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de- (reversal, undoing or removing) adjective | de-adjective |
de-escalate [de-escalated, de-escalating, de-escalates] (to decrease in intensity or magnitude) verb [UK: də ˈe.skə.leɪt] [US: ˈdiː ˈe.skə.ˌlet] | desescalarverb |
de-escalation [de-escalations] (a decrease in scope, extension or severity) noun [UK: də ˌe.skə.ˈleɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˈdiː ˌe.skə.ˈleɪʃ.n̩] | desescaladanoun |
de Lesseps proper noun | de Lessepsproper noun |
deacon [deacons] (a designated minister of charity in the early Church) noun [UK: ˈdiːkən] [US: ˈdiːkən] | diácononoun |
deaconess [deaconesses] (female deacon) noun [UK: ˈdiːk.ə.nes] [US: ˈdiːk.ə.nəs] | diaconisanoun |
deactivate [deactivated, deactivating, deactivates] (to make something inactive or no longer effective) verb [UK: ˌdiː.ˈæk.tɪ.veɪt] [US: ˌdi.ˈæk.tɪ.ˌvet] | desactivarverbThe bomb could not be deactivated. = La bomba no pudo ser desactivada. |
dead [deader, deadest] (no longer alive) adjective [UK: ded] [US: ˈded] | muertoadjectiveI'm dead if I stay here. = Estoy muerto si me quedo aquí. |
dead calm (condition of a flat sea without waves) noun [UK: ded kɑːm] [US: ˈded ˈkɑːm] | calma chichanoun |
dead duck (person or project that is in serious trouble or doomed to fail) noun [UK: ded dʌk] [US: ˈded ˈdək] | |
dead end (street or path that goes nowhere) noun [UK: ded end] [US: ˈded ˈend] | calle sin salidanoun callejón sin salidanoun punto muertonoun |
dead heat (close race) noun [UK: ˈded.ˈhiːt] [US: ˈded.ˈhiːt] | carrera cabeza con cabezanoun empatenoun |
dead language (language with no native speakers) noun [UK: ded ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ] [US: ˈded ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ] | lengua muertanoun |
dead letter (law or other measure that is no longer enforced) noun [UK: ˈded.ˈle.tə] [US: ˈded.ˈle.tə] | letra muertanoun papel mojadonoun |
dead man's switch noun | hombre muertonoun |
dead of night (middle of the night) noun | noche cerradanoun plena nochenoun |
dead reckoning (method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft) noun [UK: ˈded.ˈrek.nɪŋ] [US: ˈded.ˈrek.nɪŋ] | estimanoun |
Dead Sea (lake in the Middle East) proper noun [UK: ded siː] [US: ˈded ˈsiː] | mar Muertoproper noun |
deadbeat [deadbeats] (lazy person, depending upon financially independent people for support) noun [UK: ˈded.biːt] [US: ˈded.ˌbiːt] | fracasadonoun holgazánnoun incumplidornoun |
deaden [deadened, deadening, deadens] (To make soundproof) verb [UK: ˈded.n̩] [US: ˈded.n̩] | insonorizarverb |
deaden [deadened, deadening, deadens] (To render less lively) verb [UK: ˈded.n̩] [US: ˈded.n̩] | amortecerverb amortiguarverb |
deadly [deadlier, deadliest] (lethal) adjective [UK: ˈded.li] [US: ˈded.li] | letaladjectiveAll the most deadly poisons were in her laboratory. = Todos los venenos más letales estaban en su laboratorio. mortaladjectiveThe sun is a deadly laser. = El sol es un láser mortal. mortíferoadjective |
deadlift (weight training exercise) noun | peso muertonoun |
deadline [deadlines] (date on or before which something must be completed) noun [UK: ˈded.laɪn] [US: ˈded.ˌlaɪn] | compromisonoun fecha límitenoun plazonoun requisitonoun |
deadlock [deadlocks] (standstill) noun [UK: ˈded.lɒk] [US: ˈded.lɑːk] | estancamientonoun |
deadly nightshade (deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna) noun [UK: ˈded.li ˈnaɪ.tʃeɪd] [US: ˈded.li ˈnaɪ.ˌtʃed] | belladonanoun |
deadly sin (any of the seven deadly sins) noun [UK: ˈded.li sɪn] [US: ˈded.li ˈsɪn] | pecado capitalnoun |