lethal

le·thal  (lthl)

adj.

1. Capable of causing death.

2. Of, relating to, or causing death. See Synonyms at fatal.

3. Extremely harmful; devastating: accusations lethal to the candidate's image.

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[Late Latin lthlis, alteration (probably influenced by Lth, Lethe) of Latin ltlis, from ltum, death.]

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le·thali·ty (l-thl-t) n.

lethal·ly adv.

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lethal [ˈliːθəl]

adj

1. able to cause or causing death

2. of or suggestive of death

[from Latin lēthālis, from lētum death]

lethality  [liːˈθælɪtɪ] n

lethally  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

lethal - of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection" deadly fatal - bringing death

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lethal

adjective deadly, terminal, fatal, deathly, dangerous, devastating, destructive, mortal, murderous, poisonous, virulent, pernicious, noxious, baneful a lethal dose of sleeping pills
safe, healthy, harmless, wholesome, innocuous

Translations

lethal [ˈliːθəl] ADJ

1. (= deadly) [weapon] → mortífero, letal; [blow] → mortal; [dose, injection, effects] → mortal, letal; [force] → letal
it is lethal to rats → tiene un efecto mortal en las ratas

2. (fig) (= very dangerous) [opponent] → muy peligroso; [weather conditions] → nefasto
the roads are lethal in these conditions → las carreteras son nefastas en estas condiciones
this coffee is lethal > (hum) → este café es un veneno(hum)
this schnapps is lethal > (hum) → este aguardiente es mortal(hum)
his driving is lethal > (hum) → es un peligro público al volante(hum)

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lethal [ˈliːθ^əl] adj [poison, drug] → mortel(le); [injection, dose] → létal(e); [weapon] → fatal/e
a lethal dose of sleeping pills → une dose létale de somnifères
a lethal combination (lit) → un mélange mortel (fig) → une combinaison fatale
lethal injection n → injection f létale
He was executed by lethal injection → Il a été exécuté par injection létale.

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lethal

adj

(= fatal) → tödlich; a lethal-looking knife → ein nach einer tödlichen Waffe aussehendes Messer; to be lethal to rats/fish → Ratten/Fische töten; to die/be executed by lethal injection → durch die Todesspritze sterben/hingerichtet werden; a lethal cocktail of drugs → ein tödlicher Drogencocktail

(fig) (= dangerous) opponent → äußerst gefährlich; (inf: = strong) drink → tödlich stark (inf); curry → höllisch scharf (inf); lethal striker (Ftbl) → todsicherer Torschütze; this coffee is pretty lethal (inf) → dieser Kaffee hats in sich (inf), → in diesem Kaffee steht der Löffel (inf)

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lethal [ˈliːθ/əl] adj lethal (to) (gen) → letale (per); (wound, blow) → mortale (per)

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lethal [ˈliːθ/əl] adj lethal (to) (gen) → letale (per); (wound, blow) → mortale (per)

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lethal

adj lethal [ˈliːθəl]

causing death; enough to kill a lethal dose of poison. noodlottig, dodelik مُميت، قاتِل смъртоносен smrtelný dødelig tödlich θανατηφόρος mortal, letal surmav مرگ آور tappava mortel קַטלָנִי घातक, हानिकारक smrtonosan halálos mematikan banvænn letale 致死の 치명적인 mirtinas letāls, nāvējošs boleh membawa maut dodelijk dødelig, dødbringende śmiertelny mortal letal, mortal смертельный smrteľný smrtonosen smrtonosan dödlig, dödande ที่ทำให้ตายได้ öldürücü 致死的 смертельний; летальний مہلک làm chết người 致死的