-
1 -fatal, fateful o mortal?-
Nota d'usoFatal e mortal significano principalmente “mortale”, nel senso di “ciò che cagiona morte”. Tra i due è più comune fatal, che si può riferire sia al passato che al futuro: a fatal accident, un incidente mortale; The disease may prove fatal, la malattia potrebbe rivelarsi mortale. Anche se spesso si ignora questa distinzione, mortal propriamente si riferisce solo al passato e a una morte che è già avvenuta: He suffered a mortal blow to the head, subì un colpo mortale alle testa; The soldiers inflicted mortal wounds to the enemy, i soldati inflissero ferite mortali al nemico. Per tradurre “fatale” nel senso di “fatidico”, ed evitare equivoci con il significato principale di fatal, si può usare fateful: on that fateful day, in quel giorno fatale. -
2 lethal
['liːθl]1) (fatal) [substance, dose, weapon] letale; [disease, blow] mortale2) (dangerous) [machine, stretch of road] molto pericolosoa lethal mixture — (drink) un miscuglio mortale; fig. scherz. un miscuglio terribile
* * *['li:Ɵəl](causing death; enough to kill: a lethal dose of poison.) letale* * *lethal /ˈli:ɵl/a.letale; mortale; micidiale: the lethal bite of a snake, il morso letale di un serpente; ( boxe) a lethal blow, un colpo micidiale● lethal chamber, camera della morte ( col gas)lethally avv.* * *['liːθl]1) (fatal) [substance, dose, weapon] letale; [disease, blow] mortale2) (dangerous) [machine, stretch of road] molto pericolosoa lethal mixture — (drink) un miscuglio mortale; fig. scherz. un miscuglio terribile
-
3 mortal
['mɔːtl] 1. 2.nome mortale m. e f.* * *['mo:tl] 1. adjective1) (liable to die; unable to live for ever: Man is mortal.) mortale2) (of or causing death: a mortal illness; mortal enemies (= enemies willing to fight each other till death); mortal combat.) mortale2. noun(a human being: All mortals must die sometime.) mortale- mortally
- mortal sin* * *mortal /ˈmɔ:tl/A a.1 mortale; fatale; letale; all'ultimo sangue, a oltranza: a mortal wound, una ferita mortale; mortal remains, spoglie mortali; in mortal combat, in un duello mortale; a mortal enemy, un nemico mortale; mortal hatred, odio mortale; Man is mortal, l'uomo è mortale3 (fam.) lunghissimo; interminabile: I waited for two mortal hours, attesi per due ore interminabiliB n.mortale; uomo; creatura umana● mortal agony, agonia □ (relig.) mortal sin, peccato mortale □ by no mortal means, in nessun modo; neanche per sogno □ (fam.) It's no mortal good to anyone, non serve proprio a nessuno!; a che pro?mortally avv. NOTA D'USO: - fatal, fateful o mortal?-* * *['mɔːtl] 1. 2.nome mortale m. e f.
См. также в других словарях:
fatal blow — deadly hit or stroke, lethal assault, decisive attack … English contemporary dictionary
blow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hard knock that hits sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ hard, heavy, nasty, painful, powerful, severe, sharp, stinging, violent … Collocations dictionary
fatal — adjective 1 resulting in someone s death: Meningitis is a serious illness, fatal in some cases. | fatal accident/illness/injury etc: a fatal climbing accident | prove fatal (=be fatal): If it is not treated correctly, the condition can prove… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fatal */*/ — UK [ˈfeɪt(ə)l] / US adjective 1) causing someone to die a fatal accident/injury/disease etc: a fatal road accident a fatal heart attack prove fatal (= cause death): In the nineteenth century childbirth often proved fatal. 2) a) with very serious… … English dictionary
fatal — fa|tal [ feıtl ] adjective ** 1. ) causing someone to die: a fatal accident/injury/disease etc.: a fatal road accident prove fatal (=cause death): In the nineteenth century childbirth often proved fatal. 2. ) with very serious negative effects:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fatal — fa|tal [ˈfeıtl] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin fatalis, from fatum; FATE] 1.) resulting in someone s death ▪ potentially fatal diseases fatal accident/illness/injury etc ▪ a fatal climbing accident ▪ If it is not treated correctly … Dictionary of contemporary English
fatal — [[t]fe͟ɪt(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A fatal action has very undesirable effects. It would clearly be fatal for Europe to quarrel seriously with America... He made the fatal mistake of compromising early... It would deal a fatal blow to his fading… … English dictionary
fatal — [fāt′ l] adj. [ME < OFr & < L fatalis < fatum, FATE] 1. Obs. fated; destined; inevitable 2. important in its outcome; fateful; decisive [the fatal day arrived] 3. resulting in death 4. very destructive; most unfortunate; disastrous … English World dictionary
blow — I n. 1) to deal, deliver, strike a blow (he dealt us a severe blow) 2) to heap, rain blows on smb. 3) to come to blows; to exchange blows 4) to take a blow (the boxer took several blows to the head) 5) to cushion; deflect, parry, ward off; dodge… … Combinatory dictionary
blow — blow1 W3S2 [bləu US blou] v past tense blew [blu:] past participle blown [ US bloun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(wind moving)¦ 2¦(wind moving something)¦ 3¦(air from your mouth)¦ 4¦(make a noise)¦ 5¦(violence)¦ 6¦(lose an opportunity)¦ 7¦(waste money)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
fatal — adj. 1 causing death VERBS ▪ be, prove ADVERB ▪ nearly (esp. AmE) ▪ He has not driven since his nearly fatal accident earlier this year. (near fatal in BrE) … Collocations dictionary