Meaning of deadline | Babel Free

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1. A time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed.
2. A guideline marked on a plate for a printing press.
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3. To govern by setting a time limit: "He was never going to be deadlined by a day, or even a month" (New Yorker).
4. A line that does not move.
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5. completely. dead drunk. totaal, volkome سَكْران كُلِّيا напълно totalmente naprosto, absolutně völlig totalt απόλυταcompletamente täiesti کاملاً täysin complètementלגמרי पूरा-पूरा potpuno, totalno egészen keras algjörlega completamente すっかり 완전히 mirtinai, visiškai pilnīgi sangat absoluuttotalt, fullstendig kompletnie كاملا، په پوره تو ګه، مستقيما totalmente complet совершенно úplne popolnoma mrtav död-, as- อย่างแน่นอน tamamen 完全地 абсолютно; вкрай مکمل طور پر hoàn toàn 完全地
6. A boundary around a prison, prisoners crossing which would be shot.
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7. to lessen, weaken or make less sharp, strong etc. That will deaden the pain. verdoof, temper يُضْعِف، يُسَكِّن، يُخَدِّر затъпявам amainar ztlumit, otupit, ztišit abtöten dæmpe αμβλύνωamortiguar vaigistama, vaibuma کاهش دادن؛ بی حس کردن vaimentaa amortir לְהַקהוֹת, לְשַׁכֵּך कमजोर umrtvljen tompít, gyengít meredakan deyfa, draga úr attenuare 鈍くする 약하게 하다, 가라앉히다 mažinti, slopinti, silpninti mazināt; apslāpēt; padarīt nejutīgu meredakan stillendøyve, dempe złagodzić بې اثره كول، له منځه وړل، وژل...
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8. extremely. deadly dull; deadly serious. doodernstig, uiters/ verskriklik ernstig جِدا извънредно muito totálně, strašně tod-... død- εξαιρετικάterriblemente äärmiselt بسیار؛ فوق العاده erittäin mortellementמאוד जबरदस्त smrtno halálosan sangat ákaflega tremendamente はなはだしく 몹시 baisiai, mirtinai briesmīgi; ārkārtīgi sangat dood-svært, dødsens, døds- nieludzko, śmiertelnie دیره فوق العاده muito îngrijorător de чрезвычайно strašne zelo smrtno dödligt, döds- สุดขีด son derece, çok çok 非常 надзвичайн...
9. a road closed off at one end. doodloopstraat طَريق مَسْدود задънена улица beco sem saída slepá ulice die Sackgasse lukket vej; blind vej αδιέξοδοcallejón sin salida tupik مسیر بن بست umpikuja cul-de-sacללא מוצא बंद गली krsj ogranka, ćorsokak zsákutca buntu blindgata vicolo cieco 行き止まり 막다른 골목 aklagatvis aklā iela; strupceļš jalan mati doodlopende wegblindveiślepa uliczka بنده لاره beco sem saída fun­dătură тупик slepá ulica slepa ulica ćorsokak återvändsgata ทางตัน çıkmaz sokak (街道等)閉塞不通的一頭 гл...
10. leading nowhere. a dead-end job. doodloopspoor, blinde ent, doodloop ليسَ فيهِ مجال للتَّقَدُّم задънен sem saída bezvýhledný, bídný ausweglos udsigtsløs που είναι χωρίς προοπτικές, που δεν οδηγεί πουθενά sin salida perspektiivitu بدون ترقی؛ بدون آینده vailla etenemismahdollisuuksia sans avenir מָבוֹי סָתוּם जिसका कोई अंत या अंजाम नहीं हो koji ne vodi nikamo eredmény nélküli tanpa masa depan vonlaus senza prospettive 発展性のない 막다른 be perspektyvų bezperspektīvs jalan buntu uitzichtloosnytteløs, h...
11. a race, or a situation happening in a race, in which two or more competitors cross the finishing line together. gelykopstryd وُصول المُتَسابِقين في نَفس اللحْظَه състезание с равен резултат empate nerozhodný výsledek/běh, mrtvý závod totes Rennen dødt løb ισοπαλίαempate tasavägine tulemus نتیجۀ کاملاً برابر؛ مسابقۀ چند برنده ای tasapeli ex aequoתיקו जिस दौड़ में दो प्रतिद्वंदि समान हों neriješena trka, neriješena utrka holtverseny pacuan jafntefli í hlaupi parità 同着 막상막하 lygiosiomis pasibaigu...
12. a language no longer spoken, eg Latin. dooie taal لُغَةٌ ميِّتَه/ مَهْجورَه мъртъв език língua morta mrtvý jazyk tote Sprache dødt sprog νεκρή γλώσσα lengua muerta surnud keel زبان منسوخ شده kuollut kieli langue morte שָׂפָה מֵתָה मृत भाषा izumrli jezik holt nyelv bahasa mati dautt tungumál lingua morta 死語 사어 mirusi kalba mirusi valoda bahasa yang tidak lagi digunakan dode taal dødt språk martwy język منسوخ شوی ژبه língua morta limbă moartă мёртвый язык mŕtvy jazyk mrtev jezik mrtav jezik döt...
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13. a time by which something must be done or finished. Monday is the deadline for handing in this essay. sperdatum, keerdatum آخِر مَوْعِد срок data limite konečný/nejzazší termín letzter Termin tidsfrist; afleveringsfrist; deadline προθεσμίαfecha límite lõpptähtaeg موعد مقرر؛ آخرین فرصت aikaraja date limite תַּאֲרִיך יַעַד सीमा रेखा rok za obaviti nešto határidő batas waktu tímamörk, eindagi, skilafrestur scadenza 締め切り 마감일 paskutinis terminas pēdējais [] termiņš had waktu tijdslimiet frist, gre...
14. a situation in which no further progress towards an agreement is possible. Talks between the two sides ended in deadlock. dooie punt طريق مَسْدود / فَشَل застой impasse mrtvý bod das Patt hårdknude; fastlåst situation πλήρες αδιέξοδο punto muerto, impasse ummik بن بست umpikuja impasse קפאון, קיפאון, מבוי סתום गतिरोध zastoj, mrtva točka holtpont kebuntuan þrátefli; sjálfhelda punto morto 行き詰まり 교착상태 aklavietė bezizejas stāvoklis; strupceļš kebuntuan impassefastlåst situasjon impas, martwy punkt...

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Examples

“I must make this deadline or my boss will kill me!”

“TfW's [Transport for Wales] plans to meet the PRM [Persons with Reduced Mobility] deadline and withdraw all Pacers by 1 January have been made more difficult by delays to introduction of Class 769 and 230 units.”

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