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adj infmlThe lecture was deadly dull — На лекции была такая скука, что мухи дохли
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Общая лексика: жить здесь - скука смертная, здесь страшная скукотищаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > it is deadly dull here
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deadly [ˈdedlɪ]1. adjectiveb. ( = devastating) [accuracy, logic] implacable2. adverb* * *['dedlɪ] 1.1) [poison, disease, enemy] mortel/-elle; [hatred, weapon] meurtrier/-ière; [rivalry] acharné2) ( absolute)3) (colloq) (dull, boring) [person, event] mortel/-elle (colloq), rasant (colloq)2.adverb [dull, boring] terriblement -
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dull [dʌl]∎ she's very dull when it comes to maths elle est très médiocre en maths;∎ to grow dull (intellectual capacities) s'affaiblir, décliner(b) (boring → book, person, lecture) ennuyeux, assommant;∎ there's never a dull moment with him around on ne s'ennuie jamais avec lui;∎ deadly dull mortel, ennuyeux à mourir;∎ it's deadly dull here on s'ennuie à mourir ici∎ the knife is dull le couteau ne coupe plus bien(e) (listless → person) abattu∎ business is dull les affaires ne marchent pas fort(sound) assourdir; (colour, metal) ternir; (blade, pleasure, senses, impression) émousser; (grief) endormir(colour) se ternir, perdre son éclat; (pleasure) s'émousser; (pain) s'atténuer; (eyes) s'assombrir, perdre son éclat; (mind) s'affaiblir, décliner -
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♦ dull /dʌl/a.1 noioso: a dull book [afternoon, job], un libro [un pomeriggio, un lavoro] noioso; He's so dull!, è un tipo così noioso!; deadly dull, noiosissimo; di una noia mortale; Their lives were dull and monotonous, le loro vite erano noiose e monotone2 opaco; spento; ( di luce) fioco, pallido: dull hair, capelli opachi; dull eyes, occhi spenti; a dull red, un rosso spento; a dull glow, un bagliore fioco3 ( del tempo) coperto: a dull day, una giornata coperta; The weather was dull but dry, il tempo era coperto ma non pioveva5 ( di un dolore) sordo, non acuto: a dull headache, un mal di testa sordo; The ache was dull but persistent, il male non era acuto ma persistente7 (antiq.: di una persona) ottuso; duro di comprendonio: a dull mind, una mente ottusa; She was the dullest child I'd ever met, era la bambina più ottusa che avessi mai incontrato8 (arc.) insensibile: Your senses grow duller as you age, i tuoi sensi diventano meno acuti con l'età9 (antiq.) abulico; apatico10 (comm.) fiacco; stagnante: Business is dull, il commercio è stagnante; dull market, mercato fiacco● (fam.) (as) dull as dishwater (o ditchwater), noioso da morire; barbosissimo (fam.) □ dull-brained, = dull-witted ► sotto □ (geol.) dull coal, carbone opaco □ dull-witted, ottuso, tardo di mente □ ( there's) never a dull moment, non ci si annoia mai: There's never a dull moment on our adventure holidays, non ci si annoia mai nei nostri viaggi avventura.(to) dull /dʌl/A v. t.1 ottundere ( anche fig.); smussare: to dull a razor's edge [a blade], smussare il filo d'un rasoio [una lama]; to dull sb.'s mind [senses], ottundere (o intorpidire) la mente [i sensi] di q.2 attenuare; smorzare: He gave her something to dull the pain, le ha dato qualcosa per attenuare il dolore; The illness had dulled her appetite, la malattia le aveva attenuato l'appetito; to dull a sound, smorzare (o attutire) un suono; Time dulls sorrow, il tempo lenisce il doloreB v. i. -
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1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) mortal2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) absolutamente3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) aburridísimodeadly adj mortaltr['dedlɪ]2 (as intensifier) enorme, total1 (as intensifier) terriblemente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLdeadly nightshade belladonadeadly sin pecado capitaldeadly ['dɛdli] adv: extremadamente, sumamentedeadly serious: muy en serio1) lethal: mortal, letal, mortífero2) accurate: certero, precisoa deadly aim: una puntería infalible3) capital: capitalthe seven deadly sins: los siete pecados capitales4) dull: funesto, aburrido5) extreme: extremo, absolutoa deadly calm: una calma absolutaadj.• fatal adj.• letal adj.• mortal adj.• mortífero, -a adj.
