deathly

• Qualifie ce qui évoque la mort ou y fait penser, souvent utilisé pour insister sur des qualités extrêmes comme la pâleur, le silence ou l'immobilité.

Describes something that resembles or suggests death, often used to emphasize extreme qualities like paleness, silence, or stillness.

1. Resembling deathB2formal

   Having the physical appearance or quality of being dead.

   qui ressemble à la mort

   • His face was deathly pale after the accident.
   • A deathly silence fell over the room.
   • She had a deathly look in her eyes.

   Synonymesashencadaverousdeathlikeghastlyghostlypalepallidskeletalwan

   Antonymesanimatedlifelikelivelyvital

2. Causing deathB2formal

   Capable of causing or leading to death; fatal.

   mortel

   • The disease had a deathly effect on the population.
   • A deathly poison was used in the assassination.
   • The wound was deathly and required immediate surgery.

   Synonymesdeadlyfatallethalmortal

• Adverbe signifiant « comme la mort » ou « extrêmement ». Souvent utilisé pour renforcer des adjectifs, par exemple « d'une pâleur mortelle » ou « d'un silence de mort », transmettant une impression d'immobilité, de pâleur ou de silence extrêmes.

An adverb meaning 'in a manner resembling death' or 'extremely.' It is often used to intensify adjectives, such as in 'deathly pale' or 'deathly quiet,' conveying a sense of extreme stillness, pallor, or silence.

1. In a manner resembling deathB2formal

   To a degree that is reminiscent of death; extremely or profoundly.

   de façon mortelle

   • The room was deathly quiet after the announcement.
   • She looked deathly pale after the long illness.
   • The forest was deathly still in the moonlight.

   Synonymesdeadlyexceedinglyextremelyghastlymortallyprofoundly

   Antonymesanimatedlivelyvivid