sb for dead laisser qn pour mort;

∎ familiar we're just British flogging or American beating a dead horse nous nous dépensons en pure perte^□, nous nous acharnons inutilement^□ ;

∎ familiar you're a dead man tu es un homme mort;

∎ familiar figurative you're dead or dead meat if he finds out s'il l'apprend, tu es mort;

∎ familiar drop dead! va te faire voir!;

∎ familiar dead as a doornail or a dodo on ne peut plus mort;

∎ to step into a dead man's shoes être promu à la suite du décès de son supérieur;

∎ familiar I wouldn't be seen dead in that restaurant je ne mettrai jamais les pieds dans ce restaurant^□ ;

∎ familiar I wouldn't be seen dead wearing something like that jamais de la vie je ne mettrai quelque chose comme ça^□ ;

∎ familiar I wouldn't be seen dead with him plutôt mourir que de me montrer en sa compagnie^□ ;

∎ proverb dead men tell no tales les morts ne parlent pas;

∎ dead in the water mort dans l'œuf

(b) (lacking in sensation → fingers, toes etc) engourdi;

∎ to go dead s'engourdir;

∎ dead to all sense of honour insensible à tout sentiment d'honneur;

∎ he is dead to reason il ne veut pas entendre raison;

∎ familiar she's dead from the neck up elle n'a rien dans la tête;

∎ familiar to be dead to the world dormir d'un sommeil de plomb

(c) (not alight → fire) mort, éteint; (→ coals) éteint; (→ match) usé

(d) (lacking activity → town) mort; (→ business, market) très calme; Banking & Finance (→ account) inactif;

∎ this place is dead in winter cet endroit est mort l'hiver

(e) (language) mort

(f) Sport (out of play → ball) hors jeu (inv)

(g) Electricity (battery) mort, à plat; (wire) hors ou sans tension; Telecommunications (phone, line) coupé;

∎ the line went dead la ligne a été coupée;

∎ the phone is or has gone dead il n'y a pas de tonalité

(h) (dull → colour) terne, fade; (→ sound) sourd

(i) familiar (tired out) mort, crevé

(j) (finished with → cigar) entièrement fumé;

∎ familiar are these glasses dead? est-ce que vous avez fini avec ces verres^□ ?

(k) familiar (no longer working → TV, fridge etc) foutu

(l) (idioms)

∎ in dead earnest (be) très sérieux; (speak) très sérieusement;

∎ familiar he's the dead spit of his father c'est son père tout craché;

∎ she fell to the floor in a dead faint elle tomba à terre, inconsciente;

∎ on a dead level with sth exactement au même niveau que qch;

∎ British old-fashioned to make a dead set at sb (romantically) jeter son dévolu sur qn

2 adverb

(a) (precisely)

∎ dead ahead tout droit;

∎ dead in the middle juste au milieu, au beau milieu;

∎ British to be dead level (with sth) être exactement au même niveau (que qch);

∎ British dead on time juste à l'heure;

∎ British to arrive dead on the hour arriver à l'heure pile ou juste à l'heure;

∎ dead on target British (hit something) en plein dans le mille;

∎ British familiar you're dead right tu as entièrement raison^□ ;

∎ British familiar you're dead on c'est exactement ça^□

(b) familiar (very) super;

∎ dead beat crevé, mort;

∎ dead broke complètement fauché;

∎ dead drunk ivre mort;

∎ dead easy super facile, fastoche;

∎ British dead good super bon;

∎ British it was dead lucky c'était un super coup de bol ou de pot;

∎ dead tired mort, crevé

(c) (completely)

∎ the sea was dead calm la mer était parfaitement calme;

∎ to be dead against sb/sth être absolument contre qn/qch;

∎ to be dead set on doing sth être fermement décidé à faire qch;

∎ to be dead set on sth tenir absolument ou à tout prix à qch;

∎ to be dead set against sb/sth être résolument opposé à qn/qch;

∎ Nautical wind dead ahead vent droit debout

(d) Cars

∎ dead slow (sign) au pas;

∎ humorous he has two speeds - dead slow and stop il est d'une lenteur!

