dead letter no Dicionário de Espanhol-Inglês da Oxford

Traduções para dead letter no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

dead letter SUBST

1. dead letter JUR:

dead letter

letra f muerta

to be a dead letter

ser letra muerta

2. dead letter (undelivered letter):

dead letter

carta f no reclamada

dead-letter office

departamento m de cartas no reclamadas

Traduções para dead letter no dicionário Espanhol»inglês

letra muerta

dead letter

Traduções para dead letter no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

I.letter [americ ˈlɛdər, Brit ˈlɛtə] SUBST

1. letter (written message):

letter

carta f

his letters have just been published

su epistolario acaba de publicarse

letter of introduction

carta f de recomendación

letter of advice

carta f de aviso

letter of credit

carta f de crédito

letter of intent

carta f de intenciones

atrib letter rack

portacartas m

I'm not much of a letter writer

no soy muy buen corresponsal

letter writing is quite an art

escribir cartas es todo un arte

2.1. letter (of alphabet):

letter

letra f

a two-/eight-letter word

una palabra de dos/ocho letras

she's the only one in the family with letters after her name

es la única de la familia que tiene título (académico u honorífico cuya abreviatura suele usarse tras el nombre)

the letter of the law

la letra de la ley

to the letter

al pie de la letra

2.2. letter <letters, pl > (literature) formal:

a man of letters

un literato

a man of letters

un escritor

a man of letters

un hombre de letras

a woman of letters

una literata

a woman of letters

una escritora

a woman of letters

una mujer de letras

II.letter [americ ˈlɛdər, Brit ˈlɛtə] VERBO trans

1. letter (print):

letter card/invitation

grabar

letter card/invitation

estampar (con letras)

2. letter (designate by letter):

the rows are lettered A through G

las filas van por letras de la A a la G

I.dead [americ dɛd, Brit dɛd] ADJ

1. dead (no longer alive):

dead person/animal/plant

muerto

he's dead

está muerto

she has been dead for 50 years

hace 50 años que murió

dead body

cadáver m

dead body

cuerpo m sin vida

he was dead on arrival at the hospital

cuando llegó al hospital ya había muerto

he was dead on arrival at the hospital

ingresó cadáver Esp

to drop dead

caerse muerto

drop dead!

¡vete al demonio or al diablo!

to shoot/strike sb dead

matar a alguien a tiros/a golpes

“wanted, dead or alive”

“se busca: vivo o muerto”

more dead than alive

más muerta que viva

as dead as a dodo or doornail

requetemuerto coloq

dead and buried long after I'm dead and buried

mucho después de que esté muerto y enterrado or de que esté bajo tierra

dead and gone all this will be yours when I'm dead and gone

todo esto será tuyo cuando yo me muera

dead men tell no tales

los muertos no hablan

not to be seen or caught dead coloq I wouldn't be seen or caught dead in that hat

yo no me pondría ese sombrero ni muerta or ni loca

2.1. dead (numb):

dead usu pred

dormido

my feet have gone dead with the cold

se me han dormido los pies del frío

2.2. dead (unresponsive):

to be dead to sth

ser sordo a algo

she remained dead to my pleas

permaneció sorda a mis súplicas

he remained dead to pity

nada lo movía a compasión lit

3. dead (very tired, ill):

dead coloq

muerto coloq

I'm absolutely dead

¡estoy muerto! coloq

4.1. dead (obsolete):

dead language

muerto

dead custom

en desuso

a dead metaphor

una metáfora lexicalizada

4.2. dead (past, finished with):

dead issue

pasado

the matter is dead and buried

el asunto ya está enterrado, a lo pasado, pisado

4.3. dead (in bar, restaurant) coloq:

is this glass/bottle dead?

¿ha terminado ya con el vaso/la botella?

5.1. dead (not functioning):

dead wire/circuit

desconectado

dead telephone

desconectado

dead telephone

cortado

dead battery

descargado

the line suddenly went dead

de repente se cortó (la comunicación)

5.2. dead (not alight):

dead fire/coals/match

apagado

5.3. dead (quiet, not busy):

dead town/hotel/party

muerto

the dead season

la temporada baja

in the dead hours of the night

a altas horas de la noche or de la madrugada

5.4. dead FINAN:

dead capital/money

muerto

dead capital/money

improductivo

5.5. dead DESP:

dead ball

muerto

6.1. dead as intensifier:

in dead silence

en un silencio absoluto or total

he collapsed in a dead faint

se desplomó totalmente inconsciente

to come to a dead halt/stop

parar en seco

she's in dead earnest

lo dice muy en serio

we're in dead trouble if they catch us Brit calão

si nos agarran estamos fritos coloq

we're in dead trouble if they catch us Brit calão

como nos cojan nos la cargamos Esp coloq

6.2. dead (exact):

to be on a dead level with sth

estar exactamente al mismo nivel que algo

II.dead [americ dɛd, Brit dɛd] ADV

1.1. dead (exactly):

dead

justo

dead on target

justo en el blanco

she was dead on time esp Brit

llegó puntualísima

1.2. dead (directly):

dead

justo

dead

directamente

dead ahead

justo delante

1.3. dead (suddenly):

to stop dead

parar en seco

he stopped the ball dead

paró la pelota en seco

2.1. dead (absolutely) coloq:

dead straight/level

completamente

dead slow

lentísimo

dead drunk

completamente borracho

dead drunk

como una cuba coloq

dead tired

muerto (de cansancio) coloq

dead tired

cansadísimo

I'm dead broke

estoy pelado coloq

you're dead right

tienes toda la razón

you're dead wrong

estás muy equivocado

to be dead certain or sure

estar totalmente seguro

to be dead beat

estar hecho polvo coloq

2.2. dead as intensifier calão:

it was dead easy

estuvo regalado or tirado coloq

I'm dead bored

estoy aburridísimo or muerto de aburrimiento

III.dead [americ dɛd, Brit dɛd] SUBST

1. dead + pl verbo:

the dead

los muertos

to rise from the dead

resucitar de entre los muertos

they were screaming fit to wake the dead

chillaban a grito pelado coloq

2. dead (depth):

in the or Brit also at dead of night

a altas horas de la noche or de la madrugada

in the dead of winter

en lo más crudo del invierno

Veja também: body

body <pl bodies> [americ ˈbɑdi, Brit ˈbɒdi] SUBST

1.1. body C (of human, animal):

body

cuerpo m

the body beautiful

el culto del cuerpo

body and soul

en cuerpo y alma

to keep body and soul together

subsistir

to keep body and soul together

sobrevivir

I had a snack to keep body and soul together until lunch

me tomé un bocado para aguantar hasta mediodía

body size

estatura f

body temperature

temperatura f

body type

tipo m somático

body weight

peso m

1.2. body C (trunk):

body

cuerpo m

1.3. body C (corpse):

body

cadáver m

a dead body

un cadáver

over my dead body!

¡de ninguna manera!

over my dead body!

¡tendrán (or tendrá etc.) que pasar por encima de mi cadáver!

2.1. body C (main part):

body (of plane)

fuselaje m

body (of ship)

casco m

body (of hall)

nave f

body (of stringed instrument)

caja f

2.2. body C MOTOR:

body

carrocería f

2.3. body (majority, bulk):

the body of sth

el grueso de algo

3.1. body C (organization):

body

organismo m

3.2. body (unit) sem pl:

they walked out in a body

salieron en masa or en bloque

we must act together as a body

tenemos que actuar unidos

they're a fine body of men

forman un magnífico equipo

the body politic

el cuerpo político

3.3. body C (collection):

a body of evidence

un conjunto de pruebas

a body of law

un cuerpo legal or de leyes

a growing body of opinion supports this view

una creciente corriente de opinión apoya este punto de vista

3.4. body C (mass):

body

masa f

a body of water

una masa de agua

4. body C (object):

body

cuerpo m

a body in motion FÍS

un cuerpo en movimiento

5. body U (density):

body (of wine, fabric)

cuerpo m

body (of hair)

volumen m

body (of hair)

cuerpo m

6. body C (person):

body coloq, antiq

tipo m / tipa f coloq

he's a funny old body

un bicho raro coloq

7. body C (body stocking):

body

body m

dead letter no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para dead letter no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

letter [ˈletəʳ, americ ˈlet̬ɚ] SUBST

1. letter (message):

letter

carta f

2. letter (symbol):

letter

letra f

Expressões:

to stick to the letter of the law

aplicar la ley en sentido estricto

to the letter

al pie de la letra

I.dead [ded] ADJ

1. dead (no longer alive):

dead

muerto, -a

to be dead on arrival

ingresar cadáver (en el hospital)

2. dead (inactive):

dead

parado, -a

dead fire

apagado, -a

3. dead (quiet, boring):

dead

muerto, -a

dead town

desierto, -a

4. dead (numb):

dead

dormido, -a

5. dead silence:

dead

profundo, -a

to be a dead loss

ser un desastre total

to come to a dead stop

pararse en seco

Expressões:

as dead as a doornail

muerto y bien muerto

to be a dead duck

ser un fracaso seguro

dead men tell no tales americ prov

los muertos no hablan

she wouldn't be seen dead wearing that coloq

por nada del mundo se pondría eso

II.dead [ded] SUBST

the dead

los muertos

Expressões:

in the dead of night/winter

en plena noche/pleno invierno

III.dead [ded] ADV

1. dead coloq (totally):

dead

completamente

dead beat

completamente rendido

to be dead set against sth

estar completamente en contra de algo

to be dead set on sth

estar completamente decidido a algo

2. dead (directly):

dead

justo

dead ahead

justo al frente

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

inglês

But to be honest that is neither here nor there because the constitution is unfortunately a dead letter.

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To the contrary, it is not a dead letter.

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Let us not, if we can avoid it, fall victim to the dead letter of the law.

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However, this committee met only three times without any major impact, and rapidly became a dead letter even before all other parties were banned.

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Dead letter queues can be created for looking at messages which timed out or failed for other reasons.

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This is not to say that infringement of the structure, sequence and organization is a dead letter.

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However, by this ruling one aspect seems to have become a dead letter law.

www.mondaq.com

Such mail may otherwise become dead letter mail.

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In practice the socialist objective was a dead letter.

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But the estates felt that the maintenance of their liberties demanded more substantial guarantees than the dead letter of ancient laws.

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