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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) (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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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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1 ( not frivolous or light) [person, expression, discussion, approach, issue, offer, purpose] sérieux/-ieuse ; [work, literature, actor, scientist, survey] de qualité ; [attempt, concern] réel/réelle ; [intention] ferme ; to be serious about sth prendre qch au sérieux ; to be serious about doing avoir vraiment l'intention de faire ; is he serious about going to America? est-ce qu'il a vraiment l'intention d'aller aux États-Unis? ; is he serious about her? est-ce qu'il tient vraiment à elle? ; they're serious about each other c'est du sérieux entre eux ; to give serious thought to sth penser sérieusement à qch ; there's no serious case for arguing that… il n'y a pas vraiment lieu de soutenir que… ; this is deadly serious ○ c'est on ne peut plus sérieux ; you can't be serious tu veux rire ○ ; they got down to the serious business of eating hum ils sont passés aux choses sérieuses: ils se sont mis à manger ; being a parent is a serious business être parent est une grande responsabilité ; to make/spend serious money ○ gagner/dépenser beaucoup d'argent ; if you want to do some serious shopping/surfing… ○ si tu veux vraiment faire des courses/du surf… ; he's a serious drinker ○ hum c'est un buveur professionnel ;2 ( grave) [accident, condition, allegation, crime, crisis, error, problem] grave ; [concern, doubt, misgiving] sérieux/-ieuse ; nothing serious, I hope rien de grave, j'espère ; this is a very serious matter l'affaire est très grave. -
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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
deadly sins NPL —
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I ['dedlɪ]1) (lethal) [disease, sin] mortale; [poison, weapon] letale; fig. [enemy, hatred] mortale; [ rivalry] accanito2) (absolute)3) colloq. (boring) [person, event] noiosissimoII ['dedlɪ]* * *1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) mortale2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) grande3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) insopportabile* * *deadly (1) /ˈdɛdlɪ/a.1 mortale; micidiale: deadly poison, veleno micidiale; deadly enemies, nemici mortali; a deadly attack [disease, weapon], un attentato [una malattia, un'arma] mortale; a deadly sin, un peccato capitale; a deadly threat, una minaccia di morte4 (fam.) micidiale (fig.): deadly accuracy, precisione micidiale; a deadly aim, una mira infallibile● (bot.) deadly nightshade, ( Atropa belladonna) belladonna; ( Solanum nigrum) morella, ballerina □ a deadly secret, un segreto assoluto □ a deadly silence, un silenzio di tomba □ (relig.) the seven Deadly Sins, i sette vizi capitali □ to be in deadly earnest, fare proprio sul serio.deadly (2) /ˈdɛdlɪ/avv.2 estremamente; tremendamente: deadly serious, estremamente serio; deadly boring (o dull) tremendamente noioso; deadly tired, stanco morto.* * *I ['dedlɪ]1) (lethal) [disease, sin] mortale; [poison, weapon] letale; fig. [enemy, hatred] mortale; [ rivalry] accanito2) (absolute)3) colloq. (boring) [person, event] noiosissimoII ['dedlɪ] -
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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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ˈdedlɪ
1. прил.
1) а) смертельный;
летальный, убийственный( в прямом и переносном значении) deadly boredom ≈ смертельная скука Syn: fatal, mortal, lethal б) церк. смертный deadly sin ≈ смертный грех
2) неумолимый, беспощадный, непреклонный;
суровый, вероломный a deadly enemy ≈ вероломный враг Syn: inexorable, implacable
3) верный, точный;
без погрешностей Robin Hood was considered to be a deadly marksman. ≈ Робин Гуд считался очень метким стрелком. Syn: unerring
4) разг. ужасный, чрезвычайный Syn: extreme
2. нареч.