(e) (idioms)

∎ to play dead faire le mort;

∎ to stop dead s'arrêter net;

∎ to stop sb dead arrêter qn net

3 plural noun

∎ the dead les morts;

∎ Religion to rise from the dead ressusciter d'entre les morts

4 noun

∎ (depth) in the dead of winter au cœur de l'hiver;

∎ in the or at dead of night au milieu ou au plus profond de la nuit

►► dead body cadavre m, corps m;

∎ familiar (it'll be) over my dead body! il faudra me tuer d'abord!;

∎ familiar you'll marry him over my dead body! moi vivant, tu ne l'épouseras pas!;

Nautical dead calm calme m plat;

Technology dead centre point m mort; (of lathe) centre m fixe;

British familiar dead cert (in race, competition) valeur f sûre^□ ;

∎ it's a dead cert that he'll be there il sera là à coup sûr;

Typography dead copy vieille épreuve f;

figurative dead duck (plan, proposal → which will fail) désastre m assuré^□, plan m foireux; (→ which has failed) désastre m, fiasco m;

∎ he's a dead duck c'en est fini de lui;

dead end (road) cul m de sac, voie f sans issue, impasse f;

∎ it's a dead end (job) il n'y a aucune perspective d'avenir; (line of investigation, research) cela ne mènera ou conduira à rien;

∎ to come to a dead end (street) se terminer en cul de sac;

∎ figurative to come to or to reach a dead end aboutir à une impasse;

(a) (influence) mainmise f, emprise f;

∎ the dead hand of tradition le poids de la tradition

(b) Law mainmorte f;

dead heat = course dont les vainqueurs sont déclarés ex aequo; (horse race) dead-heat m;

∎ it was a dead heat (athletics race) les coureurs sont arrivés ex aequo;

dead letter Administration (letter that cannot be delivered) lettre f non distribuée, (lettre f passée au) rebut m; (law, rule) loi f ou règle f caduque ou tombée en désuétude;

∎ to become a dead letter (law, rule) tomber en désuétude;

∎ figurative it's a dead letter c'est mort et enterré;

British Commerce dead loss perte f sèche;

∎ British familiar to be a dead loss (person, thing) être complètement nul;

American Administration dead mail courrier m non distribuée;

dead man's fingers (coral) alcyon m;

Railways dead man's handle manette f d'homme-mort;

dead march marche f funèbre;

Nautical dead reckoning estime f;

∎ to navigate by dead reckoning naviguer à l'estime;

familiar dead ringer sosie^□ m;

∎ to be a dead ringer for sb être le sosie de qn;

the Dead Sea la mer Morte;

the Dead Sea Scrolls les manuscrits mpl de la mer Morte;

dead silence silence m complet ou de mort;

dead stock (UNCOUNT) Agriculture machines fpl agricoles;

dead stop arrêt m brutal;

∎ to come to a dead stop s'arrêter net;

dead weight poids m mort; Cars poids m utile;

∎ figurative he's a dead weight c'est un poids mort;

dead white European male = écrivain, musicien etc européen blanc mort depuis longtemps;

British dead wood (trees, branches) bois m mort; figurative (people) personnel m inutile;

∎ there is too much dead wood in this office il y a trop de gens payés à ne rien faire dans ce bureau

✾ Film 'Dead of Night' Hamer, Dearden et al 'Au cœur de la nuit'

✾ Book ✾ Film 'The Dead' Joyce, Huston 'Les Morts' (nouvelle), 'Les Gens de Dublin' (film)

dead [ded]

1. adjective

   a. [person, animal, plant] mort

• dead or alive mort ou vif

• more dead than alive plus mort que vif

• dead and buried mort et enterré

• to drop down dead tomber (raide) mort

• as dead as a doornail tout ce qu'il y a de plus mort

• as dead as a dodo tout ce qu'il y a de plus mort

• will he do it? -- over my dead body! (inf) il le fera ? -- il faudra d'abord qu'il me passe sur le corps !

• to flog or beat a dead horse (British, US) s'acharner inutilement

• dead in the water (inf) fichu (inf)

• to leave sb for dead laisser qn pour mort

• he was found to be dead on arrival les médecins n'ont pu que constater le décès

• I wouldn't be seen dead with him! (inf) pour rien au monde je ne voudrais être vu avec lui !

• I wouldn't be seen dead in that pub! (inf) il est hors de question que je mette les pieds (inf) dans ce bar !

