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1 catch one's death (of cold)
(to get a very bad cold: If you go out in that rain without a coat you'll catch your death (of cold).) prendere un raffreddore -
2 catch one's death (of cold)
(to get a very bad cold: If you go out in that rain without a coat you'll catch your death (of cold).) prendere un raffreddore -
3 death
[deθ]to burn, freeze to death — morire bruciato, assiderato
to put sb. to death — mandare a morte qcn.
a fall would mean o spell death una caduta sarebbe fatale; "Deaths" — giorn. "Necrologi"
••to die a o the death [entertainer, play] essere un fiasco; that child will be the death of me! quel bambino mi farà morire! it's a matter of life or death è una questione di vita o di morte; to look like death warmed up sembrare un cadavere ambulante; to be at death's door essere in punto di morte; worried, bored to death preoccupato, annoiato da morire ( about per); to frighten sb. to death fare morire qcn. di paura; I'm sick to death of this! ne ho fin sopra i capelli! you'll catch your death (of cold) ti prenderai un malanno; that joke has been done to death — è una barzelletta vecchia come il cucco
* * *[deƟ]1) (the act of dying: There have been several deaths in the town recently; Most people fear death.) morte2) (something which causes one to die: Smoking too much was the death of him.) morte3) (the state of being dead: eyes closed in death.) morte•- deathly- death-bed
- death certificate
- at death's door
- catch one's death of cold
- catch one's death
- put to death
- to death* * *[deθ]to burn, freeze to death — morire bruciato, assiderato
to put sb. to death — mandare a morte qcn.
a fall would mean o spell death una caduta sarebbe fatale; "Deaths" — giorn. "Necrologi"
••to die a o the death [entertainer, play] essere un fiasco; that child will be the death of me! quel bambino mi farà morire! it's a matter of life or death è una questione di vita o di morte; to look like death warmed up sembrare un cadavere ambulante; to be at death's door essere in punto di morte; worried, bored to death preoccupato, annoiato da morire ( about per); to frighten sb. to death fare morire qcn. di paura; I'm sick to death of this! ne ho fin sopra i capelli! you'll catch your death (of cold) ti prenderai un malanno; that joke has been done to death — è una barzelletta vecchia come il cucco
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You'll catch your death of cold! — (You ll) catch (your) death (of cold)! informal something that you say to warn someone that they will become ill if they go outside while they are wet or wearing too few clothes. You can t go out dressed like that in this weather you ll catch… … New idioms dictionary
you'll catch your death (of cold) — you’ll catch your death (of cold) spoken phrase used for warning someone that if they go outside when it is cold or wet they will become ill Thesaurus: ways of warning or advising someonesynonym Main entry: death … Useful english dictionary
catch your death of cold! — (You ll) catch (your) death (of cold)! informal something that you say to warn someone that they will become ill if they go outside while they are wet or wearing too few clothes. You can t go out dressed like that in this weather you ll catch… … New idioms dictionary
You'll catch your death! — (You ll) catch (your) death (of cold)! informal something that you say to warn someone that they will become ill if they go outside while they are wet or wearing too few clothes. You can t go out dressed like that in this weather you ll catch… … New idioms dictionary
catch your death! — (You ll) catch (your) death (of cold)! informal something that you say to warn someone that they will become ill if they go outside while they are wet or wearing too few clothes. You can t go out dressed like that in this weather you ll catch… … New idioms dictionary
catch your death — become very ill, catch a bad cold In this terrible weather, put on a coat or you ll catch your death … English idioms
You'll catch death of cold! — (You ll) catch (your) death (of cold)! informal something that you say to warn someone that they will become ill if they go outside while they are wet or wearing too few clothes. You can t go out dressed like that in this weather you ll catch… … New idioms dictionary
catch death of cold! — (You ll) catch (your) death (of cold)! informal something that you say to warn someone that they will become ill if they go outside while they are wet or wearing too few clothes. You can t go out dressed like that in this weather you ll catch… … New idioms dictionary
You'll catch death! — (You ll) catch (your) death (of cold)! informal something that you say to warn someone that they will become ill if they go outside while they are wet or wearing too few clothes. You can t go out dressed like that in this weather you ll catch… … New idioms dictionary
catch death! — (You ll) catch (your) death (of cold)! informal something that you say to warn someone that they will become ill if they go outside while they are wet or wearing too few clothes. You can t go out dressed like that in this weather you ll catch… … New idioms dictionary
death — W1S1 [deθ] n [: Old English;] 1.) a) [U] the end of the life of a person or animal ≠ ↑birth death of ▪ The death of his mother came as a tremendous shock. ▪ Cancer is the leading cause of death in women. ▪ How Danielle … Dictionary of contemporary English