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1 dumb
1) (without the power of speech: She was born deaf and dumb; We were struck dumb with astonishment.) mudo2) (silent: On this point he was dumb.) callado3) ((especially American) very stupid: What a dumb thing to do!) tonto, estúpido•- dumbness- dumbly
dumb adj mudotr[dʌm]1 (unable to speak) mudo,-a2 (silent) callado,-a1 los mudos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto act dumb hacerse el tontoto be struck dumb quedarse mudo,-a, enmudecerdumb ['dʌm] adj1) mute: mudo2) stupid: estúpido, tonto, bobo♦ dumbly advadj.• mudo, -a adj.• tonto, -a adj.dʌm1)a) ( unable to speak) mudob) ( temporarily silent)to be struck dumb — quedarse mudo or sin habla
2) ( stupid) (colloq) bobo (fam)to act dumb — hacerse* el tonto
[dʌm]ADJ (compar dumber) (superl dumbest)1) (Med) mudo; (with surprise etc) sin habladumb animals — animales mpl indefensos
to be struck dumb — (fig) quedarse sin habla
2) * (=stupid) tonto, bobodon't be so dumb! — ¡no seas tonto or bobo!
that was a really dumb thing I did! — ¡lo que hice fue una verdadera tontería or bobada!
he says some dumb things — ¡dice cada tontería or bobada!
dumb blonde — rubia f descerebrada or sin seso
* * *[dʌm]1)a) ( unable to speak) mudob) ( temporarily silent)to be struck dumb — quedarse mudo or sin habla
2) ( stupid) (colloq) bobo (fam)to act dumb — hacerse* el tonto
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2 angry
1) (feeling or showing anger: He was so angry that he was unable to speak; angry words; She is angry with him; The sky looks angry - it is going to rain.) enfadado2) (red and sore-looking: He has an angry cut over his left eye.) inflamadoangry adj enfadado / enojado / furiosotr['æŋgrɪ]1 (person) enojado,-a, enfadado,-a2 (wound) inflamado,-a3 (sky) tormentoso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be angry with somebody estar enfadado,-a con alguiento get angry enojarse, enfadarseadj.• airado, -a adj.• bravo, -a adj.• colérico, -a adj.• descompuesto, -a adj.• enojado, -a adj.• furioso, -a adj.• soberbio, -a adj.'æŋgriadjective angrier, angriesta) < person> enojado (esp AmL), enfadado (esp Esp); < look> de enojo (esp AmL), de enfado (esp Esp); < animal> furioso; < silence> cargado de ira or furiato get angry — enojarse (esp AmL), enfadarse (esp Esp)
to be angry at o with somebody — estar* enojado or enfadado con alguien
to be angry about/at something: I'm really angry about losing those keys me da mucha rabia haber perdido las llaves; I'm very angry at the way I've been treated — estoy muy enojada or enfadada por cómo me han tratado
b) < sea> embravecidoc) ( Med) inflamado, irritado['æŋɡrɪ]ADJ (compar angrier) (superl angriest)1) (=cross) [person] enfadado (Sp), enojado (LAm); [voice] de enfado (Sp), de enojo (LAm); [letter, reply] airado•
to be angry — estar enfadado ( with con)you won't be angry, will you? — no te vas a enfadar or (LAm) enojar ¿verdad?
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to be angry about or at sth — estar enfadado por algohe was very angry about or at being dismissed — estaba furioso porque lo habían despedido
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to get angry — enfadarse (Sp), enojarse (LAm)•
your father looks very angry — tu padre parece estar muy enfadado•
this sort of thing makes me angry — estas cosas me sacan de quicio *don't make me angry! — ¡no me hagas enfadar!
