Слово англійською: lethal
Прикметник
Переклад lethal українською: смерте́льний, смертоно́сний, летальний
Детальний опис
lethal
adjective /ˈliːθl/
- causing or able to cause death synonym deadly, fatal
- She had been given a lethal dose of poison.
- Any sharp pointed instrument is potentially a lethal weapon.
- (figurative) The closure of the factory dealt a lethal blow to the town.
- The snake’s venom is rarely lethal to humans.
- (informal) causing or able to cause a lot of harm or damage
- You and that car—it's a lethal combination!
- A shift in shopping habits created a lethal cocktail of bankruptcies and store closures.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘causing spiritual death’): from Latin lethalis, from lethum, a variant (influenced by Greek lēthē ‘forgetfulness’), of letum ‘death’.