3.1.15. gy. A1C2 (példák)

dead adjective /ded/ 1 halott (nem élő)

She's been dead for twenty years now.

He was shot dead outside his home.

deadly adjective /ˈded.li/ halálos (halált okozó)

a deadly virus

a deadly weapon

deceased adjective /dɪˈsiːst/ (formal) elhunyt

the deceased man's belongings

fatal adjective /ˈfeɪ.təl/ 1 halálos (betegség, baleset, stb.)

This illness is fatal in almost all cases.

the fatal shooting of an unarmed 15-year-old

late adjective /leɪt/ 3 néhai (már meghalt) [always before noun]

She gave her late husband's clothes to charity.

lethal adjective /ˈliː.θəl/ halálos

a lethal injection/weapon

Phrasal verbs:

pass away /pɑːs/ elhuny

She passed away peacefully in her sleep.

slip away /slɪp/ 3 meghal

Despite their care, he slipped away in the night.

Phrases and idioms:

drop dead holtan esik össze (informal)

He just dropped dead in the middle of the show.

lose your life életét veszti

Millions of young men lost their lives in the war.

the deceased az elhunyt (személy)

The police have not yet informed the family of the deceased.

to death halálra (addig, amíg meg nem hal) (éhezik, verik, stb.)

He was beaten to death by a gang of youths.