I 'dedliadjective -lier, -liest1)b) (as intensifier) < seriousness> enorme; <enemy/rival> a muerte2) ( dull) (colloq) aburridísimo, terriblemente aburridor (AmL)
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['dedlɪ]1. ADJ(compar deadlier) (superl deadliest)1) (=lethal) [poison, disease, combination] mortal; [weapon, attack] mortífero•
he has a deadly aim with a rifle — tiene una puntería infalible con el rifle•
to use deadly force (against sb) — (Police, Mil) abrir fuego (contra algn)2) (=devastating)•
with deadly accuracy — (Sport etc) con precisión mortífera; (Mil etc) con precisión letal or mortal•
to be deadly enemies — ser enemigos mortales, ser enemigos a muerte•
she levelled a deadly look at Nick — le lanzó una mirada asesina a Nick3) * (=very boring) aburridísimo2.ADV•
the trip was deadly dull — el viaje fue un aburrimiento de muerte, el viaje fue aburridísimo•
she was deadly pale — estaba pálida como un cadáver, tenía una palidez cadavérica liter•
she thought he was joking but he was deadly serious — ella pensaba que bromeaba, pero lo decía completamente en serio3.CPDdeadly nightshade N — belladona f
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1. adjectivetödlich; (fig. coll.): (awful) fürchterlich; (very boring) todlangweilig; (very dangerous) lebensgefährlichdeadly enemy — Todfeind, der
2. adverbI'm in deadly earnest about this — es ist mir todernst damit
tod; (extremely) äußerst* * *1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) tödlich2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) äußerst3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) sterbenslangweilig* * *dead·ly[ˈdedli]I. adj1. (capable of killing) tödlicha \deadly look ein tödlicher [o mörderischer] Blick2. (total) Tod-\deadly enemies Todfeinde plin \deadly earnest todernst4.▶ the seven \deadly sins die sieben TodsündenII. adv1. (deathly)\deadly pale leichenblass\deadly dull/serious todlangweilig/-ernst* * *['dedlɪ]1. adj (+er)1) (= lethal) poison, weapon, disease, attack, force tödlicha deadly combination of... — eine tödliche Mischung von...
assault with a deadly weapon (Jur) — Körperverletzung f mit einer gefährlichen Waffe
2) (= devastating) logic, look vernichtend; (= unerring) accuracy tödlich; bowler, striker treffsicher3) (inf: boring) todlangweilig (inf)4) (= complete) silence, enemies, rivals tödlichthe ( seven) deadly sins (Bibl) — die (sieben) Todsünden pl
2. adv(= extremely)deadly dull — todlangweilig (inf)
he was deadly serious — er meinte es todernst
* * *A adj1. tödlich (Gift etc)2. fig unversöhnlich, tödlich:deadly enemy Todfeind m;deadly fight mörderischer Kampf4. tödlich, unfehlbar (Präzision etc)5. totenähnlich, Todes…:deadly pallor Leichen-, Todesblässe f6. umg schrecklich, groß, äußerst(er, e, es):7. umg sterbenslangweiligB adv1. totenähnlich, leichenhaft:deadly pale toten-, leichenblass2. umg tod…, sehr, äußerst, schrecklich:be deadly afraid of eine Sterbensangst haben vor (dat);deadly tired todmüde* * *1. adjectivetödlich; (fig. coll.): (awful) fürchterlich; (very boring) todlangweilig; (very dangerous) lebensgefährlich2. adverbdeadly enemy — Todfeind, der
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1. adjective2) (boring) langweilig; stumpfsinnig [Arbeit, Routine]3) (gloomy) trübe [Wetter, Tag]4) (not bright) matt, stumpf [Farbe, Glanz, Licht, Metall]; trübe [Augen]; blind [Spiegel]; (not sharp) dumpf [Geräusch, Aufprall, Schmerz, Gefühl]5) (listless) lustlos6) (blunt) stumpf2. transitive verb1) (make less acute) schwächen; trüben; betäuben [Schmerz]3) (blunt) stumpf machen4) (fig.) dämpfen [Freude, Enthusiasmus]; abstumpfen [Geist, Sinne, Verstand, Vorstellungskraft]* * *1) (slow to learn or to understand: The clever children help the dull ones.) schwer von Begriff2) (not bright or clear: a dull day.) trübe3) (not exciting or interesting: a very dull book.) langweilig•- academic.ru/86467/dully">dully- dullness* * *[dʌl]I. adjas \dull as ditchwater