1) а) смертельно Syn: mortally б) мертвецки
2) разг. ужасно, чрезвычайно deadly serious ≈ чрезвычайно важный, в высшей степени серьезный Syn: extremely смертельный;
смертоносный - * blow смертельный удар - * weapon смертоносное оружие - * wound смертельная рана - * disease смертельная болезнь убийственный, страшный - to say smth. in a * voice сказать что-л. убийственным тоном - her voice held a * venom в ее голосе были ядовитые нотки - he had a * air about him у него был такой вид, от которого кровь стыла в жилах смертный - * sin смертный грех неумолимый, беспощадный - * combat смертельная битва - * feud непримиримая вражда - * enemy заклятый враг( эмоционально-усилительно) ужасный, чрезвычайный;
смертельный - * paleness смертельная бледность - * faintness страшная слабость - * silence мертвая тишина - * dullness невыносимая скука - perfectly * совершенно невыносимый, абсолютно несносный - in * haste в невероятной спешке смертельно (эмоционально-усилительно) чрезвычайно;
страшно, до смерти - * dull убийственно скучный - * tired смертельно уставший - in * earnest совершенно серьезный, без намека на шутку deadly неумолимый, беспощадный;
убийственный;
deadly struggle борьба не на жизнь, а на смерть ~ смертельно ~ смертельный;
смертоносный;
deadly poison смертельный яд ~ смертный;
deadly sin смертный грех ~ разг. ужасно, чрезвычайно ~ разг. ужасный, чрезвычайный;
deadly paleness смертельная бледность;
deadly gloom страшный мрак;
in deadly haste в страшной спешке ~ разг. ужасный, чрезвычайный;
deadly paleness смертельная бледность;
deadly gloom страшный мрак;
in deadly haste в страшной спешке ~ разг. ужасный, чрезвычайный;
deadly paleness смертельная бледность;
deadly gloom страшный мрак;
in deadly haste в страшной спешке ~ смертельный;
смертоносный;
deadly poison смертельный яд ~ смертный;
deadly sin смертный грех deadly неумолимый, беспощадный;
убийственный;
deadly struggle борьба не на жизнь, а на смерть ~ разг. ужасный, чрезвычайный;
deadly paleness смертельная бледность;
deadly gloom страшный мрак;
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adj.1 mortal, mortífero(a) (poison, blow, enemy); mortífero(a) (weapon); cadavérico(a) (pallor); sepulcral (silence)2 aburridísimo(a) (familiar) (boring)3 aburrido.adv.1 (muy)deadly accurate tremendamente exacto(a)deadly boring mortalmente aburrido(a)to be deadly serious about something decir algo completamente en serioI’m deadly serious lo digo muy en serio2 mortalmente. -
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['dedlɪ] 1. прил.1) смертельный; летальный, убийственныйSyn:2) рел. смертный ( о грехе)3) неумолимый, беспощадный, непреклонныйThey were locked together in deadly wrestle, each with a hand upon the other's throat. — Они вцепились друг другу в горло мёртвой хваткой.
Syn:Syn:5) чрезвычайный, абсолютный, полныйin deadly earnest — совершенно, абсолютно серьёзно
Syn:2. нареч.His face had a deadly paleness. — Он был бледен как смерть.
1) смертельно; подобно смертиSyn:2) чрезвычайноSyn: -
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adjective1) (earnest) ernst2) (important, grave) ernst [Angelegenheit, Lage, Problem, Zustand]; ernsthaft [Frage, Einwand, Kandidat]; gravierend [Änderung]; schwer [Krankheit, Unfall, Fehler, Verstoß, Niederlage]; ernst zu nehmend [Rivale]; ernstlich [Gefahr, Bedrohung]; bedenklich [Verschlechterung, Mangel]; schwerwiegend [Vorwurf]things are/something is getting serious — die Lage spitzt sich zu/etwas nimmt ernste Ausmaße an
there is a serious danger that... — es besteht ernste Gefahr, dass...
3) (in earnest)be serious about something/doing something — etwas ernst nehmen/ernsthaft tun wollen
is he serious about her? — meint er es ernst mit ihr?
* * *['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) ernst3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) ernst•- academic.ru/66071/seriousness">seriousness- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously* * *se·ri·ous[ˈsɪəriəs, AM ˈsɪriəs]please don't laugh — I'm being \serious bitte lach nicht — ich meine das ganz ernstto wear a \serious expression ernst blicken [o fam dreinschauen]\serious matter ernste Angelegenheita \serious threat eine ernsthafte Bedrohung2. (grave) accident, crime, offence, setback schwer; (dangerous) gefährlich; (not slight) [medical] condition, problem ernst; allegation schwerwiegend; argument, disagreement ernsthaft\serious trouble ernsthafte Schwierigkeiten\serious error gravierender Fehlerto give sth a \serious thought ernsthaft über etw akk nachdenken▪ to be \serious about sb/sth es mit jdm/etw ernst meinenis she \serious about going to live abroad? ist das ihr Ernst, im Ausland leben zu wollen?she's planning on doing some \serious drinking tonight sie hat vor, heute Abend gründlich einen drauf zu machen famto have some \serious difficulty mächtig[e] Schwierigkeiten haben fama \serious haircut ein extremer Kurzhaarschnitt* * *['sIərɪəs]adj1) (= earnest) ernst; (= not frivolous) ernsthaft; consideration, discussion, conversation, doubts ernst, ernsthaft; point, matter, business ernst; newspaper, publication, interest ernsthaft, seriös; offer, suggestion ernst gemeint, seriös; attempt ernsthaft; contender ernst zu nehmend attrto be serious about doing sth — etw im Ernst tun wollen
I'm serious (about it) — ich meine das ernst, das ist mein Ernst
be serious about your studies — du musst dein Studium ernst nehmen
you can't be serious! — das meinst du doch nicht ernst!, das kann nicht dein Ernst sein!
