lethal

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.

Noun

1. Any weapon that causes death.
2. An allele that causes the death of the organism that carries it.

Noun

One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid.

Concepts

létal

mortel

fatal

léthal

meurtrier

mortifère

Opposé de

non-lethal

Synonymes

deadly

fatal

mortal

deathly

dangerous

pestilent

mortiferous

pernicious

terminal

vital

lethal gene

lethal factor

baneful

death

💀

killable

killing

kills

lethiferous

murder

murderous

Traductions

letale

letal

mortale

tödlich

dodelijk

قاتل

mortal

mortal

letal

θανατηφόρος

letal

θανάσιμος

mortal

fatal

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈliː.θəl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Learned borrowing from Latin lētālis (“deadly, mortal, fatal”), improperly written lēthālis, from lētum (“death”), improperly written as lēthum, from a supposed connection with Ancient Greek λήθη (lḗthē, “oblivion, forgetfulness”).

Phrases

Drinking too much water in a short period of time can be lethal .

Boire trop d'eau dans un court laps de temps peut être mortel.

Both attacks were lethal and also caused hundreds of injuries .

Les deux attaques étaient mortelles et ont également causé des centaines de blessures.