WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| dead set on doing [sth] adj | informal (resolute, determined) | decidido/a adj |
| | | resuelto/a adj |
| | | empecinado/a adj |
| | | empeñado/a adj |
| | Mark was dead set on becoming a naval pilot. |
| | Mark estaba decidido a convertirse en un piloto naval. |
| | (coloquial) | metérsele algo entre ceja y ceja a loc verb |
| | A Mark se le había metido entre ceja y ceja convertirse en un piloto naval. |
| dead set against [sth] adj + prep | informal (resolutely opposed to) | empeñado contra adj + prep |
| | Jerry was dead set against the Prime Minister's proposal. |