dead letter in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dead letter in the English»French Dictionary

I.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] N

III.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] VB trans

IV.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] VB intr Am UNIV

I.dead [Brit dɛd, Am dɛd] N

II.dead [Brit dɛd, Am dɛd] ADJ

1. dead (no longer living):

drop dead inf!
dead and buried lit, fig

III.dead [Brit dɛd, Am dɛd] ADV (absolutely, completely)

dead esp Brit
dead drunk inf
dead tired inf
crevé inf
dead tired inf
I was dead scared inf!
génial! inf
you're dead on inf! Am

dead letter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dead letter in the English»French Dictionary

letter [ˈletəʳ, Am ˈlet̬ɚ] N

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Let us not, if we can avoid it, fall victim to the dead letter of the law.
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This is not to say that infringement of the structure, sequence and organization is a dead letter.
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He states flatly that the clause is invulnerable and that without it the constitution would be a dead letter.
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However, this committee met only three times without any major impact, and rapidly became a dead letter even before all other parties were banned.
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Henceforth, the proclaimed neutrality was a dead letter.
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However, by this ruling one aspect seems to have become a dead letter law.
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They should in no ways consider this order a dead letter and allow opium to be smuggled out!
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Other former names include dead letter branch and dead parcel branch.
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But the estates felt that the maintenance of their liberties demanded more substantial guarantees than the dead letter of ancient laws.
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But to be honest that is neither here nor there because the constitution is unfortunately a dead letter.
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