• you're dead meat! (inf!) t'es un homme mort ! (inf)

   b. [limbs] engourdi

• my fingers are dead j'ai les doigts gourds

• he's dead from the neck up (inf) il n'a rien dans le ciboulot (inf !)

• he was dead to the world (inf) il dormait comme une souche

   c. [battery] à plat ; [town] mort

• the line is dead il n'y a pas de tonalité

• the line's gone dead la ligne est coupée

• the engine's dead le moteur est en panne

   d. ( = absolute, exact) to hit sth dead centre frapper qch en plein milieu

• it's a dead cert (inf!) c'est sûr et certain

• to be a dead loss (inf) être nul (inf)

• dead silence silence m de mort

2. adverb

(British = exactly, completely) dead ahead droit devant

• to be dead certain about sth (inf) être absolument certain de qch

• to be dead against sth (inf) être absolument opposé à qch

• she was dead on target (inf) elle a mis dans le mille

• dead drunk (inf) ivre mort

• it's dead easy (inf) c'est simple comme bonjour (inf)

• to be dead on time être pile à l'heure

• it was dead lucky (inf) c'était un coup de pot monstre (inf !)

• she's dead right (inf) elle a tout à fait raison

• dead slow (as instruction) roulez au pas

• to go dead slow aller extrêmement lentement

• to stop dead s'arrêter net

• to cut sb dead faire semblant de ne pas voir qn

• dead tired crevé (inf)

• he went dead white il est devenu pâle comme un mort

3. noun

• in the dead of night au plus profond de la nuit

• in the dead of winter au cœur de l'hiver

4. plural noun

the dead les morts mpl

5. compounds

► dead-beat (inf) adjective crevé (inf)

► dead end noun impasse f

► dead-end adjective

• a dead-end job un travail sans perspective d'avenir ► dead heat noun

• the race was a dead heat ils sont arrivés ex æquo ► the Dead Sea noun la mer Morte

► dead weight noun poids m mort

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2) fig ( depths)

1) ( no longer living) mort

2) ( extinct) [language] mort; [custom] désuet/-ète; [issue] dépassé; [fire] mort

3) (dull, not lively) [place] mort; [audience] apathique

4) (not functioning, idle) [battery] à plat; [capital] inactif/-ive

5) ( impervious) insensible (to à)

6) ( numb) [limb] engourdi

7) ( absolute)

adverb surtout GB (absolutely, completely) absolument

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dead

A n

1 the dead (+ v pl) ( people) les morts mpl ; a monument to the dead un monument aux morts ;

2 ( death) to rise/be raised from the dead ressusciter/être ressuscité d'entre les morts ;

3 fig ( depths) at dead of night, in the dead of night en pleine nuit, au cœur de la nuit ; in the dead of winter en plein hiver, au cœur de l'hiver.

B adj

1 ( no longer living) [person] mort, décédé ; [animal, tree, flower, leaf, skin] mort ; the dead man/woman le mort/la morte ; a dead body un cadavre ; to drop (down) dead tomber raide mort ; to play dead faire le mort/la morte ; drop dead ○ ! va te faire voir ○ ! ; to shoot sb dead abattre qn ; dead and buried lit, fig mort et enterré ; they're all dead and gone now ils nous ont tous quittés maintenant ; more dead than alive plus mort que vif ; ‘wanted, dead or alive’ ‘recherché, mort ou vif’ ; to leave sb for dead laisser qn pour mort ; to give sb up for dead tenir qn pour mort ; I'm absolutely dead ○ after that walk! ( exhausted) je suis absolument mort ○ après cette marche! ;

2 ( extinct) [language] mort ; [custom, law] désuet/-ète, tombé en désuétude ; [issue, debate] dépassé ; [cigarette] éteint ; [fire] éteint, mort ; [match] usagé ; are these glasses dead? GB avez-vous fini avec ces verres? ;

3 (dull, not lively) [place] mort ; [audience] apathique ; the dead season la morte-saison ;

4 (not functioning, idle) [battery] à plat ; [bank account] dormant ; [capital, money] improductif/-ive, inactif/-ive ; [file] qu'on ne consulte plus ; the phone went dead tout d'un coup il n'y avait plus de tonalité (sur la ligne) ;

5 ( impervious) to be dead to sth être insensible à qch ;

6 ( numb) [limb] engourdi ; my arm has gone dead mon bras s'est engourdi ;

7 ( absolute) a dead calm un calme plat ; dead silence silence de mort ; to be a dead shot ○ être un tireur d'élite ; to come to a dead stop s'arrêter net ; she hit the target in the dead centre elle a atteint la cible en plein milieu.

