dead·en·ing (d d n- ng)n. Material used for soundproofing. |
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| Noun | 1. | deadening - the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) degradation, debasement - changing to a lower state (a less respected state) |
| Adj. | 1. |  deadening - so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"uninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip" |
Translations
deadening [ˈdɛdənɪŋ] adj [effect, routine] → abrutissant(e)
dead-head deadhead [ˈdɛdhɛd]
dead-head deadhead [ˈdɛdhɛd]
vt (British) [+ plant] → couper les fleurs fanées de
Dead-head roses as the blooms fade → Coupez les roses quand elles sont fanées.
Dead-head roses as the blooms fade → Coupez les roses quand elles sont fanées.
n (US) (= idiot) → gros bêta m >, nunuche f >
dead heat n
The race was a dead heat → Ils sont arrivés ex \(ae)quo.
to finish in a dead heat → terminer ex \(ae)quo
dead letter n
to be a dead letter (= fall into abeyance) [law, treaty] → tomber en désuétude
The Nice treaty will be a dead letter → Le traité de Nice tombera en désuétude.
dead heat n
The race was a dead heat → Ils sont arrivés ex \(ae)quo.
to finish in a dead heat → terminer ex \(ae)quo
dead letter n
to be a dead letter (= fall into abeyance) [law, treaty] → tomber en désuétude
The Nice treaty will be a dead letter → Le traité de Nice tombera en désuétude.
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