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dull as ditchwater/dishwater тоска зеленая (скучный, занудный)The lecture was as dull as ditchwater.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > dull as ditchwater
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משעמם מאוד* * *◙ דואמ םמעשמ◄ -
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dull as ditchwater/dishwater тоска зеленая (скучный, занудный)The lecture was as dull as ditchwater.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > dull as dishwater
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ditchwater ['dɪtʃ‚wɔ:tə(r)]∎ to be as dull as ditchwater être ennuyeux comme la pluie -
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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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nounstehendes, fauliges Wasser[as] dull as ditchwater — sterbenslangweilig
* * *ˈditch·wa·tern no pl abgestandenes Wasser in einem Graben▶ [as] dull as \ditchwater stinklangweilig sl* * *['dɪtʃ"wɔːtə(r)]nabgestandenes, fauliges Wasser(as) dull as ditchwater (inf) — stinklangweilig (inf)
* * *ditchwater s abgestandenes (fauliges) Wasser:(as) dull as ditchwater umg stinklangweilig* * *nounstehendes, fauliges Wasser[as] dull as ditchwater — sterbenslangweilig
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['dɪtʃwɔːtə(r)]* * *ditchwater /ˈdɪtʃwɔ:tə(r)/n.acqua stagnante in un fosso; acqua di fosso* * *['dɪtʃwɔːtə(r)] -
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1. adjective2) (boring) langweilig; stumpfsinnig [Arbeit, Routine]3) (gloomy) trübe [Wetter, Tag]4) (not bright) matt, stumpf [Farbe, Glanz, Licht, Metall]; trübe [Augen]; blind [Spiegel]; (not sharp) dumpf [Geräusch, Aufprall, Schmerz, Gefühl]5) (listless) lustlos6) (blunt) stumpf2. transitive verb1) (make less acute) schwächen; trüben; betäuben [Schmerz]3) (blunt) stumpf machen4) (fig.) dämpfen [Freude, Enthusiasmus]; abstumpfen [Geist, Sinne, Verstand, Vorstellungskraft]* * *1) (slow to learn or to understand: The clever children help the dull ones.) schwer von Begriff2) (not bright or clear: a dull day.) trübe3) (not exciting or interesting: a very dull book.) langweilig•- academic.ru/86467/dully">dully- dullness* * *[dʌl]I. adjas \dull as ditchwater stinklangweilig sl\dull life eintöniges Leben\dull routine stumpfsinnige Routine2. ECON, FIN\dull market flauer Markt3. (not bright, shiny) animal's coat glanzlos, stumpf; sky bedeckt, grau; weather trüb; colour matt; light schwach, trübe, matt; TYPO matt4. (indistinct, muted) dumpf\dull ache/thud dumpfer Schmerz/Schlag\dull pupil langsamer SchülerII. vt▪ to \dull sth1. (lessen) etw schwächen [o trüben]to \dull the pain den Schmerz betäuben2. (desensitize) etw abstumpfen [o stumpf werden lassen]* * *[dʌl]1. adj (+er)1) (= not bright or shiny) light trüb; glow schwach; colour matt, trüb; eyes matt, glanzlos; hair, skin, metal, paintwork stumpf, matt; weather, day trüb, grau; sky bedecktthe sea was a dull grey — das Meer war mattgrau
it will be dull at first (weather forecast) — es wird anfangs bewölkt
2) (= boring) langweiligdeadly dull, as dull as ditchwater or dishwater — todlangweilig
there's never a dull moment — man langweilt sich keinen Augenblick
he fell to the ground with a dull thud — er schlug dumpf auf den Boden auf
4) (= listless) person, mood träge; gaze, expression lustlos; (ST EX, COMM) market flau; trading schleppendI felt dull and sleepy — ich fühlte mich träge und müde
5) (= slow-witted) langsamthe dullest boy in the class —
his senses/intellectual powers are growing dull — seine Sinne/geistigen Kräfte lassen langsam nach
6) (form: blunt) knife, blade stumpf2. vt1) (= lessen) pain betäuben; grief lindern; senses, mind, sensitivity abstumpfen; vision, hearing trüben, schwächen; impression schwächen; pleasure dämpfenemotionally dulled — (emotional) abgestumpft
