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ded 1. adjective1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) død, livløs2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) død, i ustand, strømløs3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) absolutt, fullstendig2. adverb(completely: dead drunk.) totalt, fullstendig- deaden- deadly 3. adverb(extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) svært, dødsens, døds-- dead end- dead-end
- dead heat
- dead language
- deadline
- deadlockdødIsubst. \/ded\/bare i uttrykkin the\/at dead of night midt på natten, i nattens mulm og mørkein the dead of winter midt på (den) kaldeste vinterenrise from the dead stå opp fra de dødethe dead de dødeIIadj. \/ded\/1) død, livløs, tørr, vissen2) dødslignende, dyp3) ( om kroppsdel) død, følelsesløs, nummen, stiv4) ( om følelser) ufølsom, uimottagelig5) fullstendig utkjørt, utslitt6) ( om farge) matt, glansløs, død7) sluknet, oppbrukt, utbrent8) ( om jord) gold, ufruktbar9) ( om lov eller bestemmelse) ugyldig, som ikke lenger er i kraft11) akkurat, nøyaktig, (treff)sikker, presispå nøyaktig samme plan\/nivå12) ( hverdagslig) fullstendig, absolutt, helt, brå13) ( hverdagslig) dau, matt, trett, uinteressant14) urørlig, stillestående• dead air15) stille, tyst, uaktuell, flau, mattet dødt\/flaut marked16) ( elektrisitet) spenningsløs, strømløs17) ( om hus eller sted) forlatt, ubebodd, utdødd19) (slang, om flaske eller glass) tom20) (sport, lek) ute21) ( om overflate) jevn, slett, ensformig22) rettuavgjort løp \/ dødt løpbe dead meat ( hverdagslig) være i kjempevanskeligheter, ligge tynt anbe dead to være uimottagelig forbe dead to (all feelings of) shame ikke eie skamvett, ikke eie skam i livetbe in dead earnest mene fullt alvorcome to a dead stop tverrstoppe, bråstoppe, ikke komme av flekkendead and gone (hverdagslig, også overført) død og begravet, borte (for lenge siden)dead as a\/the dodo fullstendig utdødddead from the neck up ( hverdagslig) tykk i hodet, hjernedøddead men tell no tales ( ordtak) de døde sladrer ikkedead on ( hverdagslig) midt i blinken, på en prikk, presis• your description of him is dead on, it fits perfectlybeskrivelsen din av ham er midt i blinken, den stemmer perfektdead on one's feet ( hverdagslig) kjempetrøttdead to the world ( hverdagslig) død for omverden, helt borte, i dyp søvn ( hverdagslig) beruset, stupfullflog a dead horse se ➢ horse, 1go dead dovne bli stille, slukne, ta slutthit the dead centre of the target ( også overført) treffe midt i blinkenin the dead hours of midt på, i mørkesteleave someone for dead forlate noen i troen at han\/hun er død ( sport) legge noen langt bak seg, distansere noen klartover my dead body ( overført) over mitt likstrike someone dead slå noen i hjelwouldn't be seen\/caught dead in\/with\/at ( hverdagslig) vil ikke for sitt bare liv bli sett i\/med\/påIIIadv. \/ded\/1) ( hverdagslig) død-, døds-, dødelig, drepende2) ( hverdagslig) totalt, aldeles, absolutt, fullstendig, kjempe-3) beint, rett, rakt, direktebe dead set on ( hverdagslig) for enhver pris ville, ha satt seg i hodet at en skal( hverdagslig) ha slått inn påcut somebody dead ( hverdagslig) ikke hilse på noen, behandle noen som luftdead against stikk imotdead on time nøyaktig i rute -
2 doornail
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Dead as a Doornail — … Wikipedia
dead as a doornail — dead, showing no signs of life, stone dead It s only a stuffed bear. It s dead as a doornail … English idioms
dead as a doornail — This is used to indicate that something is lifeless … The small dictionary of idiomes
dead as a doornail — I (as) dead as a doornail see doornail II (as) dead as a doornail quite dead * * * (as) dead as a doornail (chiefly US) (or chiefly Brit (as) dead as a dodo) informal used … Useful english dictionary
dead as a doornail — (as) dead as a doornail 1. obviously dead. The fox in the road was dead as a doornail. 2. not active at all. Nothing ever happens in our town it s as dead as a doornail. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of doornail (= a nail with a large… … New idioms dictionary
dead as a doornail — {adj. phr.} Completely dead without the slightest hope of resuscitation. * /This battery is dead as a doornail; no wonder your car won t start./ … Dictionary of American idioms
dead as a doornail — {adj. phr.} Completely dead without the slightest hope of resuscitation. * /This battery is dead as a doornail; no wonder your car won t start./ … Dictionary of American idioms
dead as a doornail — adjective Unquestionably dead. Used for both inanimate objects and once living beings. I picked up the phone, but the line was dead as a doornail … Wiktionary
dead\ as\ a\ doornail — adj. phr. Completely dead without the slightest hope of resuscitation. This battery is dead as a doornail; no wonder your car won t start … Словарь американских идиом
dead as a doornail — Ths used to ndcate that somethng s lifeess. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** This expression is used to stress that a person or thing is very definitely dead. They ve started fighting again, so the peace agreement is now as dead as… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
dead as a doornail — very dead The man was dead as a doornail as we could see after the accident … Idioms and examples