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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] -
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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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A adj1 ( uninteresting) [person, lecture, play, book] ennuyeux/-euse ; [life, journey] monotone ; [music] sans intérêt ; [meal, dish] médiocre ; [appearance, outfit, hairstyle] triste, sans goût ; never a dull moment! on ne s'ennuie jamais! ;3 ( muffled) [explosion, thud] sourd ;4 ( not sharp) [ache, pain] sourd ; [blade] émoussé ; to have a dull wit ne pas avoir l'esprit vif ;5 Fin [market] terne, calme.B vtr1 ( make matt) ternir [shine, finish] ;2 ( make blunt) émousser [blade, senses, appetite, pain].C vi [sound] s'amortir ; [colour] passer. -
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flat [flæt]1. adjectivea. plat ; [tyre] crevé2. adverb► flat outb. [sing, play] trop bas3. nouna. (British) ( = apartment) appartement mb. [of hand, blade] plat md. ( = note) bémol me. ( = tyre) crevaison f4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ The French word appartement has a double p and an extra e in the middle.* * *[flæt] 1.1) GB ( apartment) appartement mone-bedroom flat — deux pièces m inv
2) ( level part)the flat of — le plat de [hand, sword]
on the flat — GB [walk, park] sur le plat
3) (colloq) ( tyre) pneu m à plat4) Music bémol m2.flats plural noun1) (colloq) US ( shoes) chaussures fpl plates3.1) (level, not rounded) gen plat; ( of flat appearance) [nose, face] aplati2) ( deflated) [tyre, ball] dégonflé3) ( pressed close)4) ( low) [shoes, heels] plat5) ( absolute) [refusal, denial] catégorique6) ( standard) [fare, fee] forfaitaire; [charge] fixe7) ( monotonous) [voice, tone] plat, monocorde; ( unexciting) [performance, style] plat8) ( not fizzy) [beer etc] éventé9) ( depressed)to feel flat — [person] se sentir déprimé
10) GB [battery] Electricity usé; Automobile à plat4.1) ( horizontally) [lay, lie] à plat; [fall] de tout son longto lie flat — [person] s'étendre; [hair] s'aplatir; [pleat] être aplati
to fall flat on one's face — fig se casser la figure (colloq)
2) ( in close contact)3) ( exactly)4) (colloq) ( absolutely) carrémentto turn [something] down flat — refuser [quelque chose] tout net [offer, proposal]
5) Music [sing, play] faux••to fall flat — [performance] faire un bide (colloq); [joke] tomber à plat; [party, evening] tourner court; [plan] tomber à l'eau
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