dead Significado & definición

Significado de dead en español

• 0 not now alive -- muerto

  • She’s been dead for 20 years now.

  • There were two firefighters among the dead.

• 1 If a piece of equipment is dead, it is not working. -- descargado, gastado

  • a dead battery

  • The phone suddenly went dead.

• 2 If a place is dead, it is too quiet and nothing interesting is happening there. -- muerto

• 3 If someone wouldn’t be caught dead in a place or doing something, they would never go there or do it, usually because it would be too embarrassing. -- no haría eso ni muerto

  • I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing a bikini.

• 4 to die very suddenly -- caer muerto

• 5 clearly and obviously dead -- muerto y bien muerto

• 6 If you say something will happen over your dead body, you mean that you will do everything you can to prevent it. -- ¡por encima de mi cadáver!

  • ‘Joe says he’s going to buy a motorbike.’ ‘Over my dead body!’

• 7 not alive -- muerto/erta [ masculine-feminine ]

  • dead plants plantas muertas

  • The bird is dead. El pájaro está muerto.

  • dead bodies in the street cadáveres en la calle

• 8 (of equipment) without power -- muerto/erta [ masculine-feminine ]

  • a dead battery una batería descargada

  • The engine’s dead. El motor está gastado.

• 9 without activity or excitement -- vacío/cía [ masculine-feminine ]

  • This town is dead. Este pueblo está muerto.

• 10 without hope of future success -- acabado/ada [ masculine-feminine ]

  • teenagers saying email is dead adolescentes diciendo que el correo electrónico está acabado

• 11 very tired -- agotado/ada [ masculine-feminine ]

  • I’m dead. See you in the morning. Estoy agotado. Te veo por la mañana.

• 12 emphasizes completeness or exactness -- abrupto/upta [ masculine-feminine ]

  • dead silence silencio abrupto

  • to come to a dead stop llegar a un punto muerto

• 13 indicates sb will be punished severely -- alguien está muerto/erta

  • If Dad catches you, you’re dead. Si papá te pilla, estás muerto.

• 14 emphasizes you will not allow sth -- sobre mi cadáver

  • “I’m taking the car tonight.” “Over my dead body!” “Cogeré el coche esta noche.” “¡Sobre mi cadaver!”

• 15 emphasizes sb’s embarrassment at doing sth -- ni muerto/erta

  • I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing that. No me pillarían ni muerto con eso puesto.

• 16 emphasizes completeness or exactness -- en seco

  • I stopped dead at the sight. Me detuve en seco ante la vista.

  • dead tired muerto de cansancio

  • The park is dead ahead. El parque está justo delante.

• 17 [ plural ] people who have died -- los muertos

  • searching among the dead buscando entre los muertos

• 18 [ singular ] the coldest part of winter -- la parte más fría del invierno

• 19 [ singular ] the darkest, quietest part of the night -- en mitad de la noche