C adv surtout GB (absolutely, completely) absolument ; are you dead certain? est-ce que tu es absolument sûr?, est-ce que tu es sûr et certain? ; he was staring dead ahead il regardait droit devant lui ; sail dead ahead navigue droit devant ; dead in the middle of the street en plein milieu de la rue ; to be dead level être parfaitement plat ; to be dead on time être pile ○ à l'heure ; I left (at) dead on six o'clock je suis parti à six heures pile ○ or sonnantes ; it's dead easy ○ ! c'est simple comme bonjour ○ ! ; his shot was dead on target son coup était en plein dans le mille ; they were dead lucky ○ not to get caught! ils ont eu du pot ○ de ne pas se faire prendre! ; dead drunk ○ ivre mort ; dead tired ○ crevé ○, claqué ○ ; I was dead scared ○ ! j'avais une trouille bleue ○ ! ; you're dead right ○ ! tu as parfaitement raison! ; dead good! génial ○ ! ; ‘dead slow’ Aut ‘roulez au pas’ ; to drive dead slow rouler au pas ; dead straight absolument or tout à fait droit ; to be dead against être totalement opposé à [idea, plan] ; to be dead set on doing être tout à fait décidé à faire ; he's dead on ○ for that job US il est sûr de décrocher ce poste ; you're dead on ○ ! US tu as tout à fait raison! ; to stop dead s'arrêter net ; to cut sb dead snober qn.

to be dead to the world dormir comme une souche, être dans les bras de Morphée liter ; I wouldn't be seen dead wearing that hat! je ne porterais ce chapeau pour rien au monde! ; I wouldn't be seen dead in a place like that! pour rien au monde je ne voudrais être vu dans un endroit pareil! ; the affair is dead but it won't lie down l'affaire est loin d'être enterrée ; dead men tell no tales Prov les morts ne parlent pas ; the only good traitor is a dead traitor un bon traître est un traître mort ; you do that and you're dead meat ○ ! US tu fais ça et je te tue!

1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) muerto

2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) desconectado, cortado

3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) total, completo

- deaden

- dead end

dead¹ adj muerto

dead² n los muertos

tr[ded]

adjective

1 (not alive) muerto,-a

■ she's dead está muerta

■ he was shot dead lo mataron de un tiro, lo mataron a tiros

■ he was dead on arrival at the hospital ingresó cadáver en el hospital

2 (obsolete - language) muerto,-a; (- custom) desusado,-a, en desuso; (finished with - topic, issue, debate) agotado,-a, pasado,-a; (- glass, bottle) terminado,-a, acabado,-a

■ is this glass dead? ¿has terminado con el vaso?

3 (numb) entumecido,-a, dormido,-a

■ my feet have gone dead se me han dormido los pies

4 (not functioning - telephone) desconectado,-a, cortado,-a; (- machine) averiado,-a; (- battery) descargado,-a, gastado,-a; (- match) gastado,-a

■ the line's dead no hay línea

5 familiar (very tired) muerto,-a

6 (dull, quiet, not busy) muerto,-a

■ the town's dead at night la ciudad está muerta por la noche

7 (sounds) sordo,-a; (colours) apagado,-a

8 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (ball) muerto,-a

9 (total) total, completo,-a, absoluto,-a

■ there was dead silence se hizo un silencio sepulcral

adverb

1 (completely, absolutely) completamente, sumamente; (as intensifier) muy

■ I'm dead sure estoy segurísimo

■ he was dead drunk estaba completamente borracho

■ it's dead easy está tirado

2 (exactly) justo

■ we arrived dead on time llegamos puntualísimos

noun the dead

1 los,-las muertos,-as

\

a dead duck un fracaso total

in the dead of winter en pleno invierno, en lo más crudo del invierno

over my dead body! ¡sobre mi cadáver!

