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I. dead [ded] ADJ
1. dead inv (not alive):
dead
dead plant
dead plant
dead body
Leiche f <-, -n>
to drop dead
to shoot sb dead
to be shot dead
2. dead inv:
dead (obsolete, not active) custom
dead feelings
dead (gone out) fire
dead (gone out) fire
dead railway line
are these tins dead?
dead volcano
3. dead inv (numb):
dead limbs
4. dead inv:
dead (with no emotion) voice
kalt <kälter, am kältesten>
dead (flat) sound
5. dead inv (not bright):
dead colour
dead colour
6. dead (boring, deserted):
dead city
tot pred
dead city
dead party
dead season
7. dead inv FIN:
dead
dead
dead capital
8. dead fig inf (exhausted):
dead
tot inf
dead
kaputt inf
dead
9. dead inv (not functioning):
dead phone, radio, TV
the line went dead
10. dead inv fig (used up):
dead
dead battery
dead match
11. dead attr, inv (totally):
dead
dead
dead
wow, dead centre!
dead calm METEO
Windstille f <-> kein pl
to be in a dead faint
dead good
dead silence
to come to a dead stop
12. dead inv (fast asleep):
to be dead
13. dead inv SPORTS:
dead ball
Phrases:
over my dead body
to catch [or get][or have] sb dead to rights
to be [as] dead as a doornail [or dated dodo]
to be a dead duck thing
to be a dead duck person
dead men tell no tales prov
to be a dead ringer for sb
to be a dead ringer for sb
II. dead [ded] ADV
1. dead inv inf (totally):
dead
dead
dead
I'm dead beat
“dead slow
dead certain
dead drunk
dead easy esp Brit
dead good Brit inf
super inf
to be dead set against sth
to be dead set on sth
dead silent
dead still
dead tired
2. dead inv (exactly):
dead
dead on target
dead on time
to be dead on time
Phrases:
to stop sth dead in its tracks
to tell sb sth dead straight
III. dead [ded] N
1. dead (people):
the dead pl
let the dead bury the dead
2. dead:
to rise from the dead SPORTS
3. dead (right in the middle):
in the dead of night
OpenDict entry
dead ADJ
I wouldn't be seen [or caught] dead doing sth inf
I wouldn't be seen [or caught] dead doing sth inf
dead ˈcen·tre, Am dead ˈcen·ter N
dead centre
ˈbrain dead ADJ
brain dead
to declare sb brain dead
I. dead-ˈend N
dead-end
Sackgasse f <-, -n> a. fig
to reach a dead-end
II. dead-ˈend N modifier (not leading anywhere)
dead-end
ohne Ausgang nach n
dead-end fig
dead-end job
dead-end street
Sackgasse f <-, -n>
III. dead-ˈend VB intr
dead-end
ˈdead bolt N TECH
dead bolt
dead ˈlet·ter N
1. dead letter (undeliverable letter):
dead letter
2. dead letter LAW:
dead letter
dead ˈheat N
dead heat
ˈdead key N COMPUT
dead key
Tottaste f <-, -n>
dead ˈreck·on·ing N no pl NAUT
dead ADJ INV-FIN
dead
dead
dead money N INV-FIN
dead money
dead season N handel
dead season
dead account N INV-FIN
dead account
dead plant matter
English
English
German
German
dead end INFRASTR
dead end
dead end
dead end
German
German
English
English
Present
Idead-end
youdead-end
he/she/itdead-ends
wedead-end
youdead-end
theydead-end
Past
Idead-ended
youdead-ended
he/she/itdead-ended
wedead-ended
youdead-ended
theydead-ended
Present Perfect
Ihavedead-ended
youhavedead-ended
he/she/ithasdead-ended
wehavedead-ended
youhavedead-ended
theyhavedead-ended
Past Perfect
Ihaddead-ended
youhaddead-ended
he/she/ithaddead-ended
wehaddead-ended
youhaddead-ended
theyhaddead-ended
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Such mail may otherwise become dead letter mail.
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I retired in 2000 and the new commission had limited interest in the subject, so the report became a dead letter.
www.thehindu.com
To the contrary, it is not a dead letter.
en.wikipedia.org
They should in no ways consider this order a dead letter and allow opium to be smuggled out!
en.wikipedia.org
The blasphemy law is now a dead letter.
en.wikipedia.org
Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)
[...]
The loyal N.C.O. (called Winterfeldt, was promoted major later on - the author) came back alone a couple of days later with the message that he had found the major dead still holding a snowball in his mouth, when he took the blanket off the sledge in the evening.
mfp.math.uni-rostock.de
[...]
Der treue Unteroffizier (namens Winterfeldt, stieg später noch zum Major auf - d. Verf.) kam nach einigen Tagen allein an mit der Nachricht, er habe, als er am Abend die Decke vom Schlitten genommen, den Major tot, noch einen Schneeball im Munde haltend, gefunden."
[...]
Lecture supported by imagery, field trips Institute of Pathology (adoption space, dealing with dead children), visual aids, work in groups, establishing a "treasure chest" Assessment:
www.fh-kaernten.at
[...]
Vortrag unterstützt durch Bildmaterial, Exkursionen Institut für Pathologie (Verabschiedungsraum, Umgang mit toten Kindern), Anschauungsmaterial, Arbeit in Gruppen, Herstellen einer „Schatzkiste“ Bewertung:
[...]
They form colonies averaging 35 workers and feed mainly on dead insects.
[...]
www.uni-mainz.de
[...]
Sie bildet Kolonien mit durchschnittlich 35 Arbeiterinnen, die sich vorwiegend von toten Insekten ernähren.
[...]
[...]
Even today, in many Cambodian families, inflammations of the middle ear are still “treated” in that parents – in the belief that they are doing something good – place the innards of dead animals on their children’s ears, pour petrol into the auditory canal or “discuss” the infection with chicken feathers.
[...]
www.hear-the-world.com
[...]
Auch heute noch werden in manchen Familien Kambodschas Mittelohrentzündungen „behandelt“, indem Eltern ihren Kindern – im Glauben Gutes zu tun – Innereien von toten Tieren auf die Ohren legen, Benzin in den Gehörgang giessen oder die Infektion mit Hühnerfedern „besprechen“.
[...]
[...]
The loyal N.C.O. ( called Winterfeldt, was promoted major later on - the author ) came back alone a couple of days later with the message that he had found the major dead still holding a snowball in his mouth, when he took the blanket off the sledge in the evening.
mfp.math.uni-rostock.de
[...]
Der treue Unteroffizier (namens Winterfeldt, stieg später noch zum Major auf - d. Verf.) kam nach einigen Tagen allein an mit der Nachricht, er habe, als er am Abend die Decke vom Schlitten genommen, den Major tot, noch einen Schneeball im Munde haltend, gefunden."