to give serious thought or consideration to sth — sich (dat) etw ernsthaft or ernstlich überlegen, sich über etw (acc)
the serious student of jazz will... — wer sich ernsthaft mit Jazz beschäftigt, wird...
2) (= critical) accident, flooding, deficiencies, loss schwer; mistake, injury schwer, schlimm; problem ernst, ernst zu nehmend attr; illness schwer, ernst; situation ernst, schlimm; patient's condition ernst, bedenklich; threat, shortage, lack ernst, ernstlich; deterioration bedenklich* * *serious [ˈsıərıəs] adj1. ernst(haft):a) feierlichb) seriösc) schwerwiegend, bedeutend:serious artist ernsthafter oder seriöser Künstler;serious dress seriöse Kleidung;serious face ernstes Gesicht;serious music ernste Musik, E-Musik f;serious problem ernstes Problem2. ernst(haft), ernstlich, ernst gemeint, seriös (Angebot etc):serious attempt ernsthafter Versuch;serious studies pl ernsthaftes Studium;are you serious? meinst du das im Ernst?;he is serious about er meint es oder es ist ihm ernst mit;be serious about one’s work seine Arbeit ernst nehmen3. ernst zu nehmend, ernstlich, gefährlich, bedenklich:serious accident schwerer Unfall;serious illness ernste oder schwere Krankheit;a serious rival ein ernst zu nehmender Gegner* * *adjective1) (earnest) ernst2) (important, grave) ernst [Angelegenheit, Lage, Problem, Zustand]; ernsthaft [Frage, Einwand, Kandidat]; gravierend [Änderung]; schwer [Krankheit, Unfall, Fehler, Verstoß, Niederlage]; ernst zu nehmend [Rivale]; ernstlich [Gefahr, Bedrohung]; bedenklich [Verschlechterung, Mangel]; schwerwiegend [Vorwurf]things are/something is getting serious — die Lage spitzt sich zu/etwas nimmt ernste Ausmaße an
there is a serious danger that... — es besteht ernste Gefahr, dass...
3) (in earnest)be serious about something/doing something — etwas ernst nehmen/ernsthaft tun wollen
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1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) dødelig2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) smadder; død-3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) dræbende; kedelig* * *1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) dødelig2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) smadder; død-3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) dræbende; kedelig -
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'siəriəs1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) serio2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) serio3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) serio4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) serio•- seriously
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serious adj1. serio2. gravetr['sɪərɪəs]1 (solemn, earnest) serio,-a■ you can't be serious! ¡no lo dices en serio!, ¡no hablas en serio!■ are you serious about leaving your job? ¿en serio quieres dejar el trabajo?2 (causing concern, severe) grave, serio,-aserious ['sɪriəs] adj1) sober: serio2) dedicated, earnest: serio, dedicadoto be serious about something: tomar algo en serio3) grave: serio, graveserious problems: problemas gravesadj.• aplomado, -a adj.• formal adj.• grave adj.• serio, -a adj.• sincero, -a adj.'sɪriəs, 'sɪəriəs1)a) (in earnest, sincere) serioI'm serious — lo digo en serio or de veras
you can't be serious! — estás loco!, me estás tomando el pelo! (fam)
come on now, be serious! — vamos, vamos, más formalidad
to be serious ABOUT something/-ING: I'm serious about this lo digo en serio; are you serious about wanting to change your job? — ¿en serio quieres cambiar de trabajo?
b) ( committed) (before n) <student/worker> dedicadoc) ( not lightweight) (before n) <newspaper/play/music> serio2)a) (grave, severe) <injury/illness> graveb) (of importance, major)we're talking serious money here — (colloq) no estamos hablando de dos centavos
['sɪǝrɪǝs]ADJ1) (=in earnest, not frivolous) [person] serio, formal; [expression, discussion, newspaper, music] serioa rather serious girl — una chica bastante seria or formal
are you serious? — ¿lo dices en serio?
you can't be serious! — no lo dices en serio, ¿verdad?
gentlemen, let's be serious — señores, un poco de formalidad
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to be serious about sth/sb, she's serious about her studies — se toma sus estudios en serioare you serious about giving up the job? — ¿hablas en serio de dejar el trabajo?
is she serious about him? — ¿va ella en serio con él?
