dead

not alive; having died recently or some time ago

muerto, fallecido

• be dead

Collocations dead body · dead person

• He was found dead in his apartment.

  Se encontró muerto en su apartamento.

not working or operating; not functioning properly

inoperativo, averiado

• be dead

Collocations dead battery · dead phone line

• The printer is dead; we need to get a new one.

  La impresora está inoperativa; necesitamos una nueva.

no longer active or effective; inactive

inactivo, desactivado

• be dead

Collocations dead account · dead end job

• The project is dead; they've stopped working on it.

  El proyecto está inactivo; han dejado de trabajar en él.

very or extremely; used for emphasis

muy, extremadamente

• dead + adj

Collocations dead tired · dead serious

• She was dead tired after the long journey.

  Estaba muy cansada después del largo viaje.

directly; straight towards or in a particular direction

recto, directamente hacia

• dead + adv

Collocations dead ahead · dead straight

• The road goes dead straight for miles.

  La carretera va recta durante kilómetros.

not important or serious; unimportant

insignificante, sin importancia

• be dead

Collocations dead issue · dead topic

• That's a dead issue now; nobody cares about it anymore.

  Eso es un tema sin importancia ahora; nadie le presta atención.

without sound or noise; silent

silencioso, en silencio

• be dead

Collocations dead quiet · dead silence

• It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop; it was absolutely dead.

  Estaba tan silencioso que se podía oír caer un alfiler; estaba absolutamente en silencio.

without color or life; pale and gray in appearance

pálido, sin vida

• be dead

Collocations dead white · dead grey

• Her face was deathly pale; she looked absolutely dead.

  Su cara estaba pálida; parecía absolutamente sin vida.