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dead1

/ded/

Translation

adj
muerto,ta
dead or alive
vivo o muerto
(una parte del cuerpo)
dormido,da
(una máquina)
desconectado,da
(una pila)
gastado,da
(un lugar)
muerto,ta
wouldn't be {caught/seen} dead (inform)
por nada del mundo col.
I wouldn't be caught dead in a tie like that
Por nada del mundo me verías con una corbata así
pron. Rima con red
(Definition of dead adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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