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22 flat
• ohut• rähmällään• rypytön• rähmälleen• nimenomainen• ikävä• ikävystyttävä• tympeä• huoneisto• asuinhuoneisto• asunto-osake• asunto• avara• ehdoton• silkoinen• sileä• soinnuton• siloinenfinance, business, economy• alentaa• alava maa• alennusmerkki• aava• alennettu• vaisu• yhdenmukainen• väljähtynyt• rieska• karstalevy• kerrostaloasunto• litistynyt• lituskainen• leveä• litteä puoli• litteä• littana• matalakorkoinen• matala• lättänä• mauton• tasainen• tasanko• ytimetön• kumea• kulissi• lappeelleen• lattea• laakea• latuska• laaja• lakea• lappeellaan• latuskainen• laaka• lape• laimea* * *flæt 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) tasainen, litteä2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) tylsä3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) ehdoton4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) puhjennut, tyhjennyt5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) väljähtynyt6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) alennettu, alavireinen2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) pitkin pituuttaan3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) kerrostaloasunto, huoneisto2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) alennusmerkki3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) lape, kämmen4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) tasanne•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
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23 foil
• folio• foili• florettimiekkailu• estää• floretti• aiheuttaa pettymys• uhitella• tausta• tehdä tyhjäksi• kelmumedicine, veterinary• kalvo• harjoitusmiekka• metallilehti• lehtimetalli• korostaa* * *I foil verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) tehdä tyhjäksiII foil noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) folio, hopeapaperi2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) taustaIII foil noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) floretti -
24 glaze
• varustaa lasilla• kiilto• kiillottaa• kuorrutus• kuorruttaa• lasittaa• lasitus• lasittua• lasite* * *ɡleiz 1. verb1) (to fit glass into: to glaze a window.) lasittaa2) (to cover with glass or a glaze: The potter glazed the vase.) lasittaa3) ((of eyes) to become blank or dull.) lasittua2. noun1) (a glassy coating put on pottery etc: a pink glaze on the grey vase.) lasite2) (a shiny coating eg of sugar on fruit etc.) sokerikuorrutus•- glazier -
25 grey
• hämärä• harmaannuttaa• harmaus• harmaantunut• harmaantua• harmaa• harmaa väri* * *ɡrei 1. adjective1) (of a mixture of colour between black and white: Ashes are grey.) harmaa2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) harmaahiuksinen2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) harmaa2) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) harmaa3. verb(to become grey or grey-haired.) harmaantua- greyish -
26 heavy
• painava• paksu• ruokaisa• runsas• tukeva• jykevätekoinen• järeä• jykevä• työläs• tuntuva• voimakas• vilkas• sikeä• ankara• vahva• vaikea• vaivalloinen• raskastekoinen• rankka• raskas• raskasliikkeinen• sankka• massiivinen• syvä• suuri• ylenmääräinen• kostea• kova• luja* * *'hevi1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) raskas, painava2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) painava3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) kova4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) kova5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) synkkä6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) raskas7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) raskas8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) raskas•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
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27 humdrum
• ikävä• arkipäiväinen• arkinen• unettava• yksitoikkoinen• yksitoikkoisuus• pitkäpiimäinen* * *(dull: a humdrum life.) yksitoikkoinen -
28 indulge
• tyydyttää• hemmotella• antautua• antaa myöten• kohdella lempeästi• myöntyä• suoda itselleen jotakin* * *1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) hemmotella2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) tyydyttää3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) antaa myöten mielihaluilleen•- indulgent
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29 jaded
• väsynyt• lopen väsynyt* * *'‹eidid((of eg a person or his interest, appetite etc) worn out and made tired and dull.) uupunut -
30 khaki
