deadly in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for deadly in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.deadly <deadlier deadliest> [Am ˈdɛdli, Brit ˈdɛdli] ADJ

1.1. deadly (fatal):

deadly disease/poison/blow

mortal

deadly weapon

mortífero

deadly combat

a muerte

1.2. deadly (unerring):

deadly aim

certero

deadly aim

infalible

1.3. deadly as intensifier:

deadly seriousness

enorme

deadly enemy/rival

a muerte

deadly sin REL

capital

in deadly silence

en un silencio sepulcral

2. deadly (dull, boring) inf:

deadly play/book/party

funesto

deadly play/book/party

aburridísimo

II.deadly [Am ˈdɛdli, Brit ˈdɛdli] ADV as intensifier

deadly dull/boring:

deadly

terriblemente

you must be joking! — no, I'm deadly serious

lo dices en broma ¿no? — no, lo digo muy en serio

deadly nightshade [Am ˈdɛdli ˈnaɪtˌʃeɪd, Brit dɛdli ˈnʌɪtʃeɪd] N C or U

deadly nightshade

belladona f

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chaucha

deadly dull inf

letal

deadly

mortífero (mortífera)

deadly

pecado capital

deadly sin

los siete pecados capitales

the seven deadly sins

belladona (planta)

deadly nightshade

mamador (mamadora)

deadly inf

plomífero (plomífera)

deadly inf

jarto (jarta)

deadly Brit inf

deadly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for deadly in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.deadly [ˈdedli] -ier, -iest -ier, -iest ADJ

1. deadly (capable of killing):

deadly

mortal

2. deadly inf (very boring):

deadly

aburridísimo, -a

II.deadly [ˈdedli] -ier, -iest -ier, -iest ADV

deadly

extremadamente

deadly pale

blanco como la cera

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to be in (deadly) earnest

hablar (completamente) en serio

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mortífero (-a)

deadly

ser un ladrillo (película, libro)

to be deadly dull

más serio que un poste inf

deadly serious

tener un odio mortal a alguien

to have a deadly hatred of sb

mortal (pesado)

deadly

enfermedad mortal

deadly disease

pecado capital

deadly sin

deadly Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

deadly pale

blanco como la cera

to be in (deadly) earnest

hablar (completamente) en serio

to have a deadly hatred of sb

tener un odio mortal a alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The city was home to at least six deadly houses filled with trials for visitors.

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The mission suffered from repeated and deadly raids.

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However, the program becomes uncontrollable and threatens to release a new deadly virus on the city.

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Further efforts by unions to advance the proposal after numerous and deadly factory fires have been rejected.

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In 1997 there were a series of deadly earthquakes in the county.

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This represented the deadliest natural disaster in the island's recorded history.

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This move was described as deadly to the ratings for its evening newscasts.

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However, no one was willing to order deadly force.

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And finally, they had stationed two gigantic poisonous snakes next to the elixir as deadly guardians.

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Frequent tanning bed use triples the risk of developing melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.

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