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there were angry scenes when it was announced that... — hubo escenas airadas cuando se anunció que...3) (Med) [wound, rash] inflamadothe blow left an angry mark on his forehead — el golpe dejó una marca de un rojo encendido en su frente
* * *['æŋgri]adjective angrier, angriesta) < person> enojado (esp AmL), enfadado (esp Esp); < look> de enojo (esp AmL), de enfado (esp Esp); < animal> furioso; < silence> cargado de ira or furiato get angry — enojarse (esp AmL), enfadarse (esp Esp)
to be angry at o with somebody — estar* enojado or enfadado con alguien
to be angry about/at something: I'm really angry about losing those keys me da mucha rabia haber perdido las llaves; I'm very angry at the way I've been treated — estoy muy enojada or enfadada por cómo me han tratado
b) < sea> embravecidoc) ( Med) inflamado, irritado -
3 mute
mju:t1) (unable to speak; dumb.) mudo2) (silent: She gazed at him in mute horror.) mudo3) ((of a letter) not sounded in certain words: The word `dumb' has a mute `b' at the end.) mudo•- mutelytr[mjʊːt]1 (dumb, silent) mudo,-a1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL mudo,-a2 (dumb person) mudo,-a3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL sordina1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL poner sordina a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLdeaf mute sordomudo,-amute swan cisne nombre masculino♦ mutely advmute n1) : mudo m, -da f (persona)2) : sordina f (para un instrumento musical)adj.• mudo, -a adj.• silencioso, -a adj.n.• letra muda s.f.• mudo s.m.v.• apagar v.• silenciar (Teléfono) v.
I mjuːtadjective mudo
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1) ( dumb person) mudo, -da m,f2)a) ( Mus) sordina fb) ( Audio) mute m
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transitive verb ( Mus) ponerle* sordina a[mjuːt]1.ADJ mudo2. N1) (=person) mudo(-a) m / f2) (Mus) sordina f3) (Ling) letra f muda3.VT (Mus) poner sordina a; [+ noise] amortiguar; [+ feelings etc] acallar* * *
I [mjuːt]adjective mudo
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1) ( dumb person) mudo, -da m,f2)a) ( Mus) sordina fb) ( Audio) mute m
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transitive verb ( Mus) ponerle* sordina a -
4 speechless
adjective (unable to speak, often because of surprise, shock etc: He looked at her in speechless amazement.) mudo, enmudecidotr['spiːʧləs]1 (flabbergasted) boquiabierto,-a, estupefacto,-a; (dumb) mudo,-aspeechless ['spi:ʧləs] adj: enmudecido, estupefactoadj.• cortado, -a adj.• desconcertado, -a adj.• mudo, -a adj.'spiːtʃləs, 'spiːtʃlɪs['spiːtʃlɪs]ADJ (=dumbstruck) estupefacto, sin hablaI'm speechless! — no sé qué decir, estoy estupefacto
* * *['spiːtʃləs, 'spiːtʃlɪs] -
5 lose one's voice
(to be unable to speak eg because of having a cold, sore throat etc: When I had 'flu I lost my voice for three days.) perder la voz -
6 dumb
adj.1 mudo(a) (unable to speak)2 bobo(a), estúpido(a) (familiar) (stupid) (person, action)3 zonzo, estúpido, tonto. -
7 lisp
lisp
1. verb(to say th for s or z because of being unable to pronounce these sounds correctly.) cecear
2. noun(the act or habit of lisping: She has a lisp.) ceceotr[lɪsp]1 ceceo1 cecear1 decir ceceandolisp ['lɪsp] vi: cecearlisp n: ceceo mn.• balbuceo s.m.• ceceo s.m.v.• balbucear v.• balbucir v.• cecear v.
I lɪspnoun ceceo m
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intransitive verb cecear[lɪsp]1.N ceceo m2.VI cecear3.* * *
I [lɪsp]noun ceceo m
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intransitive verb cecear -
8 stammer
'stæmə
1. noun(the speech defect of being unable to produce easily certain sounds: `You m-m-must m-m-meet m-m-my m-m-mother' is an example of a stammer; That child has a bad stammer.)
2. verb(to speak with a stammer or in a similar way because of eg fright, nervousness etc: He stammered an apology.)stammer vb tartamudeartr['stæməSMALLr/SMALL]1 tartamudeo1 tartamudear1 (say with a stammer) decir tartamudeando, farfullar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have a stammer tartamudearstammer ['stæmər] vi: tartamudear, titubearstammer n: tartamudeo m, titubeo mn.• balbuceo s.m.• tartamudeo s.m.v.• balbucear v.• balbucir v.• tartajear v.• tartamudear v.• titubear v.'stæmər, 'stæmə(r)
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noun tartamudeo m
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intransitive verb tartamudear
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vt \<\<reply/apology\>\> balbucear, farfullar['stæmǝ(r)]1.N tartamudeo m2.VI tartamudear3.VT (also: stammer out) decir tartamudeando* * *['stæmər, 'stæmə(r)]
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noun tartamudeo m
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intransitive verb tartamudear
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vt \<\<reply/apology\>\> balbucear, farfullar
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