2) (= make less bright) light, colour dämpfen; metal, paintwork stumpf werden lassen4) (form: blunt) knife, blade stumpf machen3. vi(light) schwächer werden; (colour) verblassen; (eyes) sich trüben* * *dull [dʌl]A adv (adv dully)1. schwer von Begriff, dumm2. abgestumpft, teilnahmslos, gleichgültig3. träge, schwerfällig, langsam4. gelangweilt:feel dull sich langweilen5. langweilig, fad(e):never a dull moment hier ist was los, hier ist’s nie langweilig6. WIRTSCH flau, lustlos, schleppend:dull season tote Jahreszeit, stille Saison7. stumpf (Klinge etc)8. blind (Spiegel etc)9. matt, stumpf, glanzlos (Augen, Farben)10. dumpf (Geräusch, Schmerz)11. trüb(e) (Tag, Wetter etc)12. schwach (Licht)B v/t1. eine Klinge etc stumpf machen2. fig abstumpfen3. mattieren5. (ab)schwächen6. mildern, dämpfen7. Schmerzen betäubenC v/i1. stumpf werden, abstumpfen (auch fig)2. träge werden3. matt oder glanzlos werden4. sich abschwächen* * *1. adjective2) (boring) langweilig; stumpfsinnig [Arbeit, Routine]3) (gloomy) trübe [Wetter, Tag]4) (not bright) matt, stumpf [Farbe, Glanz, Licht, Metall]; trübe [Augen]; blind [Spiegel]; (not sharp) dumpf [Geräusch, Aufprall, Schmerz, Gefühl]5) (listless) lustlos6) (blunt) stumpf2. transitive verb1) (make less acute) schwächen; trüben; betäuben [Schmerz]2) (make less bright or sharp) stumpf werden lassen; verblassen lassen [Farbe]3) (blunt) stumpf machen4) (fig.) dämpfen [Freude, Enthusiasmus]; abstumpfen [Geist, Sinne, Verstand, Vorstellungskraft]* * *adj.dumm adj.dumpf adj.matt adj.schwerfällig adj.stumpf adj.trist (Farbe) adj.trüb adj. -
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1) (slow to learn or to understand: The clever children help the dull ones.) lento, torpe, tonto2) (not bright or clear: a dull day.) apagado3) (not exciting or interesting: a very dull book.) monótono, aburrido•- dully- dullness
dull adj1. gris / tristedull, wet weather tiempo gris y lluvioso2. apagado / sin brillo3. aburrido / sosotr[dʌl]1 (boring - job) monótono,-a, pesado,-a; (- person, life, film) pesado,-a, aburrido,-a, soso,-a; (- place, town) aburrido,-a, sin interés2 (not bright - colours) apagado,-a; (light) pálido,-a; (overcast - weather, day) gris, triste, feo,-a; (- sky) cubierto,-a, nublado,-a; (not shiny - hair, complexion, eyes) sin brillo3 (muffled - sound) sordo,-a, amortiguado,-a; (- pain, ache) sordo,-a; (blunt- edge, blade) romo,-a, embotado,-a4 (slow-witted) torpe, lerdo,-a5 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (sluggish - trade) flojo,-adull ['dʌl] vt1) dim: opacar, quitar el brillo a, deslustrar2) blunt: embotar (un filo), entorpecer (los sentidos), aliviar (el dolor), amortiguar (sonidos)dull adj1) stupid: torpe, lerdo, lento2) blunt: desafilado, despuntado3) lackluster: sin brillo, deslustrado4) boring: aburrido, soso, pesado♦ dully advadj.• aburrido, -a adj.• anodino, -a adj.• deslucido, -a adj.• deslustrado, -a adj.• despuntado, -a adj.• desvaído, -a adj.• insulso, -a adj.• insípido, -a adj.• lelo, -a adj.• lerdo, -a adj.• mortecino, -a adj.• obtuso, -a adj.• pardo, -a adj.• soso, -a adj.• torpe adj.v.• arromar v.• deslucir v.• deslustrar v.• despuntar v.• embotar v.• empañar v.• enromar v.• entorpecer v.
I dʌl1)a) ( not bright) < color> apagado; <light/glow> pálido; <eyes/complexion> sin brilloc) ( overcast) <day/morning> gris, feo2) ( boring) <speech/person> aburrido3)b) <edge/blade> romo, embotado
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a) ( make less bright) \<\<color/surface\>\> quitar el brillo a, opacar*b) ( make less sharp) \<\<pain\>\> aliviar, calmar; \<\<senses\>\> entorpecer*, embotar[dʌl]1. ADJ(compar duller) (superl dullest)1) (=boring) [person, speech, book, evening, job] aburrido, pesado; [place] aburrido, soso; [style, food] sosodeadly dull — terriblemente aburrido, aburridísimo
2) (=not bright) [colour, metal, glow] apagado; [eyes] apagado, sin brillo; [hair, skin, complexion] sin brillo; [weather] nublado; [sky, day] grisdull, lifeless hair — pelo sin brillo, sin vida
it will be dull at first — (Met) al principio estará nublado
3) (=not sharp) [pain, feeling, sound] sordoit fell with a dull thud or thump — cayó con un golpe sordo
4) (=lethargic, withdrawn) [person, mood] deprimido, desanimado5) (=slow-witted) [person, mind] torpe; [pupil] lentohis senses or faculties are growing dull — está perdiendo facultades
6) (=blunt) [blade, knife] romo7) (Comm) [trade, business, market] flojo2.VT [+ senses, blade] embotar; [+ emotions] enfriar; [+ pain] aliviar; [+ sound] amortiguar; [+ mind, memory] entorpecer; [+ colour] apagar; [+ mirror, metal] deslustrar, quitar el brillo de; [+ sensitivity] embrutecer; [+ grief] atenuar3.VI [light] amortiguarse; [colour] apagarse, perder intensidad; [metal] deslustrarse, perder brillo; [memory] entorpecerse; [senses] embotarse* * *
I [dʌl]1)a) ( not bright) < color> apagado; <light/glow> pálido; <eyes/complexion> sin brilloc) ( overcast) <day/morning> gris, feo2) ( boring) <speech/person> aburrido3)b) <edge/blade> romo, embotado
