dead

/ded/ adverb

Translation

› informal extremely or completely

son derece, tamamen, korkunç, oldukça

UK The exam was dead easy. US His advice was dead wrong.1922

be dead set against sth/doing sth › to oppose something strongly

bir şeye kesinlikle karşı çıkmak, şiddetle muhalefet etmek

My parents were dead set against us getting married.1170

stop dead › to suddenly stop moving or doing something

ansızın/aniden durmak, harketsizleşmek

1594

(Definition of dead adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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