lethal

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

dodelijk

letaal

fataal

moorddadig

Tegenovergesteld aan

non-lethal

Synoniemen

deadly

fatal

mortal

deathly

dangerous

pestilent

mortiferous

pernicious

terminal

vital

lethal gene

lethal factor

baneful

death

💀

killable

killing

kills

lethiferous

murder

murderous

Vertalingen

létal

mortel

letale

letal

tödlich

mortale

mortal

قاتل

mortal

fatal

letal

θανατηφόρος

letal

θανάσιμος

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈliː.θəl/

Etymologie (Engels)

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”).

Zinnen

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

Te veel water drinken in een korte tijd kan dodelijk zijn.

Both attacks were lethal and also caused hundreds of injuries .

Beide aanvallen waren dodelijk en veroorzaakten ook honderden verwondingen.