suicidal

suicidal
adjective
1) selbstmörderisch [Akt, Absicht]; suizidal (fachspr.) [Verhalten, Patient]

suicidal tendencies — eine Neigung zum Selbstmord

I felt or was quite suicidal — ich hätte mich am liebsten gleich umgebracht

2) (dangerous) selbstmörderisch [Fahrweise, Verhalten usw.]
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adjective
1) (inclined to suicide: She sometimes feels suicidal.) Selbstmord-...
2) (extremely dangerous, or likely to lead to death or disaster: He was driving at a suicidal speed.) selbstmörderisch
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sui·cid·al
[ˌsu:ɪˈsaɪdəl, AM -əˈ-]
adj
1. (depressed) Selbstmord-, suizidal geh, selbstmörderisch a. fig; person selbstmordgefährdet
to feel \suicidal sich akk am liebsten umbringen wollen
2. (of suicide) Selbstmord-
to have \suicidal tendencies selbstmordgefährdet sein
3. (disastrous) [selbst]zerstörerisch
that would be \suicidal das wäre glatter Selbstmord
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["sʊI'saɪdl]
adj
selbstmörderisch

she was suicidal — sie war selbstmordgefährdet

to have suicidal tendencies — zum Selbstmord neigen

I feel suicidal this morning — ich möchte heute Morgen am liebsten sterben

it would be suicidal (for them) to do that (fig) — es wäre glatter Selbstmord (für sie), das zu tun

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suicidal [sjʊıˈsaıdl; sʊıˈs-; besonders US ˌsuː-] adj suizidal:
a) selbstmörderisch (auch fig), Selbstmord…:
suicidal thoughts
b) selbstmordgefährdet:
I’m feeling suicidal ich möchte mich am liebsten umbringen
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adjective
1) selbstmörderisch [Akt, Absicht]; suizidal (fachspr.) [Verhalten, Patient]

suicidal tendencies — eine Neigung zum Selbstmord

I felt or was quite suicidal — ich hätte mich am liebsten gleich umgebracht

2) (dangerous) selbstmörderisch [Fahrweise, Verhalten usw.]
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adj.
selbstmörderisch adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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