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dead

Pronunciation: /ded/

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French translation of dead

A. n

  • 1the dead = les morts (mpl)
  • 2at dead of night = en pleine nuit in the dead of winter = en plein hiver

B. adj

  • mort/-e the dead man/woman = le mort/la morte a dead body = un cadavre to drop (down) dead = tomber raide mort/-e the phone went dead = la ligne a été coupée

C. adv

  • (GB) [certain, straight] absolument dead on time = pile (fam) à l'heure dead easy (colloq) = simple comme bonjour (fam) they were dead lucky! (colloq) = ils ont eu du pot! (fam) dead tired (colloq) = crevé/-e (fam) claqué/-e (fam) to be dead set on doing = être tout à fait décidé/-e à faire to stop dead = s'arrêter net

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