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1 ♦ dull
♦ 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. -
2 deadly dead·ly
['dɛdlɪ]he is in deadly earnest — fa (or parla) sul serio, non scherza
this book is deadly — (fam: very boring) questo libro è un mattone
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3 deadly
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] -
4 dead
I [ded]1) (no longer living) mortothe dead man, woman — il morto, la morta
a dead body — un morto, un cadavere
to play dead — fare finta di essere morto, fare il morto
drop dead! — colloq. crepa!
to shoot sb. dead — uccidere qcn. (sparando)
"wanted, dead or alive" — "ricercato, vivo o morto"
to give sb. up for dead — dare qcn. per spacciato
I'm absolutely dead after that walk! — colloq. sono stanco morto dopo quella camminata!
4) (not functioning, idle) [ battery] scarico; [ bank account] estinto; [ capital] infruttifero, improduttivo5) (impervious)to be dead to sth. — essere insensibile a qcs
7) (absolute)a dead calm — una calma assoluta o piatta
••II [ded]you do that and you're dead meat! — AE colloq. fallo e sei un uomo morto!
1)2) fig. (depths)III [ded]at dead of night in the dead of night nel cuore della notte, a notte fonda; in the dead of winter — in pieno inverno
avverbio assolutamente"dead slow" — aut. "a passo d'uomo"
to be dead against — essere completamente contrario a [idea, plan]
* * *[ded] 1. adjective1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) morto2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) guasto3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) assoluto2. adverb(completely: dead drunk.) completamente- deaden- deadly 3. adverb(extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) tremendamente- dead end- dead-end
- dead heat
- dead language
- deadline
- deadlock* * *I [ded]1) (no longer living) mortothe dead man, woman — il morto, la morta
a dead body — un morto, un cadavere
to play dead — fare finta di essere morto, fare il morto
drop dead! — colloq. crepa!
to shoot sb. dead — uccidere qcn. (sparando)
"wanted, dead or alive" — "ricercato, vivo o morto"
to give sb. up for dead — dare qcn. per spacciato
I'm absolutely dead after that walk! — colloq. sono stanco morto dopo quella camminata!
4) (not functioning, idle) [ battery] scarico; [ bank account] estinto; [ capital] infruttifero, improduttivo5) (impervious)to be dead to sth. — essere insensibile a qcs
7) (absolute)a dead calm — una calma assoluta o piatta
••II [ded]you do that and you're dead meat! — AE colloq. fallo e sei un uomo morto!
1)2) fig. (depths)III [ded]at dead of night in the dead of night nel cuore della notte, a notte fonda; in the dead of winter — in pieno inverno
avverbio assolutamente"dead slow" — aut. "a passo d'uomo"
to be dead against — essere completamente contrario a [idea, plan]
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
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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
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