stinklangweilig sl\dull life eintöniges Leben\dull routine stumpfsinnige Routine2. ECON, FIN\dull market flauer Markt3. (not bright, shiny) animal's coat glanzlos, stumpf; sky bedeckt, grau; weather trüb; colour matt; light schwach, trübe, matt; TYPO matt4. (indistinct, muted) dumpf\dull ache/thud dumpfer Schmerz/Schlag\dull pupil langsamer SchülerII. vt▪ to \dull sth1. (lessen) etw schwächen [o trüben]to \dull the pain den Schmerz betäuben2. (desensitize) etw abstumpfen [o stumpf werden lassen]* * *[dʌl]1. adj (+er)1) (= not bright or shiny) light trüb; glow schwach; colour matt, trüb; eyes matt, glanzlos; hair, skin, metal, paintwork stumpf, matt; weather, day trüb, grau; sky bedecktthe sea was a dull grey — das Meer war mattgrau
it will be dull at first (weather forecast) — es wird anfangs bewölkt
2) (= boring) langweiligdeadly dull, as dull as ditchwater or dishwater — todlangweilig
there's never a dull moment — man langweilt sich keinen Augenblick
he fell to the ground with a dull thud — er schlug dumpf auf den Boden auf
4) (= listless) person, mood träge; gaze, expression lustlos; (ST EX, COMM) market flau; trading schleppendI felt dull and sleepy — ich fühlte mich träge und müde
5) (= slow-witted) langsamthe dullest boy in the class —
his senses/intellectual powers are growing dull — seine Sinne/geistigen Kräfte lassen langsam nach
6) (form: blunt) knife, blade stumpf2. vt1) (= lessen) pain betäuben; grief lindern; senses, mind, sensitivity abstumpfen; vision, hearing trüben, schwächen; impression schwächen; pleasure dämpfenemotionally dulled — (emotional) abgestumpft
2) (= make less bright) light, colour dämpfen; metal, paintwork stumpf werden lassen4) (form: blunt) knife, blade stumpf machen3. vi(light) schwächer werden; (colour) verblassen; (eyes) sich trüben* * *dull [dʌl]A adv (adv dully)1. schwer von Begriff, dumm2. abgestumpft, teilnahmslos, gleichgültig3. träge, schwerfällig, langsam4. gelangweilt:feel dull sich langweilen5. langweilig, fad(e):never a dull moment hier ist was los, hier ist’s nie langweilig6. WIRTSCH flau, lustlos, schleppend:dull season tote Jahreszeit, stille Saison7. stumpf (Klinge etc)8. blind (Spiegel etc)9. matt, stumpf, glanzlos (Augen, Farben)10. dumpf (Geräusch, Schmerz)11. trüb(e) (Tag, Wetter etc)12. schwach (Licht)B v/t1. eine Klinge etc stumpf machen2. fig abstumpfen3. mattieren5. (ab)schwächen6. mildern, dämpfen7. Schmerzen betäubenC v/i1. stumpf werden, abstumpfen (auch fig)2. träge werden3. matt oder glanzlos werden4. sich abschwächen* * *1. adjective2) (boring) langweilig; stumpfsinnig [Arbeit, Routine]3) (gloomy) trübe [Wetter, Tag]4) (not bright) matt, stumpf [Farbe, Glanz, Licht, Metall]; trübe [Augen]; blind [Spiegel]; (not sharp) dumpf [Geräusch, Aufprall, Schmerz, Gefühl]5) (listless) lustlos6) (blunt) stumpf2. transitive verb1) (make less acute) schwächen; trüben; betäuben [Schmerz]2) (make less bright or sharp) stumpf werden lassen; verblassen lassen [Farbe]3) (blunt) stumpf machen4) (fig.) dämpfen [Freude, Enthusiasmus]; abstumpfen [Geist, Sinne, Verstand, Vorstellungskraft]* * *adj.dumm adj.dumpf adj.matt adj.schwerfällig adj.stumpf adj.trist (Farbe) adj.trüb adj. -
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1. a тупой, бестолковый, тупоумный2. a неповоротливый, тяжёлый, медлительный; вялый3. a подавленный; печальный, хмурый, невесёлый4. a унылый, печальный, приводящий в уныние; безрадостный5. a хмурый, пасмурный6. a скучный, наводящий скуку; монотонный7. a невкусный, пресный8. a тупой, неотточенный9. a тех. засалившийся10. a тусклый, неяркий; блёклый; матовый11. a притупленный, приглушённый; неясный, смутный12. a слабый, плохой, неясный13. a безжизненный, бесчувственный, тусклый14. a нечувствительный15. a вялый; бездеятельный16. a горн. плохо проветриваемый17. v делать тупым, вялым; утомлять18. v затуплять, делать тупым19. v притуплять; уменьшать20. v делать смутным, неясным; делать тусклым, блёклым21. v наводить