deathly

death·ly  (dthl)

adj.

1. Of, resembling, or characteristic of death: a deathly silence.

2. Causing death; fatal.

adv.

1. In the manner of death.

2. Extremely; very: The night was deathly cold.

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deathly [ˈdɛθlɪ]

adj

1. deadly

2. resembling death a deathly quiet

deathliness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	deathly - having the physical appearance of death; "a deathly pallor" deathlike dead - no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; "the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin"
	2.	deathly - causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness" deadly, mortal fatal - bringing death
Adv.	1.	deathly - to a degree resembling death; "he was deathly pale"

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deathly

adjective

1. deathlike, white, pale, ghastly, wan, gaunt, haggard, bloodless, pallid, ashen, sallow, cadaverous, ashy, like death warmed up (informal) the deathly pallor of her cheeks

2. fatal, terminal, deadly, terrible, destructive, lethal, mortal, malignant, incurable, pernicious a deathly illness

Translations

deathly [ˈdeθlɪ]

A. ADJ (deathlier (compar) (deathliest (superl))) [appearance, pallor] → cadavérico; [silence] → sepulcral

B. ADV deathly pale → pálido como un muerto

deathly [ˈdɛθli]

adj

(= total) [silence] → de mort

(= extreme) [pallor] → cadavérique

adv

[pale] → comme la mort

[quiet] → mortellement

deathly cold → d'une froideur cadavérique

to be deathly afraid of sth → avoir une peur panique de qch
death mask death-mask n → masque m mortuaire
death penalty n → peine f de mort
to face the death penalty → être passible de la peine de mort
If convicted, they face the death penalty → S'ils sont reconnus coupables, ils sont passibles de la peine de mort.
death rate n → taux m de mortalité
death row [ˌdɛθˈrəʊ] n (US) → couloir m de la mort
to be on death row → attendre d'être exécuté(e)
to spend two years on death row → passer deux ans dans le couloir de la mort
death sentence n

(= punishment) → condamnation f à mort

(= cause of death) to be a death sentence [disease] → être un arrêt de mort
death squad n → escadron m de la mort
death taxes npl (US) → droits mpl de succession
death threat n → menace f de mort
death throes death-throes npl

(fig) [institution, organization] → agonie f
a society in its death throes → une société agonisante

(lit) [person, animal] → agonie f
a creature in its death throes → une créature à l'agonie
death toll n → nombre m des victimes
death trap n (= place) → endroit m dangereux (= car) → engin m mortel
death warrant n (= document) → ordre m d'exécution
to sign one's own death warrant (= guarantee one's own downfall) → signer son propre arrêt de mort
death wish n → attitude f suicidaire

deathly

adj deathly hush or silence → Totenstille f; deathly pallor → Totenblässe f

adv deathly pale → totenblass; deathly cold → eiskalt; deathly quiet → totenstill

deathly [ˈdɛθlɪ]

1. adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (pallor) → mortale; (appearance) → cadaverico/a; (silence) → di tomba

2. adv deathly pale → pallido/a come un cadavere

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deathly [ˈdɛθlɪ]

1. adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (pallor) → mortale; (appearance) → cadaverico/a; (silence) → di tomba

2. adv deathly pale → pallido/a come un cadavere