dead Signification, définition

Signification de dead en français

• 0 not alive -- mort/morte

  • dead plants des plantes mortes

  • The bird is dead. L’oiseau est mort.

  • dead bodies in the street des corps sans vie / cadavres dans la rue

• 1 (of equipment) without power -- mort/morte

  • a dead battery une batterie à plat

  • The engine’s dead. Le moteur est mort.

• 2 without activity or excitement -- mort/morte

  • This town is dead. Cette ville est morte.

• 3 without hope of future success -- sans avenir

  • teenagers saying email is dead les ados qui disent que l’e-mail est sans avenir / c’est la fin de l’e-mail

• 4 very tired -- mort/morte

  • I’m dead. See you in the morning. Je suis mort/crevé. A demain matin.

• 5 emphasizes completeness or exactness -- complet/-ète

  • dead silence un silence de mort

  • to come to a dead stop s’arrêter net

• 6 indicates sb will be punished severely -- ça va barder pour qqn

  • If Dad catches you, you’re dead. Si papa t’attrape, ça va barder pour toi.

• 7 emphasizes you will not allow sth -- il faudra d’abord me passer sur le corps

  • “I’m taking the car tonight.” “Over my dead body!” “Je prends la voiture ce soir.” “Il faudra d’abord me passer sur le corps.”

• 8 emphasizes sb’s embarrassment at doing sth -- plutôt mourir

  • I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing that. Plutôt mourir que de porter ça.

• 9 emphasizes completeness or exactness -- complètement

  • I stopped dead at the sight. Je me suis arrêté net à cette vue.

  • dead tired mort de fatigue

  • The park is dead ahead. Le jardin public est droit devant.

• 10 [ plural ] people who have died -- les morts [ masculine, plural ]

  • searching among the dead cherchant parmi les morts

• 11 [ singular ] the coldest part of winter -- le cœur de l’hiver

• 12 [ singular ] the darkest, quietest part of the night -- le cœur de la nuit

• 13 without life; not living -- mort

  • a dead body

  • Throw out those dead flowers.

• 14 not working and not giving any sign of being about to work -- en panne, à plat

  • The phone/engine is dead.

• 15 absolute or complete -- total

  • There was dead silence at his words

  • He came to a dead stop.

• 16 completely -- complètement

  • They were dead drunk when I saw them at the party.

• 17 people who have died -- mort

  • The local people bury their dead in a cemetery overlooking the village.

• 18 the state of being dead -- mort

  • It’s a famous horror film about people who rise from the dead (= come alive again after being dead).