deadly

deadly
1. adjective
tödlich; (fig. coll.): (awful) fürchterlich; (very boring) todlangweilig; (very dangerous) lebensgefährlich

deadly enemy — Todfeind, der

I'm in deadly earnest about this — es ist mir todernst damit

2. adverb
tod; (extremely) äußerst

deadly pale — totenblass

deadly dull — todlangweilig

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adjective
1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) tödlich
2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) äußerst
3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) sterbenslangweilig
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dead·ly
[ˈdedli]
I. adj
1. (capable of killing) tödlich
a \deadly look ein tödlicher [o mörderischer] Blick
2. (total) Tod-
\deadly enemies Todfeinde pl
in \deadly earnest todernst
3. (pej fam: very boring) todlangweilig
4.
▶ the seven \deadly sins die sieben Todsünden
II. adv
1. (deathly)
\deadly pale leichenblass
2. (absolutely) sehr, schrecklich fam, tod-
\deadly dull/serious todlangweilig/-ernst
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['dedlɪ]
1. adj (+er)
1) (= lethal) poison, weapon, disease, attack, force tödlich

to be deadly to sb — tödliche Folgen für jdn haben

a deadly combination of ... — eine tödliche Mischung von ...

assault with a deadly weapon (Jur) — Körperverletzung f mit einer gefährlichen Waffe

to play a deadly game — ein tödliches Spiel spielen

2) (= devastating) logic, look vernichtend; (= unerring) accuracy tödlich; bowler, striker treffsicher
3) (inf: boring) todlangweilig (inf)
4) (= complete) silence, enemies, rivals tödlich

to be in deadly earnest — es todernst meinen

their deadly enemy — ihr Todfeind

that made the competition even deadlier — dadurch wurde die Konkurrenz noch mörderischer

the (seven) deadly sins (Bibl) — die (sieben) Todsünden pl

2. adv
(= extremely)

deadly dull — todlangweilig (inf)

he was deadly serious — er meinte es todernst

deadly cold — eisig kalt

deadly pale — totenbleich

deadly poisonous — tödlich

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deadly
A adj
1. tödlich (Gift etc)
2. fig unversöhnlich, tödlich:
deadly enemy Todfeind m;
deadly fight mörderischer Kampf
3. fig tödlich, vernichtend, verderblich (alle:
to für): → academic.ru/67375/sin">sin1 A 1
4. tödlich, unfehlbar (Präzision etc)
5. totenähnlich, Todes…:
deadly pallor Leichen-, Todesblässe f
6. umg schrecklich, groß, äußerst(er, e, es):
in deadly haste
7. umg sterbenslangweilig
B adv
1. totenähnlich, leichenhaft:
deadly pale toten-, leichenblass
2. umg tod…, sehr, äußerst, schrecklich:
be deadly afraid of eine Sterbensangst haben vor (dat);
deadly boring (oder dull) sterbenslangweilig;
deadly tired todmüde
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1. adjective
tödlich; (fig. coll.): (awful) fürchterlich; (very boring) todlangweilig; (very dangerous) lebensgefährlich

deadly enemy — Todfeind, der

I'm in deadly earnest about this — es ist mir todernst damit

2. adverb
tod; (extremely) äußerst

deadly pale — totenblass

deadly dull — todlangweilig

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adj.
tödlich adj.

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