мат, делать матовым, матировать22. v тускнеть; становиться матовым23. v редк. хмуриться, делаться пасмурнымСинонимический ряд:1. apathetic (adj.) apathetic; lethargic; sluggish; torpid2. banausic (adj.) banausic; dreary; humdrum; monotone; monotonous; plodding; poky; stodgy3. blind (adj.) blind; purblind; uncomprehending4. blunt (adj.) blunt; dulled; edgeless; obtuse; pointless; unsharpened5. boring (adj.) blah; boring; depressing; drear; fatuous; foolish; inapt6. colorless (adj.) colorless; lackluster; lifeless; lusterless; prosaic; prosy7. colourless (adj.) bleak; colourless; dark; dingy; gloomy; sober; sombre8. downcast (adj.) bad; blue; cast down; chapfallen; crestfallen; dejected; depressed; disconsolate; dispirited; doleful; down; downcast; downhearted; down-in-the-mouth; downthrown; droopy; heartsick; heartsore; heavy-hearted; hipped; low; low-spirited; melancholic; melancholy; mopey; saddened; soul-sick; sunk; unhappy; woebegone9. dry (adj.) arid; aseptic; bromidic; dry; dryasdust; dusty; insipid; irksome; sterile; stuffy; tedious; tiresome; tiring; uninteresting; weariful; wearisome; weary10. flat (adj.) blind; dead; dim; drab; earthbound; flat; lacklustre; mat; matter-of-fact; muddy; murky; muted; pedestrian; spiritless; subfusc; unimaginative; uninspired11. insensible (adj.) anesthetic; benumbed; bloodless; hard; impassible; insensate; insensible; insensitive; numb; rocky; unresponsive; wooden12. listless (adj.) heavy; languid; listless; placid13. off (adj.) off; slack; slow; soft14. overcast (adj.) cloudy; louring; lowering; nubilous; overcast; overclouded15. retarded (adj.) dim-witted; feebleminded; half-witted; imbecile; moronic; quarter-witted; retarded; simple; simpleminded; slow-witted16. somber (adj.) fat; inactive; inanimate; inert; sad; somber; sullen17. stupid (adj.) backward; beefheaded; beef-witted; beetleheaded; blear-eyed; blear-witted; blockheaded; blockish; blunted; chuckleheaded; dense; doltish; dumb; duncical; faint; fatheaded; goosey; hammerheaded; numskulled; pinhead; pinheaded; stupid; thick; thickheaded; thick-witted18. allay (verb) allay; alleviate; assuage; lessen19. blunt (verb) benumb; blunt; desensitise; disedge; hebetate; numb; obtund; stupefy; turn20. deaden (verb) deaden; desensitize; fade; muddy; mull; pale; shackle; soften; tarnish21. depress (verb) deject; depress; discourage; dishearten; dispirit; sadden22. dim (verb) becloud; befog; blear; blur; cloud; dim; eclipse; fog; gloom; haze; mist; obscure; shadowАнтонимический ряд:alert; bright; brilliant; burnished; cheerful; clever; encourage; exciting; exhilarating; hearten; humorous; imaginative; inspirit; intelligent; intensify; lively; sharp; smart -
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1. [dʌl] a1. тупой, бестолковый, тупоумныйdull brain /intelligence/ - тупоумие
2. неповоротливый, тяжёлый, медлительный; вялый3. подавленный; печальный, хмурый, невесёлый4. 1) унылый, печальный, приводящий в уныние; безрадостный2) хмурый, пасмурный (о погоде и т. п.)5. 1) скучный, наводящий скуку; монотонныйdull book [occupation] - скучная книга [-ое занятие]
it is deadly dull here - здесь страшная скукотища; ≅ жить здесь - скука смертная
2) невкусный, пресный6. 1) тупой, неотточенный2) тех. засалившийся ( о шлифовальном круге)7. 1) тусклый, неяркий; блёклый; матовыйthe fire is getting dull - огонь /костёр/ угасает
2) притупленный, приглушённый; неясный, смутный:dull sound [blow] - глухой звук [удар]
3) тупой ( о боли)8. 1) слабый, плохой, неясныйdull of hearing /of ear/ - тугой на ухо
2) безжизненный, бесчувственный, тусклый ( о взгляде)3) нечувствительный9. вялый (о торговле и т. п.); бездеятельный10. не имеющий спроса, неходкий ( о товаре)11. горн. плохо проветриваемый ( о руднике)2. [dʌl] v1. делать тупым, вялым; утомлять2. затуплять, делать тупым (нож и т. п.)3. притуплять; уменьшатьto dull smb.'s senses [pain] - притуплять чьи-л. чувства [боль]
to dull the edge of appetite [of pleasure] - испортить аппетит [удовольствие]
