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le·thal
(lē′thəl)adj.
1. Causing or capable of causing death: a lethal weapon. See Synonyms at fatal.
2. Extremely harmful; devastating: accusations lethal to the candidate's image.
[Late Latin lēthālis, alteration (probably influenced by Lēthē, Lethe) of Latin lētālis, from lētum, death.]
le·thal′i·ty (lē-thăl′ĭ-tē) n.
le′thal·ly adv.
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lethal
(ˈliːθəl)adj
1. able to cause or causing death
2. of or suggestive of death
[C16: from Latin lēthālis, from lētum death]
lethality n
ˈlethally adv
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le•thal
(ˈli θəl)adj.
1. of or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
2. made to cause death: a lethal injection.
3. causing great harm; disastrous: The disclosures were lethal to his candidacy.
[1575–85; < Latin lētālis, lēthalis, derivative of lētum death]
syn: See fatal.
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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
safe, healthy, harmless, wholesome, innocuous
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lethal
[ˈliːθəl] ADJ1. (= 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
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)
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
(ˈliːθəl) adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
le·thal
a. letal, mortal;
___ dose → dosis ___;
___ factor → factor ___;
___ gene → gen ___;
___ mutation → mutación ___.
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lethal
adj letalEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.