deadly

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deadly
[ˈdedlɪ]
adjetivo
1mortal, mortífero(a) (poison, blow, enemy); mortífero(a) (weapon); cadavérico(a) (pallor); sepulcral (silence)
  • deadly nightshade -> belladona (f) (plant)
2aburridísimo(a) (familiar) (boring)
adverbio
3(very)
  • deadly accurate -> tremendamente exacto(a)
  • deadly boring -> mortalmente aburrido(a)
  • to be deadly serious about something -> decir algo completamente en serio

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deadly [ded-li]
adjetivo
1Destructivo, mortal (fatal/disease, poison); mortífero (weapon); terrible, implacable.
  • A deadly silence -> un silencio sepulcral
2Aburridísimo, terriblemente aburrido (dull). (Coloquial)
adverbio
3Mortalmente, implacablemente.
  • I’m deadly serious -> lo digo muy en serio
Enorme (seriousness); a muerte (enemy, rival). Terriblemente (dull). Se usa a veces como argumentativo.

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deadly [ˈdedlɪ]
adjective
deadlier (comparative)deadliest (superlative)
1 (lethal) [+poison, disease, combination] mortal; [+weapon, attack] mortífero
he has a deadly aim with a rifleaim tiene una puntería infalible con el rifle
to use deadly force (against sb)force (Police) (Mil) abrir fuego (contra algn)
the police were authorized to use deadly force against the demonstrators
2 (devastating)
with deadly accuracyaccuracy (Dep) etc con precisión mortífera; (Mil) etc con precisión letal mortal;or
FedererAndre Agassi served and returned with deadly accuracy to beat Becker in straight sets From the wedge to the 5-iron I am looking for deadly accuracy, not distance He threw grenades with deadly accuracy, getting as close to the enemy as possible a deadly [combination] of ...
he was in deadly earnestearnest iba muy en serio
the newscaster stated in deadly earnest that ...
to be deadly enemiesenemies ser enemigos mortales; ser enemigos a muerte
she argued with deadly logiclogic argumentaba con una lógica aplastante
she levelled a deadly look at Nicklook le lanzó una mirada asesina a Nick
there was deadly silencesilence se hizo un silencio sepulcral
3 (informal) (very boring) aburridísimo
adverb
it was deadly coldcold hacía un frío de muerte
the trip was deadly dulldull el viaje fue un aburrimiento de muerte; el viaje fue aburridísimo
she was deadly palepale estaba pálida como un cadáver; tenía una palidez cadavérica; (literary)
she thought he was joking but he was deadly seriousserious ella pensaba que bromeaba, pero lo decía completamente en serio
modifier
deadly nightshade (n) belladona; (f)

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