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1 impervious
impervious [ɪm'pɜ:vɪəs](a) (unreceptive, untouched → person) imperméable, fermé;∎ they are impervious to new ideas ils sont imperméables ou inaccessibles aux idées nouvelles;∎ impervious to criticism imperméable à la critique;∎ he was impervious to her charm il était insensible à son charme;∎ he remained impervious to our suggestions il est resté sourd à nos propositions(b) (resistant → material)∎ impervious to heat résistant à la chaleur;∎ impervious to damp/water imperméable -
2 dead
dead [ded]1. adjectivea. [person, animal, plant] mort• will he do it? -- over my dead body! (inf) il le fera ? -- il faudra d'abord qu'il me passe sur le corps !• I wouldn't be seen dead with him! (inf) pour rien au monde je ne voudrais être vu avec lui !• I wouldn't be seen dead in that pub! (inf) il est hors de question que je mette les pieds (inf) dans ce bar !• you're dead meat! (inf!) t'es un homme mort ! (inf)b. [limbs] engourdic. [battery] à plat ; [town] mortd. ( = absolute, exact) to hit sth dead centre frapper qch en plein milieu• it's a dead cert (inf!) c'est sûr et certain2. adverb3. noun4. plural noun5. compounds* * *[ded] 1.1)2.1) ( no longer living) mortthe dead man/woman — le mort/la morte
to play dead — faire le mort/la morte
dead and buried — lit, fig mort et enterré
I'm absolutely dead! — (colloq) ( exhausted) je suis mort! (colloq)
2) ( extinct) [language] mort; [custom] désuet/-ète; [issue] dépassé; [fire] mort3) (dull, not lively) [place] mort; [audience] apathique4) (not functioning, idle) [battery] à plat; [capital] inactif/-ivethe phone went dead — tout d'un coup, plus rien (sur la ligne)
5) ( impervious) insensible (to à)6) ( numb) [limb] engourdi7) ( absolute)3.adverb surtout GB (absolutely, completely) absolumentdead on time — pile (colloq) à l'heure
dead on six o'clock — à six heures pile (colloq)
dead easy — (colloq) simple comme bonjour (colloq)
they were dead lucky! — (colloq) ils ont eu du pot! (colloq)
dead drunk — (colloq) ivre mort
dead tired — (colloq) crevé (colloq), claqué (colloq)
I was dead scared! — (colloq) j'avais une trouille bleue! (colloq)
you're dead right! — (colloq) tu as parfaitement raison!
‘dead slow’ — Automobile ‘roulez au pas’
to be dead against — être totalement opposé à [idea, plan]
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