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1 sharp paint
peinture à séchage rapide f, peinture d’impression à séchage rapide fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > sharp paint
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2 dull
dull [dʌl]1. adjectivec. [pain, sound, feeling] sourdd. ( = slow-witted) bornée. ( = blunt) émoussé[+ blade, appetite, senses, pleasure] émousser ; [+ mind] engourdir ; [+ pain, grief, impression] atténuer ; [+ sound] assourdir ; [+ colour, metal] ternir[edge, blade] s'émousser ; [light] baisser4. compounds* * *[dʌl] 1.1) ( uninteresting) [person, play, book] ennuyeux/-euse; [life, journey] monotone; [music] sans intérêt; [food] médiocre; [appearance, outfit] triste2) ( not bright) [eye, colour] éteint; [weather, day] maussade; [complexion] terne3) ( muffled) [explosion] sourd4) ( not sharp) [pain] sourd5) Finance [market] terne2.transitive verb ternir [shine]; émousser [blade, senses, pain] -
3 soften
soften, US [transcription]["sO ;fn"]A vtr1 lit ( make less firm or rough) amollir [ground, metal] ; adoucir [skin, hard water] ; ramollir [butter] ; assouplir [fabric] ;2 fig atténuer [blow, impact, image, impression, shock, pain, resistance] ; adoucir [personality, refusal] ; assouplir [approach, attitude, position, rule, view] ; minimiser [fact] ;4 ( make less sharp) adoucir [contour, form, outline, light].B vi1 lit [light, outline, music, colour] s'adoucir ; [skin] devenir plus doux ; [substance, ground] se ramollir ; [consonant] devenir doux ;2 fig [person, character, approach, attitude, position, view] s'assouplir (towards sb vis-à-vis de qn) ;3 Econ [currency, economy, market] fléchir.■ soften up:▶ soften up [butter, malleable substance] amollir ; -
4 dull
dull [dʌl]∎ she's very dull when it comes to maths elle est très médiocre en maths;∎ to grow dull (intellectual capacities) s'affaiblir, décliner(b) (boring → book, person, lecture) ennuyeux, assommant;∎ there's never a dull moment with him around on ne s'ennuie jamais avec lui;∎ deadly dull mortel, ennuyeux à mourir;∎ it's deadly dull here on s'ennuie à mourir ici∎ the knife is dull le couteau ne coupe plus bien(e) (listless → person) abattu∎ business is dull les affaires ne marchent pas fort(sound) assourdir; (colour, metal) ternir; (blade, pleasure, senses, impression) émousser; (grief) endormir(colour) se ternir, perdre son éclat; (pleasure) s'émousser; (pain) s'atténuer; (eyes) s'assombrir, perdre son éclat; (mind) s'affaiblir, décliner
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