| Σύνθετοι Τύποι: |
| beat a dead horse | v | figurative (pursue a hopeless cause) | διατηρώ φρούδες ελπίδες ρ.μετ. |
| come back from the dead | v | figurative (make a comeback, become successful again) μεταφορικά | ανασταίνομαι ρ.αμετ. |
| In last place going into the final lap, the runner came back from the dead to win the race. |
| come back from the dead | v | figurative (recover from serious illness) μεταφορικά | ανανήπτω,θεραπεύομαι, ανασταίνομαι ρ.αμετ. |
| After the triple bypass he came back from the dead and now he is living an active life. |
| dead against | prep | slang (totally opposed to) | απόλυτα εναντίον πρόθ. |
| I wanted to go to Art School, but my parents were dead against it. |
| dead ahead | adv | US, slang (directly in front) ΗΠΑ,αργκό | ακριβώς μπροστά έκφρ. |
| You can't possibly miss the target, it's dead ahead! |
| dead and buried | adj | (dead, deceased) | νεκρός, πεθαμένος επίθ. |
| I remember my fourth grade teacher, but she's long since been dead and buried I'm sure. |
| dead and buried | adj | (no longer in effect) | ανενεργός επίθ. |
| That law is dead and buried. |
| dead and gone | adj | (dead, deceased) | νεκρός, πεθαμένος επίθ. |
| dead body | n | (corpse) | πτώμα ουσ.ουδ. |
| The dead body lay undiscovered for 3 days. |
| dead calm | n | (nautical: no wind) | νηνεμία,μπουνάτσα ουσ.θηλ. |
| A sailing ship can make no progress at all in a dead calm. |
| dead calm | n | (total stillness) | πλήρης ακινησία ουσ.θηλ. |
| A dead calm enveloped the house after his wife left him. |
| dead centre, US: dead center | n | (exact centre, precise middle) | ακριβώς στο κέντρο έκφρ. |
| dead centre, US: dead center | adv | (precisely in the middle) | ακριβώς στο κέντρο έκφρ. |
| dead end | n | (road: cul-de-sac) | αδιέξοδο ουσ.ουδ. |
| The street led to a dead end so we had to turn around. |
| dead heat | n | (sport: tie, joint win, draw) | ισοπαλία ουσ.θηλ. |
| Not even the photograph could distinguish the winner, so the race was declared a dead heat. |
| dead language | n | (language whose speakers have died out) | νεκρή γλώσσα ουσ.θηλ. |
| Latin is a dead language. |
| dead language | n | (language which is no longer a first language) | δεύτερη γλώσσα ουσ.θηλ. |
| dead loss | n | (sth, sb, useless) | χαμένη υπόθεση έκφρ. |
| Don't ask her to help, she's a dead loss. |
| dead man | n | slang, figurative (man who is likely to die) άτομο που πιθανότατα θα πεθάνει | νεκρός, πεθαμένος επίθ. |
| | καθομιλουμένη | χαμένος, χαμένος από χέρι μτχ. |
| Note: χαμένος: συχνά στην έκφραση: πάω χαμένος |
| Touch me again and you're a dead man! |
| dead person | n | (corpse, dead body) | πτώμα ουσ.ουδ. |
| dead person | n | (sb who is no longer alive) | νεκρός ουσ.αρσ. |
| dead right | adj | slang (totally correct) | απόλυτα σωστός επίθ. |
| How did you know that answer? You are dead right! |
| dead ringer | n | slang (sb identical to another person) αργκό | σωσίας ουσ.αρσ. |
| He was a dead ringer for the President, and for a while made a good living impersonating him. |
| dead set | adj | (resolute, determined) | αποφασισμένος,έτοιμος για όλα έκφρ. |
| He was dead set on becoming a naval pilot, and was bitterly disappointed when he was rejected for poor eyesight . |
| He was dead set against the Prime Minister's proposal. |
| dead stop | n | (complete halt) | απόλυτη στάση ουσ.θηλ. |
| They heard a loud bang in the engine and the car came to a dead stop. |
| dead to the world | adj | slang (deeply asleep) | βαθιά κοιμισμένος μτχ. |
| Once he is asleep he is dead to the world: we can make noise if we want. |
| dead weight | n | (sth very heavy) | νεκρό βάρος, απόβαρο ουσ.ουδ. |
| dead weight | | (oppressive burden or responsibility) ευθύνη | βάρος, φορτίο ουσ.ουδ. |
| dead zone | n | (area with no mobile phone coverage) κινητή τηλεφωνία | περιοχή χωρίς σήμα ουσ.θηλ. |
| dead-end street | n | US (cul-de-sac, road with no exit) ΗΠΑ | αδιέξοδο ουσ.ουδ. |
| Don't turn there, it's a dead-end street. |
| drop dead | vi | (die suddenly) | πέφτω νεκρός έκφρ. |
| He dropped dead of a heart attack. |
| drop dead | interj | (go away! ) φύγε, αγενές | άει στο διάολο, άντε χάσου, ψόφα επιφ. |
| When he wouldn't leave her alone, she said, "drop dead" and walked away. |
| half dead | adj | figurative (physically exhausted) μεταφορικά | μισοπεθαμένος, εξουθενωμένος επίθ. |
| David continued the climb, although he was half dead from the effort; he had to make it to the top. |
| in the dead of night | adv | (in the middle of the night) | τα μεσάνυχτα, μες στα μαύρα μεσάνυχτα έκφρ. |
| Strange noises in the dead of night can be very scary. |
| over my dead body | interj | slang, figurative (expressing complete refusal) απόλυτη άρνηση, μεταφορικά, αργκό | πάνω από το πτώμα μου επιφ. |
| risen from the dead | adj | (Bible: resurrected) | αναστημένος μτχ. |
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