4. 1) делать смутным, неясным; делать тусклым, блёклым2) наводить мат, делать матовым, матировать3) тускнеть; становиться матовым5. редк. хмуриться, делаться пасмурным ( о погоде) -
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['dɛdlɪ] 1. adj 2. adv* * *1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) śmiertelny2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) nadzwyczajny3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) śmiertelnie nudny, monotonny -
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1) (slow to learn or to understand: The clever children help the dull ones.) lento, torpe, tonto2) (not bright or clear: a dull day.) apagado3) (not exciting or interesting: a very dull book.) monótono, aburrido•- dully- dullness
dull adj1. gris / tristedull, wet weather tiempo gris y lluvioso2. apagado / sin brillo3. aburrido / sosotr[dʌl]1 (boring - job) monótono,-a, pesado,-a; (- person, life, film) pesado,-a, aburrido,-a, soso,-a; (- place, town) aburrido,-a, sin interés2 (not bright - colours) apagado,-a; (light) pálido,-a; (overcast - weather, day) gris, triste, feo,-a; (- sky) cubierto,-a, nublado,-a; (not shiny - hair, complexion, eyes) sin brillo3 (muffled - sound) sordo,-a, amortiguado,-a; (- pain, ache) sordo,-a; (blunt- edge, blade) romo,-a, embotado,-a4 (slow-witted) torpe, lerdo,-a5 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (sluggish - trade) flojo,-adull ['dʌl] vt1) dim: opacar, quitar el brillo a, deslustrar2) blunt: embotar (un filo), entorpecer (los sentidos), aliviar (el dolor), amortiguar (sonidos)dull adj1) stupid: torpe, lerdo, lento2) blunt: desafilado, despuntado3) lackluster: sin brillo, deslustrado4) boring: aburrido, soso, pesado♦ dully advadj.• aburrido, -a adj.• anodino, -a adj.• deslucido, -a adj.• deslustrado, -a adj.• despuntado, -a adj.• desvaído, -a adj.• insulso, -a adj.• insípido, -a adj.• lelo, -a adj.• lerdo, -a adj.• mortecino, -a adj.• obtuso, -a adj.• pardo, -a adj.• soso, -a adj.• torpe adj.v.• arromar v.• deslucir v.• deslustrar v.• despuntar v.• embotar v.• empañar v.• enromar v.• entorpecer v.
I dʌl1)a) ( not bright) < color> apagado; <light/glow> pálido; <eyes/complexion> sin brilloc) ( overcast) <day/morning> gris, feo2) ( boring) <speech/person> aburrido3)b) <edge/blade> romo, embotado
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a) ( make less bright) \<\<color/surface\>\> quitar el brillo a, opacar*b) ( make less sharp) \<\<pain\>\> aliviar, calmar; \<\<senses\>\> entorpecer*, embotar[dʌl]1. ADJ(compar duller) (superl dullest)1) (=boring) [person, speech, book, evening, job] aburrido, pesado; [place] aburrido, soso; [style, food] sosodeadly dull — terriblemente aburrido, aburridísimo
2) (=not bright) [colour, metal, glow] apagado; [eyes] apagado, sin brillo; [hair, skin, complexion] sin brillo; [weather] nublado; [sky, day] grisdull, lifeless hair — pelo sin brillo, sin vida
it will be dull at first — (Met) al principio estará nublado
3) (=not sharp) [pain, feeling, sound] sordoit fell with a dull thud or thump — cayó con un golpe sordo
4) (=lethargic, withdrawn) [person, mood] deprimido, desanimado5) (=slow-witted) [person, mind] torpe; [pupil] lentohis senses or faculties are growing dull — está perdiendo facultades
6) (=blunt) [blade, knife] romo7) (Comm) [trade, business, market] flojo2.VT [+ senses, blade] embotar; [+ emotions] enfriar; [+ pain] aliviar; [+ sound] amortiguar; [+ mind, memory] entorpecer; [+ colour] apagar; [+ mirror, metal] deslustrar, quitar el brillo de; [+ sensitivity] embrutecer; [+ grief] atenuar3.VI [light] amortiguarse; [colour] apagarse, perder intensidad; [metal] deslustrarse, perder brillo; [memory] entorpecerse; [senses] embotarse* * *
I [dʌl]1)a) ( not bright) < color> apagado; <light/glow> pálido; <eyes/complexion> sin brilloc) ( overcast) <day/morning> gris, feo2) ( boring) <speech/person> aburrido3)b) <edge/blade> romo, embotado
