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death·ly
(dĕth′lē)adj.
1. Of, resembling, or characteristic of death: a deathly silence.
2. Causing death; fatal.
adv.
1. In the manner of death.
2. Extremely; very: The night was deathly cold.
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deathly
(ˈdɛθlɪ)adj
1. deadly
2. resembling death: a deathly quiet.
ˈdeathliness n
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death•ly
(ˈdɛθ li)adj.
1. causing death; deadly.
2. resembling death.
adv. 3. in the manner of death: deathly pale.
4. utterly: deathly afraid.
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| Adj. | 1. | deathly - having the physical appearance of death; "a deathly pallor" dead - no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; "the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin" |
| 2. | deathly - causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness" fatal - bringing death | |
| Adv. | 1. | deathly - to a degree resembling death; "he was deathly pale" |
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deathly
adjective
1. deathlike, white, pale, ghastly, wan, gaunt, haggard, bloodless, pallid, ashen, sallow, cadaverous, ashy, like death warmed up (informal) the deathly pallor of her cheeks
2. fatal, terminal, deadly, terrible, destructive, lethal, mortal, malignant, incurable, pernicious a deathly illness
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deathly
adjective1. Gruesomely suggestive of ghosts or death:
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Translations
شَبيه بالمَوْت
hrobovýsmrtelný
død-dødeligt
dauîlegur, dauîa-
ölümölüme benzer
deathly
[ˈdeθlɪ]A. ADJ (deathlier (compar) (deathliest (superl))) [appearance, pallor] → cadavérico; [silence] → sepulcral
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deathly
[ˈdɛθli] adj
(= total) [silence] → de mort
(= extreme) [pallor] → cadavérique
adv
[pale] → comme la mort
[quiet] → mortellement
deathly cold → d'une froideur cadavérique
to be deathly afraid of sth → avoir une peur panique de qchdeath mask death-mask n → masque m mortuairedeath penalty n → peine f de mort
to face the death penalty → être passible de la peine de mort
If convicted, they face the death penalty → S'ils sont reconnus coupables, ils sont passibles de la peine de mort.death rate n → taux m de mortalitédeath row [ˌdɛθˈrəʊ] n (US) → couloir m de la mort
to be on death row → attendre d'être exécuté(e)
to spend two years on death row → passer deux ans dans le couloir de la mortdeath sentence n
to face the death penalty → être passible de la peine de mort
If convicted, they face the death penalty → S'ils sont reconnus coupables, ils sont passibles de la peine de mort.death rate n → taux m de mortalitédeath row [ˌdɛθˈrəʊ] n (US) → couloir m de la mort
to be on death row → attendre d'être exécuté(e)
to spend two years on death row → passer deux ans dans le couloir de la mortdeath sentence n
(= punishment) → condamnation f à mort
(= cause of death) to be a death sentence [disease] → être un arrêt de mortdeath squad n → escadron m de la mortdeath taxes npl (US) → droits mpl de successiondeath threat n → menace f de mortdeath throes death-throes npl
(lit) [person, animal] → agonie f
a creature in its death throes → une créature à l'agoniedeath toll n → nombre m des victimesdeath trap n (= place) → endroit m dangereux (= car) → engin m morteldeath warrant n (= document) → ordre m d'exécution
to sign one's own death warrant (= guarantee one's own downfall) → signer son propre arrêt de mortdeath wish n → attitude f suicidaire
a creature in its death throes → une créature à l'agoniedeath toll n → nombre m des victimesdeath trap n (= place) → endroit m dangereux (= car) → engin m morteldeath warrant n (= document) → ordre m d'exécution
to sign one's own death warrant (= guarantee one's own downfall) → signer son propre arrêt de mortdeath wish n → attitude f suicidaire
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deathly
[ˈdɛθlɪ]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
death
(deθ) noun1. the act of dying. There have been several deaths in the town recently; Most people fear death.
2. something which causes one to die. Smoking too much was the death of him.
3. the state of being dead. eyes closed in death.
ˈdeathly adjective, adverb as if caused by death. a deathly silence; It was deathly quiet.
ˈdeath-bed noun the bed in which a person dies.
ˈdeath certificate an official piece of paper signed by a doctor stating the cause of someone's death.
at death's door on the point of dying.
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).
put to death to cause to be killed. The criminal was put to death by hanging.
to death very greatly. I'm sick to death of you.
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