deadly

deadly
adjective
1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) mortal
2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) absolutamente
3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) aburridísimo
deadly adj mortal
a deadly poison un veneno mortal
El comparativo de deadly se escribe deadlier; el superlativo se escribe deadliest
deadly
tr['dedlɪ]
adjective (comp deadlier, superl deadliest)
1 (disease) mortal; (weapon, gas) mortífero,-a; (enemy) a muerte, mortal; (aim) certero,-a
2 (as intensifier) enorme, total
■ in deadly silence en absoluto silencio
3 familiar (dull) aburridísimo,-a
adverb
1 (as intensifier) terriblemente
■ he was deadly serious lo decía muy en serio
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
deadly nightshade belladona
deadly sin pecado capital
deadly ['dɛdli] adv
: extremadamente, sumamente
deadly serious: muy en serio
deadly adj, -lier ; -est
1) lethal: mortal, letal, mortífero
2) accurate: certero, preciso
a deadly aim: una puntería infalible
3) capital: capital
the seven deadly sins: los siete pecados capitales
4) dull: funesto, aburrido
5) extreme: extremo, absoluto
a deadly calm: una calma absoluta
deadly
adj.
• fatal adj.
• letal adj.
• mortal adj.
• mortífero, -a adj.

I 'dedli
adjective -lier, -liest
1)
a) (fatal) <disease/poison> mortal; <weapon> mortífero
b) (as intensifier) <seriousness> enorme; <enemy/rival> a muerte

a deadly silence — un silencio sepulcral

2) (dull) (colloq) aburridísimo, terriblemente aburridor (AmL)

II
adverb (as intensifier) <dull> terriblemente

I'm deadly serious — lo digo muy en serio

['dedlɪ]
1. ADJ
(compar deadlier) (superl deadliest)
1) (=lethal) [poison, disease, combination] mortal; [weapon, attack] mortífero

• he has a deadly aim with a rifle — tiene una puntería infalible con el rifle

• to use deadly force (against sb) — (Police, Mil) abrir fuego (contra algn)

2) (=devastating)

• with deadly accuracy — (Sport etc) con precisión mortífera; (Mil etc) con precisión letal or mortal

• he was in deadly earnest — iba muy en serio

• to be deadly enemies — ser enemigos mortales, ser enemigos a muerte

• she argued with deadly logic — argumentaba con una lógica aplastante

• she levelled a deadly look at Nick — le lanzó una mirada asesina a Nick

• there was deadly silence — se hizo un silencio sepulcral

3) * (=very boring) aburridísimo
2.
ADV

• it was deadly cold — hacía un frío de muerte

• the trip was deadly dull — el viaje fue un aburrimiento de muerte, el viaje fue aburridísimo

• she was deadly pale — estaba pálida como un cadáver, tenía una palidez cadavérica liter

• she thought he was joking but he was deadly serious — ella pensaba que bromeaba, pero lo decía completamente en serio

3.
CPD

deadly nightshade N — belladona f

deadly sins NPL —

the seven deadly sins — los siete pecados capitales

* * *

I ['dedli]
adjective -lier, -liest
1)
a) (fatal) <disease/poison> mortal; <weapon> mortífero
b) (as intensifier) <seriousness> enorme; <enemy/rival> a muerte

a deadly silence — un silencio sepulcral

2) (dull) (colloq) aburridísimo, terriblemente aburridor (AmL)

II
adverb (as intensifier) <dull> terriblemente

I'm deadly serious — lo digo muy en serio


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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