• ruskeankellertävätextile industry• khakikangas• khaki* * *noun, adjective((of) a dull brownish or greenish yellow: a khaki uniform; The café was full of men in khaki.) khaki -
31 monotonous
• ikävä• vivahteeton• monotoninen• tasapaksu• yksitoikkoinen• yksitotinen• kuolettava* * *mə'notənəs(lacking in variety; dull: a monotonous piece of music.) yksitoikkoinen- monotony -
32 mousy
• hiirenkarvainen• arka• ujo* * *1) ((of hair) dull brown in colour.) maantienvärinen2) (timid; uninteresting: a mousy little woman.) hiirimäinen -
33 slate
• tyrmätä• ankarasti arvostella• teilata• kattaa liuskelaatoilla• kivitaulu• kirota• liuskakivigeology• liuske• liuskekivi• liuskelaatta• laatta* * *I sleit noun1) ((a piece of) a type of easily split rock of a dull blue-grey colour, used for roofing etc: Slates fell off the roof in the wind; ( also adjective) a slate roof.) savikivi, kattolaatta2) (a small writing-board made of this, used by schoolchildren.) kivitauluII sleit verb(to say harsh things to or about: The new play was slated by the critics.) teilata -
34 soul-destroying
adjective ((of a task etc) very dull, boring, repetitive etc.) piinallisen yksitoikkoinen -
35 soulless
• tunteeton• sieluton* * *1) ((of a person) without fine feeling or nobleness.) sieluton2) ((of life, a task etc) dull or very unimportant.) merkityksetön -
36 stagnant
• paikallaan polkeva• seisova• laimea• lamaantunut* * *'stæɡnənt1) ((of water) standing still rather than flowing and therefore usually dirty: a stagnant pool.) seisova2) (dull or inactive: Our economy is stagnant.) paikallaan polkeva•- stagnate- stagnation -
37 stagnate
• seisoa paikallaan• lamaantua* * *stæɡ'neit, ]( American) 'stæɡneit1) ((of water) to be or become stagnant.) seisoa2) (to become dull and inactive.) lamaantua -
38 stale
• nuutua• nuutunut• härski• tympeä• tunkkainen• virtsa• virtsata• ummehtunut• vanha• väljähtynyt• väljähtänyt• väljähtyä• seisova• ytimetön• kulunut* * *steil1) ((of food etc) not fresh and therefore dry and tasteless: stale bread.) ummehtunut, homehtunut2) (no longer interesting: His ideas are stale and dull.) kulunut3) (no longer able to work etc well because of too much study etc: If she practises the piano for more than two hours a day, she will grow stale.) ylirasittunut -
39 stodgy
• ikävä• vaikeasti sulava• raskas• yksitotinen* * *1) ((of meals etc) consisting of stodge: stodgy food.) raskas, rasvainen2) ((of people, books etc) dull; not lively.) tylsä -
40 stolid
• tylsä• hidas• flegmaattinen* * *'stolid((of a person etc) not easily excited and rather dull.) jäykkä- stolidness
- stolidly
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Dull — Dull, a. [Compar. {Duller}; superl. {Dullest}.] [AS. dol foolish; akin to gedwelan to err, D. dol mad, dwalen to wander, err, G. toll mad, Goth. dwals foolish, stupid, cf. Gr. ? turbid, troubled, Skr. dhvr to cause to fall. Cf. {Dolt}, {Dwale},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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dull — [dʌl] adjective JOURNALISM if business on a financial market is dull, not many people are buying or selling: • Shares closed lower in dull trading. • Investors were busy moving in and out of two year Treasury notes yesterday, providing a bit of… … Financial and business terms
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dull — [adj1] unintelligent addled, backward, besotted, boring, brainless, daffy, daft, dense, dim, dim witted, doltish, dumb, feeble minded, half baked, ignorant, imbecilic, indolent, insensate, low, moronic, not bright, numskulled, obtuse,… … New thesaurus
Düll — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Heinrich Düll (1867–1956), deutscher Bildhauer und Musiker der Prinzregentenzeit Rudolf Düll (1887–1979), deutscher Jurist Ruprecht Düll (* 1931), deutscher Botaniker Siehe auch Privatbrauerei Friedrich… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dull — Dull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Duller}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dulling}.] 1. To deprive of sharpness of edge or point. This . . . dulled their swords. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make dull, stupid … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dull — (adj.) c.1200, stupid; early 13c., blunt, not sharp; rare before mid 14c., apparently from O.E. dol dull witted, foolish, or an unrecorded parallel word, or from M.L.G. dul slow witted, both from P.Gmc. *dulaz (Cf. O.Fris., O.S. dol foolish,… … Etymology dictionary
Dull — Dull, v. i. To become dull or stupid. Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
