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Parisians overwhelmingly buy small cars. And it's not because people are petite, but because fuel is drop-dead expensive. Gasoline costs more than twice as much in Paris as in New York.
Serge Schmemann

Meaning of "drop-dead" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DROP-DEAD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DROP-DEAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Drop-Dead is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES DROP-DEAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Drop-dead

Drop-dead is the ninth full-length studio album of the band The Violet Burning. It was released February 14, 2006 on Northern Records.

Definition of drop-dead in the English dictionary

The definition of drop-dead in the dictionary is outstandingly or exceptionally.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DROP-DEAD

drop leaf
drop lock
drop off
drop one´s bundle
drop scone
drop shipment
drop shot
drop tank
drop zone
drop-add
drop-dead date
drop-dead fee
drop-down menu
drop-forge
drop-in centre
drop-kick
drop-leaf
drop-off
dropfly
dropforge

WORDS THAT END LIKE DROP-DEAD

ahead
braindead
bread
clinically dead
cut a person dead
dead
half-dead
head
homestead
instead
lead
leave for dead
living dead
overhead
read
spread
stone-dead
the go-ahead
thread
undead

Synonyms and antonyms of drop-dead in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «drop-dead» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DROP-DEAD

Find out the translation of drop-dead to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drop-dead from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drop-dead» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

落死
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

drop-dead
570 millions of speakers

English

drop-dead
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ड्रॉप मृत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ترك القتلى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

потрясающе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

drop-dead
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অকালমৃত্যু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

drop-dead
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jatuh mati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

drop-dead
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

目を奪う
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

드롭 죽은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

nyelehake mati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thả chết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துளி-இறந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ड्रॉप-डेड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

drop-dead
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

drop-dead
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

drop-dead
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

приголомшливо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

drop- mort
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

drop - νεκρός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

drop- dood
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

drop -dead
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

drop-dead
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drop-dead

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DROP-DEAD»

The term «drop-dead» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.235 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DROP-DEAD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «drop-dead» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «drop-dead» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drop-dead

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2 QUOTES WITH «DROP-DEAD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word drop-dead.
1
Serge Schmemann
Parisians overwhelmingly buy small cars. And it's not because people are petite, but because fuel is drop-dead expensive. Gasoline costs more than twice as much in Paris as in New York.
2
Peter York
Chandeliers are marvels of drop-dead showiness, the jewellery of architecture.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DROP-DEAD»

Discover the use of drop-dead in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drop-dead and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection
He bought gadgets and helmets, earphones and juicers. He poked and he pinched. He counted and he measured. The story of his transformation is not only brilliantly entertaining, but it just may be the healthiest book ever written.
A. J. Jacobs, 2012
2
Dew Drop Dead
Using rural Connecticut as a background, this tension-filled story is told with a unique blend of humor and seriousness, as it unravels a challenging puzzle and explores a difficult social problem.
James Howe, 2012
3
Drop Dead Cute: 30 Postcard from the New Generation of Women ...
This postcard collection features cutting-edge art from ten Japanese female artists. Postcard Book cover art 2003 Chinatsu Ban/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Coutesy of Tomio Koyama Gallery.
Ivan Vartanian, 2006
4
Drop Dead, Gorgeous
Desimonda returned to seek out revenge in Beautiful, Dirty, Rich. Now, from J.D. Mason, the queen of African-American fiction, comes a story of Desimonda’s best friend, Lonnie, who is out for a little payback of her own.
J. D. Mason, 2013
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Drop-Dead Gorgeous: Protecting Yourself from the Hidden ...
Looking good shouldn't jeopardize your health. "Drop Dead Gorgeous shows you how to create your own healthful, safe, and natural beauty--and what could be more radiant than that?
Kim Erickson, 2002
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Dear Neighbor, Drop Dead
Dear Neighbor, Drop Dead is a hilarious, stirring romp over fences and defenses that begs the question, what did you do to deserve living next door to a crazy woman? Sometimes it's worth finding out.
Saralee Rosenberg, 2009
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Drop Dead!: A Farce
Comedy / Characters: 7 male, 3 female Scenery: Interior A cast of has been actors plan to revive their careers in Drop Dead!, a potboiler murder mystery directed by "Wonder Child of the Broadway Stage" Victor Le Pewe (a psychotic eye ...
William Van Zandt, Jane Milmore, 1992
8
Drop Dead Divas
Now, in Drop Dead Divas, the Divas are sleuthing again. Their pal Naomi Spencer has been accused of murdering her fiance, drag race champion Race Champion. Soon, Naomi turns up dead, too. Talk about a fly in the martini . . .
Virginia Brown, 2010
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Drop Dead on Recall
When a top-ranked competitor keels over at a dog obedience trial, photographer Janet MacPhail is swept up in a maelstrom of suspicion, jealousy, cut-throat competition, death threats, pet-napping, and murder.
Sheila Webster Boneham, 2012
10
Drop Dead Beautiful
From Miami to Beverly Hills, from Mexico City, Acapulco and Las Vegas, LUCKY SANTANGELO is back!
Jackie Collins, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DROP-DEAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term drop-dead is used in the context of the following news items.
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Caitlyn Jenner 'dating fellow transgender woman Candis Cayne …
Candis is smart, funny, talented and drop-dead sexy. I wouldn't blame Caitlyn one bit if she fell for her.” The pair reportedly went shopping, had ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Hollywood drops ball on comedic roles for women
There are, frankly, not all that many drop-dead handsome men with highly developed comedic chops running around the world. Note that many ... «Hutchinson News, Jul 15»
3
Caitlyn Jenner & Candis Cayne: Inside their Romantic NYC Getaway
Candis is smart, funny, talented and drop-dead sexy. I wouldn't blame Caitlyn one bit if she fell for her.” The two partied together in NYC and on ... «Hollywood Life, Jul 15»
4
List: Thrillist ranks Garden District as 5th most beautiful …
Thrillist chose the neighborhoods based on factors including architecture, aesthetics and overall "drop-dead gorgeous" features. The article ... «WDSU New Orleans, Jul 15»
5
Much To Sort Before Park Ridge Decides On Water
Zingsheim called it the drop-dead point where Park Ridge must have its decision made. Gilmore said the hired analyst is expected to work on ... «Journal & Topics Newspapers Online, Jul 15»
6
Four Drool-Worthy Kickstarter Projects
We start with a drop-dead-gorgeous cathode ray tube (CRT)-based oscilloscope clock that uses a purely analog signal to generate the circles, ... «EE Times, Jul 15»
7
Apple Premium Retail Makeover May Extend to Other Brands …
... Upper East Side now featuring a VIP vault and the store in China's West Lake (at top) a drop-dead architectural box that could be a museum. «brandchannel.com, Jul 15»
8
Backlash grows against Germany
A self-imposed deadline of midnight tonight probably isn't the real drop-dead moment. Dennis Ross, a longtime Middle East negotiator, writes ... «Vox, Jul 15»
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Millennial View: Catherine Rampell — Can't women be beautiful …
Like I said: progress! The idea that there are zero, or nearly zero, drop-dead gorgeous comediennes out there is of course demonstrably false. «SouthCoastToday.com, Jul 15»
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Quartz Daily Brief—Asia edition—London tube strike, Subway's PR …
A supposed “drop-dead deadline” of July 9 seems unlikely to be met. Your daily dose of Greek drama: New finance minister Euclid Tsakalotos ... «Quartz, Jul 15»

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