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a) ( make less bright) \<\<color/surface\>\> quitar el brillo a, opacar*b) ( make less sharp) \<\<pain\>\> aliviar, calmar; \<\<senses\>\> entorpecer*, embotar -
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1. [ʹdedlı] a1. смертельный; смертоносныйdeadly blow [poison] - смертельный удар [яд]
deadly wound - смертельная /роковая/ рана
2. убийственный, страшныйto say smth. in a deadly voice - сказать что-л. убийственным тоном
he had a deadly air about him - у него был такой вид, от которого кровь стыла в жилах
3. смертный4. неумолимый, беспощадныйdeadly combat /fight/ - смертельная битва
deadly feud /enmity/ - непримиримая вражда
5. эмоц.-усил. ужасный, чрезвычайный; смертельныйdeadly silence - мёртвая /гробовая/ тишина
perfectly deadly - совершенно невыносимый, абсолютно несносный
2. [ʹdedlı] advin deadly haste - в невероятной /ужасной/ спешке
1. смертельно2. эмоц.-усил. чрезвычайно; страшно, до смертиin deadly earnest - совершенно серьёзный, без намёка на шутку
См. также в других словарях:
deadly (dull) — mod. very dull. □ The lecture was deadly dull, and I went to sleep. □ What a deadly dull prof. □ Her story was really deadly. I am sorry I was awake for part of it … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
deadly dull — very boring, extremely tedious … English contemporary dictionary
deadly — [[t]de̱dli[/t]] deadlier, deadliest 1) ADJ GRADED If something is deadly, it is likely or able to cause someone s death, or has already caused someone s death. He was acquitted on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. ...a deadly disease… … English dictionary
deadly — deadliness, n. /ded lee/, adj., deadlier, deadliest, adv. adj. 1. causing or tending to cause death; fatal; lethal: a deadly poison. 2. aiming to kill or destroy; implacable: a deadly enemy. 3. like death: a deadly pallor. 4. excruciatingly… … Universalium
dull — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Dull is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑eye Dull is used with these nouns as the object: ↑appetite, ↑mind, ↑pain, ↑sense {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ appear … Collocations dictionary
dull — dull1 S3 [dʌl] adj comparative duller superlative dullest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(boring)¦ 2¦(colour/light)¦ 3¦(weather)¦ 4¦(pain)¦ 5¦(sound)¦ 6¦(knife/blade)¦ 7¦(not intelligent)¦ 8¦(trade)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
deadly — I UK [ˈdedlɪ] / US adjective Word forms deadly : adjective deadly comparative deadlier superlative deadliest * 1) able or likely to kill people This is a potentially deadly disease. deadly to: Too many water changes can prove deadly to these… … English dictionary
deadly — /ˈdɛdli / (say dedlee) adjective (deadlier, deadliest) 1. causing or tending to cause death; fatal: a deadly poison. 2. aiming to kill or destroy; implacable: a deadly enemy. 3. involving spiritual death: a deadly sin. 4. like death: a deadly… …
deadly — dead•ly [[t]ˈdɛd li[/t]] adj. li•er, li•est, adv. 1) causing or tending to cause death; lethal 2) aiming to kill or destroy; implacable: a deadly enemy[/ex] 3) like death 4) excruciatingly boring 5) excessive; inordinate: deadly haste[/ex] 6)… … From formal English to slang
deadly — dead|ly1 [ˈdedli] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(very dangerous)¦ 2 deadly enemy 3¦(complete)¦ 4¦(very effective)¦ 5¦(like death)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(VERY DANGEROUS)¦ likely to cause death = ↑lethal ▪ a deadly poison ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
deadly — 1 adjective 1 VERY DANGEROUS likely to cause death: a deadly poison 2 deadly enemy someone who will always be your enemy and will try to harm you as much as possible: The inhabitants soon came to regard the white settlers as their deadly enemy. 3 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
