dead or alive en · ADJ
Etymology
From usage in wanted posters in the 19th century American West and, especially in popular drama about the American West in that period.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Either dead or alive.
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(not-comparable) Used to indicate someone is being sought for some kind of punishment or reprimand, and that (s)he may be killed in the process of finding, as if this was reasonable punishment.
Wanted: dead or alive.
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Translations (13)
hu élve vagy halva (wanted poster term) · de tot oder lebendig (wanted poster term) · it vivo o morto (wanted poster term) · ar حَيّ أَوْ مَيِّت (wanted poster term) · cmn 活要见人死要见尸 (wanted poster term) · fi elävänä tai kuolleena (wanted poster term) · is lífs eða liðinn (wanted poster term) · cs živého či mrtvého (wanted poster term) · pl żywy czy martwy (wanted poster term) · is dauður eða lifandi (wanted poster term) · fr mort ou vif (wanted poster term) · es vivo o muerto (wanted poster term) · ro viu sau mort (wanted poster term)