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they haven't made a serious attempt to solve the problem — no han intentado realmente resolver el problema•
the serious business of running the country — la importante tarea de gobernar el paíseating shellfish is a serious business in France — comer marisco no es algo que se tome a la ligera en Francia
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to give serious consideration to sth — considerar algo seriamente•
to take a serious interest in sth — interesarse seriamente por algo•
don't look so serious! — ¡no te pongas tan serio!•
all serious offers considered — cualquier oferta (que sea) seria se tendrá en cuentadeadly 2.•
to give serious thought to sth — considerar algo seriamente2) (=grave) [problem, consequences, situation] grave, serio; [danger, illness, injury, mistake] grave•
the patient's condition is serious — el paciente está grave•
to have serious doubts about sth — tener serias dudas sobre algo3) ** * *['sɪriəs, 'sɪəriəs]1)a) (in earnest, sincere) serioI'm serious — lo digo en serio or de veras
you can't be serious! — estás loco!, me estás tomando el pelo! (fam)
come on now, be serious! — vamos, vamos, más formalidad
to be serious ABOUT something/-ING: I'm serious about this lo digo en serio; are you serious about wanting to change your job? — ¿en serio quieres cambiar de trabajo?
b) ( committed) (before n) <student/worker> dedicadoc) ( not lightweight) (before n) <newspaper/play/music> serio2)a) (grave, severe) <injury/illness> graveb) (of importance, major)we're talking serious money here — (colloq) no estamos hablando de dos centavos
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1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) smrtonosen2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) zelo velik3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) dolgočasen* * *I [dédli]adjectivesmrten, smrtonosen; mrtvaški; umrljiv; nespravljiv; colloquially strašen, grozen, izreden, nenavaden; usoden, pogubendeadly nightshade botany volčja češnjaII [dédli]adverbsmrtno; mrtvaško; colloquially skrajno, grozno, izredno, na smrt -
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1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) dødbringende, dødelig2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) svær, veldig, dødsens3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) gørrkjedelig, drependedødeligIadj. \/ˈdedlɪ\/1) dødelig, døds-, dødbringende, giftig2) dødelig forbitret, uforsonlig, døds-3) dødsaktig4) ( hverdagslig) dødskjedelig, gørrkjedelig5) ( slang) glimrende, storartet6) ( slang) overdådig, svær, veldigIIadv. \/ˈdedlɪ\/dødelig, døds- -
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1) ( capable of killing) tödlich;a \deadly look ein tödlicher [o mörderischer] Blick2) ( total) Tod-;\deadly enemies Todfeinde mpl;in \deadly earnest todernst;PHRASES:the seven \deadly sins die sieben Todsünden fpl adv1) ( deathly)\deadly pale leichenblass\deadly dull/ serious todlangweilig/-ernst -
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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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deadly — [ded′lē] adj. deadlier, deadliest [ME dedlich < OE deadlic: see DEAD & LY1] 1. causing death or likely to cause death [a deadly poison] 2. to the death; mortal or implacable [deadly combat, deadly enemies] … English World dictionary
deadly — ► ADJECTIVE (deadlier, deadliest) 1) causing or able to cause death. 2) (of a voice, glance, etc.) filled with hate. 3) extremely accurate or effective. 4) informal extremely boring. ► ADVERB 1) … English terms dictionary
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
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 — 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
serious — adj. 1 bad/dangerous VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ By this time the riots were getting serious. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
serious — adj. 1) deadly serious 2) serious about (she is serious about her work) * * * [ sɪ(ə)rɪəs] deadly serious seriousabout (she is serious about her work) … Combinatory 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 — I. adjective (deadlier; est) Date: before 12th century 1. likely to cause or capable of producing death < deadly poison > 2. a. aiming to kill or destroy ; implacable < a deadly enemy > b. highly … New Collegiate Dictionary