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1. adverba. [say, tell] carrément ; [laugh] franchementb. [refuse, deny] catégoriquementc. ( = instantly) to be killed outright être tué sur le coup2. adjective━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque outright est un adverbe, l'accent tombe sur la seconde syllabe: aʊtˈraɪt, lorsque c'est un adjectif, sur la première: ˈaʊtraɪt.* * *['aʊtraɪt] 1.1) ( absolute) [control, defiance, majority] absolu; [ban, rejection] catégorique2) ( obvious) [favourite, victory, winner] incontesté3) ( unreserved) [disbelief, hostility] pur et simple2.1) ( completely) gen catégoriquement; [killed] sur le coup2) ( openly) franchement -
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(a) (absolute, utter → dishonesty, hypocrisy) pur (et simple), absolu; (→ liar) fieffé; (→ ownership) total, absolu; (frank → denial, refusal) net, catégorique;∎ he's an outright fascist! c'est un vrai fasciste!;∎ she's an outright opponent of capital punishment c'est une adversaire inconditionnelle de la peine de mort;∎ it was outright blackmail c'était purement et simplement du chantage, c'était du chantage, ni plus ni moins(b) (clear → win, winner) incontesté;∎ it's an outright win for New Zealand la victoire revient incontestablement à la Nouvelle-Zélande(c) (clearly → win) nettement, haut la main∎ they were killed outright ils ont été tués sur le coup -
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A n1 (in bullfighting, hunting) mise f à mort ; to be in at the kill lit assister à la mise à mort ; I wanted to be in at the kill fig je voulais assister au dénouement ;2 ( prey) proie f.B vtr1 ( cause to die) tuer [person, animal] ; he killed her with a knife il l'a tuée avec un couteau ; he was killed by the disease la maladie l'a tué ; he was killed by a drunken driver il a été tué par un conducteur ivre ; they killed one another ou each other ils se sont entre-tués ; killed outright tué sur le coup ; drink is slowly killing him l'alcool le détruit lentement ; killed in action ou battle tombé au champ d'honneur ; I'll do it, even if it kills me ○ ! je le ferai, même si je dois y laisser ma peau ○ ! ; I could have killed her! je l'aurais tuée! ; she didn't say anything, but if looks could kill… elle n'a rien dit mais ses yeux lançaient des éclairs ;2 ○ ( make effort) it wouldn't kill you to turn up on time cela ne te ferait pas de mal d'arriver à l'heure ;3 ○ ( hurt) my feet are killing me j'ai mal aux pieds ; what kills me is not knowing ce qui me tue, c'est de ne pas savoir ;4 (end, stop) arrêter [rumour] ; supprimer [paragraph, story] Journ ; faire échouer [idea, proposal] ; it killed her chances of getting a job cela a anéanti toutes ses chances d'obtenir un emploi ; that remark killed the conversation dead cette remarque a jeté un froid dans la conversation ;5 ( deaden) tuer [smell, flavour] ; smoking kills the appetite fumer ôte tout appétit ; to kill the pain faire disparaître la douleur ;7 ( spend) to kill time tuer le temps (by doing en faisant) ; I have two hours to kill j'ai deux heures à attendre ;8 ○ ( amuse) what kills me is that he knew all along le plus drôle, c'est qu'il le savait déjà.C vi [cancer, drinking] tuer.D v refl to kill oneself se suicider ; to kill oneself doing fig se tuer à faire ; don't kill yourself! iron surtout ne te fatigue pas trop! ; to kill oneself laughing être mort de rire ; they were all killing themselves laughing ils étaient tous morts de rire.■ kill off:▶ kill off [sth], kill [sth] off détruire [weeds, crops] ; éliminer [pests, opponents] ; he kills off the heroine in the third act il fait mourir l'héroïne au troisième acte.
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be killed outright — phrase to die immediately from an accident or injury The driver was killed outright. Thesaurus: to die or to be killedsynonym Main entry: outright … Useful english dictionary
be killed outright — to die immediately from an accident or injury The driver was killed outright … English dictionary
Killed in action — (KIA) is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces at the hands of hostile forces.[1] The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA need not have fired… … Wikipedia
outright — out right , adv. 1. Immediately; without delay; at once; as, he was killed outright. [1913 Webster] 2. Completely; utterly. Cardinal Manning. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
outright — (The adjective is pronounced [[t]a͟ʊtraɪt[/t]]. The adverb is pronounced [[t]a͟ʊtra͟ɪt[/t]].) 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use outright to describe behaviour and actions that are open and direct, rather than indirect. Kawaguchi finally resorted to an… … English dictionary
outright — out|right1 [ aut raıt ] adverb 1. ) without hiding your feelings: I told them outright that they had to leave. He smiled, then laughed outright. 2. ) used for emphasizing that something happens or is done completely at one time or in a single… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
outright — 1 adverb 1 without trying to hide your feelings or intentions: They laughed outright at my suggestion. | Tell him outright exactly what you think. 2 completely: The town was destroyed outright. | She won outright. 3 buy/own sth outright to own… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
outright — out|right1 [ˈautraıt] adj [only before noun] 1.) clear and direct ▪ an outright refusal ▪ an outright attack on his actions 2.) complete and total ▪ an outright victory ▪ an outright ban on the sale of tobacco 3.) the outright winner/victor… … Dictionary of contemporary English
outright — I. adverb Date: 14th century 1. archaic straight ahead ; directly 2. in entirety ; completely < rejected the proposal outright > 3. without restraint or reservation < laughed outright > … New Collegiate Dictionary
outright — I UK [ˌaʊtˈraɪt] / US [aʊtˈraɪt] adverb 1) without hiding your feelings I told them outright that they had to leave. He smiled, then laughed outright. 2) used for emphasizing that something happens or is done completely at one time or in a single … English dictionary
outright — outrightness, n. adj. /owt ruyt /; adv. /owt ruyt , ruyt /, adj. 1. complete or total: an outright loss. 2. downright or unqualified: an outright refusal. 3. without further payments due, restrictions, or qualifications: an outright sale of the… … Universalium