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blunt

  • 1 blunt

    1. adjective
    1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) αμβλύς
    2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) απότομος
    2. verb
    (to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) στομώνω, αμβλύνω
    - bluntness

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  • 2 Blunt

    adj.
    P. and V. ἀμβλύς.
    Rude, unpolished: Ar. and P. ἄγροικος, V. ἄκομψος.
    Be blunt of speech: P. παρρησιάζεσθαι, V. θρασυστομεῖν, ἐξελευθεροστομεῖν, ἐλευθεραστομεῖν.
    ——————
    v. trans.
    lit. or met., P. and V. ἀμβλύνειν, ἀπαμβλυνειν, V. καταμβλύνειν, lit., V. ἐκκωφεῖν.
    Are their swords blunted at the sight of beauty? V. ἆρʼ εἰς τὸ κάλλος ἐκκεκώφηται ξίφη; (Eur., Or. 1287).
    With feelings blunted: P. and V. ἀμβλύς.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Blunt

  • 3 blunt

    1) αμβλύς
    2) απότομος
    3) μονοκόμματος

    English-Greek new dictionary > blunt

  • 4 Dull

    adj.
    Of the senses: P. and V. κωφός.
    Blunt: P. and V. ἀμβλύς.
    Of sound: P. and V. βαρύς.
    Tarniched: see Tarnished.
    Of the intelligence: P. and V. σκαιός, ἀμαθής, νωθής, ἀφυής, P. ἀναίσθητος, βλακικός, Ar. and P. δυσμαθής.
    Irksome: P. and V. δυσχερής, βαρύς.
    Uninteresting: P. ἕωλος, Ar. and P. ψυχρός.
    Dark: see Dark, Dreary.
    Sad: see Sad.
    ——————
    v. trans.
    Blunt: P. and V. ἀμβλύνειν, ἀπαμβλύνειν, V. καταμβλύνειν; see Blunt.
    Tarnish: use P. and V. μιαίνειν.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Dull

  • 5 brusque

    (blunt and abrupt in manner: a brusque reply.) απότομος
    - brusqueness

    English-Greek dictionary > brusque

  • 6 foil

    I [foil] verb
    (to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) εμποδίζω,ματαιώνω
    II [foil] noun
    1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) έλασμα,λεπτό φύλλο μετάλλου
    2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) αντίθεση,συμπλήρωμα
    III [foil] noun
    (a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) ξίφος ξιφασκίας

    English-Greek dictionary > foil

  • 7 no good

    (useless; pointless: It's no good crying for help - no-one will hear you; This penknife is no good - the blades are blunt.) ανώφελος, άχρηστος

    English-Greek dictionary > no good

  • 8 porpoise

    ['po:pəs]
    (a type of blunt-nosed sea animal of the dolphin family.) φώκαινα(μεγάλο δελφίνι)

    English-Greek dictionary > porpoise

  • 9 spatula

    ['spætjulə, ]( American[) - u-]
    (a kind of tool with a broad blunt blade: Spread the icing on the cake with a spatula.) σπάτουλα

    English-Greek dictionary > spatula

  • 10 Sear

    adj.
    P. and V. ξηρός, Ar. and P. ἰσχνός; see Withered, Parched.
    ——————
    v. trans.
    Wither: P. and V. ἰσχναίνειν (Plat.), κατισχναίνειν (Plat.); see Wither, Parch.
    Blunt: P. and V. ἀμβλύνειν, ἀπαμβλύνειν, V. καταμβλύνειν.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sear

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