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(a) (lethal → poison, blow) mortel; (→ snake) au venin mortel; (→ weapon) meurtrier; figurative (hatred) mortel; (wit, satire) mordant, caustique; (silence, pallor) de mort, mortel;∎ figurative they are deadly enemies ce sont des ennemis mortels;∎ the seven deadly sins les sept péchés mpl capitaux∎ his aim is deadly il a un tir excellent;∎ with deadly accuracy avec une extrême précision;∎ to deadly effect de façon dévastatrice∎ in deadly earnest (say) avec le plus grand sérieux2 adverbextrêmement, terriblement;∎ deadly accurate extrêmement précis;∎ to be deadly serious être tout à fait sérieux;∎ deadly pale pâle comme la mort, d'une pâleur de mort ou mortelle;∎ it was deadly boring or dull c'était mortellement ennuyeux►► Botany deadly nightshade belladone f -
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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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A adj1 ( lethal) [poison, disease, attack] mortel/-elle ; [weapon] meurtrier/-ière ; fig [enemy] mortel/-elle ; [hatred] meurtrier/-ière ; [rivalry] acharné ; [insult] dévastateur/-trice ; his aim is deadly [gunman] il tire avec une précision mortelle ; [sports player] ses coups sont extrêmement précis ; the cold was deadly il faisait terriblement froid ;2 (absolute, extreme) in deadly earnest avec le plus grand sérieux ; with deadly accuracy avec la plus grande précision ;3 ○ (dull, boring) [person, event] mortel/-elle ○, rasant ○ ;4 ( deathlike) [pallor, silence] de mort.B adv [dull, boring] mortellement, terriblement ; deadly pale pâle comme la mort ; to be deadly serious être des plus sérieux.
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deadly — dead ly, adv. 1. In a manner resembling, or as if produced by, death; deathly. Deadly pale. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. In a manner to occasion death; mortally. [1913 Webster] The groanings of a deadly wounded man. Ezek. xxx. 24. [1913 Webster] 3. In … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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pale — Synonyms and related words: abate, abnormal, achievement, achromatic, achromatize, achromic, alabaster, alabastrine, albescent, alerion, ambit, anathema, anemic, animal charge, annulet, arena, argent, arid, armorial bearings, armory, arms, ashen … Moby Thesaurus
deadly — adj. & adv. adj. (deadlier, deadliest) 1 a causing or able to cause fatal injury or serious damage. b poisonous (deadly snake). 2 intense, extreme (deadly dullness). 3 (of an aim etc.) extremely accurate or effective. 4 deathlike (deadly pale;… … Useful 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
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… …
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pale — adj 1 Pale, pallid, ashen, ashy, wan, livid mean devoid of natural or healthy color as applied to a complexion or deficient in vividness or intensity of hue as applied to a specific color. Pale is the least rich of these words in implications and … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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Ashy pale — Ashy Ash y, a. 1. Pertaining to, or composed of, ashes; filled, or strewed with, ashes. [1913 Webster] 2. Ash colored; whitish gray; deadly pale. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Ashy pale}, pale as ashes. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English