to be a dead cert ser algo seguro,-a

■ this horse is a dead cert segurísimo que gana este caballo

to be a dead loss no servir para nada, ser un desastre

to be a dead ringer for somebody ser idéntico,-a a alguien

to be dead beat estar hecho,-a polvo

to be dead on one's feet estar hecho,-a polvo

to be dead (set) against something oponerse totalmente a algo

to be dead set on doing something estar empeñado,-a en hacer algo, estar decidido,-a a hacer algo

to be dead to the world estar dormido,-a como un tronco

to be the dead spit of somebody ser el vivo retrato de alguien

to come to a dead end llegar a un callejón sin salida

to come to a dead stop detenerse en seco

to drop dead caer muerto,-a

■ drop dead! ¡vete al cuerno!

to stop dead parar(se) en seco

not to be seen dead doing something no hacer algo por nada del mundo

■ I wouldn't be seen dead with him! ¡no saldría con él por nada del mundo!, ¡no saldría con él ni muerta!

dead body cadáver nombre masculino

dead calm calma chicha

dead end callejón nombre masculino sin salida

dead heat empate nombre masculino

dead letter SMALLLAW/SMALL letra muerta

dead weight peso muerto

dead wood (trees etc) ramas nombre femenino plural secas 2 (useless people) personal nombre masculino inútil 3 (useless things) trastos nombre masculino plural

the Dead Sea el Mar Muerto

dead ['dɛd] adv

1) abruptly: repentinamente, súbitamente

to stop dead: parar en seco

2) absolutely: absolutamente

I'm dead certain: estoy absolutamente seguro

3) directly: justo

dead ahead: justo adelante

dead adj

1) lifeless: muerto

2) numb: entumecido

3) indifferent: indiferente, frío

4) inactive: inactivo

a dead volcano: un volcán inactivo

5) : desconectado (dícese del teléfono), descargado (dícese de una batería)

6) exhausted: agotado, derrengado, muerto

7) obsolete: obsoleto, muerto

a dead language: una lengua muerta

8) exact: exacto

in the dead center: justo en el blanco

dead n

the dead : los muertos

in the dead of night : a las altas horas de la noche

in the dead of winter : en pleno invierno

• exangüe adj.

• insensible adj.

• mortecino, -a adj.

• muerto, -a adj.

• directamente adv.

1) ( no longer alive) muerto

2)

a) ( numb) (usu pred) dormido

b) ( unresponsive)

3) (very tired, ill) (colloq) muerto (fam)

4)

a) ( obsolete) < language> muerto; < custom> en desuso

b) (past, finished with) < issue> pasado

5)

a) ( not functioning) <wire/circuit> desconectado; < telephone> desconectado, cortado; < battery> descargado

b) ( not alight) <fire/match> apagado

c) ( not busy) <town/hotel/party> muerto

6) (as intensifier)

1)

a) ( exactly) justo

b) ( directly) justo, directamente

c) ( suddenly)

2)

a) ( absolutely) (colloq) <straight/level> completamente

b) (as intensifier) (sl)

1) (+ pl vb)

2) ( depth)

1. ADJ

1) [person, animal, plant] muerto, difunto frm; [leaf] marchito, seco

- over my dead body!

- as dead as a dodo or a doornail or mutton

- be dead on one's feet

- dead from the neck up

- flog a dead horse

- you're dead meat!

- I wouldn't be seen dead there

- be dead in the water

- he/she was dead to the world

- dead men tell no tales

2) * (=finished with)

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

4) (=numb)

5) (=complete) [silence, calm] total, completo; (=exact) [centre] justo

2. ADV

1) (=completely, exactly)

2) (Brit)

3)

- cut sb dead

3. N

1)

2)

* * *

1) ( no longer alive) muerto

2)

a) ( numb) (usu pred) dormido

b) ( unresponsive)

3) (very tired, ill) (colloq) muerto (fam)

4)

a) ( obsolete) < language> muerto; < custom> en desuso

b) (past, finished with) < issue> pasado

5)

a) ( not functioning) <wire/circuit> desconectado; < telephone> desconectado, cortado; < battery> descargado

b) ( not alight) <fire/match> apagado

c) ( not busy) <town/hotel/party> muerto

6) (as intensifier)

1)

a) ( exactly) justo

b) ( directly) justo, directamente

c) ( suddenly)

2)

a) ( absolutely) (colloq) <straight/level> completamente

b) (as intensifier) (sl)

1) (+ pl vb)

2) ( depth)