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1 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] -
2 ♦ grave
♦ grave (1) /greɪv/A n.1 tomba ( anche fig.); fossa; sepolcro; sepoltura: to dig a grave, scavare una fossa; an unmarked grave, una tomba senza nome2 (fig.) fine; morte: The poor boy was brought to an early grave, il povero ragazzo fece una fine prematuraB a. attr.tombale: (archeol.) grave goods, reperti tombali● grave clothes, vestiti con cui si seppellisce il defunto □ grave robber, predatore di tombe; sciacallo (fig.); tombarolo (fam.) □ (teatr.) grave-trap, botola al centro del palcoscenico □ to be as silent as a grave, essere muto come una tomba □ (fig.) to dig one's own grave, scavarsi la fossa con le proprie mani □ (fig.) to have one foot in the grave, avere un piede nella fossa □ to make sb. turn in his grave, far rivoltare q. nella tomba □ Someone is walking on my grave, mi è passata vicino la morte ( si dice quando si ha un brivido improvviso e inspiegabile).grave (2) /greɪv/a.1 grave; preoccupante; serio: grave doubts, gravi (o seri) dubbi; a grave responsibility, una grave responsabilità; a grave threat, una seria minaccia; to be a matter of grave concern, essere molto preoccupante2 grave; serio; solenne: a grave face, una faccia seria; un'espressione seria (o solenne); grave-looking, dall'aria seria; dall'aspetto solenne NOTA D'USO: - grave o serious?-FALSI AMICI: grave non significa grave nel senso di gravemente malato. grave (3) /grɑ:v/ (fon.)A n.B a.grave: a grave accent, un accento grave.(to) grave /greɪv/incidere; scolpire; (fig.) fissare: to grave st. in one's mind, fissarsi (o scolpirsi) qc. nella mente.
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serious — se|ri|ous [ sıriəs ] adjective *** ▸ 1 bad enough to worry you ▸ 2 deserving attention ▸ 3 not joking ▸ 4 careful and detailed ▸ 5 not laughing much ▸ 6 involving difficult ideas ▸ 7 involving strong feelings ▸ 8 caring about activity ▸ 9… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
serious */*/*/ — UK [ˈsɪərɪəs] / US [ˈsɪrɪəs] adjective 1) bad or dangerous enough to make you worried The sale of the company will have serious implications for people s jobs. a serious problem/mistake: It s not a serious problem – we should be able to fix it… … English dictionary
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threat */*/*/ — UK [θret] / US noun Word forms threat : singular threat plural threats 1) [countable/uncountable] a situation or an activity that could cause harm or danger threat to: Officials were confident there had been no threat to public health. a threat… … English dictionary