Dead Sea (redirected from The Dead Sea)

Dead Sea  (dd)

A salt lake, about 397 m (1,300 ft) below sea level, between Israel and Jordan. It is one of the saltiest bodies of water known and is the lowest point on the surface of the earth.

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Dead Sea

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(Placename) a lake between Israel and Jordan, 397 m (1302 ft.) below sea level: the lowest lake in the world, with no outlet and very high salinity. Area: 1020 sq. km (394 sq. miles)

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Dead Sea - a saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion - Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Jordan - an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea

Translations

Dead Sea n
the Dead Sea → la mer Morte
dead weight n

(= heavy load) → poids m mort

(fig) (= burden) → poids m mort
dead wood n (fig) (= people) → dinosaures mpl (= things) → vieilleries fpl, vieilles reliques fpl
a reshuffle to clear out dead wood → un remaniement pour se débarrasser des dinosaures
He has been discarded as dead wood → On l'a rejeté comme étant un dinosaure.
to be dead wood [person, thing] → avoir fait son temps

Dead Sea n the Dead Sea → il mar Morto