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1) (slow to learn or to understand: The clever children help the dull ones.) neumen2) (not bright or clear: a dull day.) pust3) (not exciting or interesting: a very dull book.) dolgočasen•- dully- dullness* * *I [dʌl]adjective ( dully adverb)topoglav, neumen, omejen; dolgočasen; moten, medel, temen, mrk; top; zaspan, len; mrtev (sezona); okoren; neurejen; neaktivenII [dʌl]1.transitive verbotopiti; ublažiti, omiliti, zmanjšati, oslabiti, skaliti;2.intransitive verbotopeti, oslabeti; poleči se (veter) -
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[dʌl] adjas \dull as ditchwater stinklangweilig (sl)\dull life eintöniges Leben;\dull routine stumpfsinnige Routine;2) (not bright, shiny) animal's coat glanzlos, stumpf; sky bedeckt, grau; weather trüb; colour matt; light schwach, trübe, matt; typo matt3) (indistinct, muted) dumpf;\dull ache/ thud dumpfer Schmerz/Schlag\dull pupil langsamer Schüler vtto \dull sthto \dull the pain den Schmerz betäuben -
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I [dʌl]1) (uninteresting) [person, play, book, music] noioso, tedioso; [life, journey] monotono; [ dish] scipito, insipido; [appearance, outfit] scialbo2) (not bright) [eye, colour] smorto, spento; [weather, day] uggioso, fosco; [ complexion] opaco, scialbo3) (muffled) [explosion, thud] sordo, soffocato4) (not sharp) [ pain] sordo; [ blade] spuntato, smussato5) econ. [ market] fiacco, fermoII [dʌl]1) (make matt) sbiadire, appannare [ shine]2) (make blunt) smussare, spuntare [ blade]; intorpidire, ottundere [ senses]; alleviare, lenire [ pain]* * *1) (slow to learn or to understand: The clever children help the dull ones.) lento2) (not bright or clear: a dull day.) cupo3) (not exciting or interesting: a very dull book.) noioso•- dully- dullness* * *[dʌl]1) (boring: book, evening) noioso (-a), (person, style) insulso (-a)he's nice, but a bit dull — è simpatico, ma un po' noioso
2) (dim: colour, eyes) spento (-a), (metal) opaco (-a), (overcast: weather, day, sky) cupo (-a), scuro (-a), fosco (-a), (muffled: sound, pain, thud) sordo (-a), (Comm: trade, business) stagnante, (lacking spirit: person, mood) svogliato (-a), (blade) smussato (-a)2. vt(mind, senses) ottundere, annebbiare, (blade) smussare, (impression, memory) offuscare, (pleasure, pain, grief) attenuare, attutire, (sound, colour) smorzare, (metal) rendere opaco (-a)* * *I [dʌl]1) (uninteresting) [person, play, book, music] noioso, tedioso; [life, journey] monotono; [ dish] scipito, insipido; [appearance, outfit] scialbo2) (not bright) [eye, colour] smorto, spento; [weather, day] uggioso, fosco; [ complexion] opaco, scialbo3) (muffled) [explosion, thud] sordo, soffocato4) (not sharp) [ pain] sordo; [ blade] spuntato, smussato5) econ. [ market] fiacco, fermoII [dʌl]1) (make matt) sbiadire, appannare [ shine]2) (make blunt) smussare, spuntare [ blade]; intorpidire, ottundere [ senses]; alleviare, lenire [ pain] -
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adj. saai; somber; dof, gedempt; dom--------v. afstompen, stomp wordendull1[ dul] 〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; dully; dullness〉1 saai ⇒ vervelend, oninteressant2 dom ⇒ onintelligent, sloom♦voorbeelden:a dull dog • een saaie piet————————dull21 afstompen ⇒ afnemen, verslappen2 dof/mat wordenII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉4 dom/stom maken♦voorbeelden:
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dull as ditchwater — (UK) If something is as dull as ditchwater, it is incredibly boring. A ditch is a long narrow hole or trench dug to contain water, which is normally a dark, dirty colour and stagnant (when water turns a funny colour and starts to smell bad). (In… … The small dictionary of idiomes
dull as ditchwater — see dull * * * (as) dull as ditchwater Brit informal : very boring The book is as dull as ditchwater. [=(US) (as) dull as dishwater] • • • Main Entry: ↑ditchwater … Useful english dictionary
dull at ditchwater — Something as dull as ditchwater is very boring. The film was as dull as ditchwater. I nearly fell asleep … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
dull as ditchwater — (UK) If something is as dull as ditchwater, it is incredibly boring. A ditch is a long narrow hole or trench dug to contain water, which is normally a dark, dirty colour and stagnant (when water turns a funny colour and starts to smell bad).… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Dull as ditchwater — (UK) If something is as dull as ditchwater, it is incredibly boring. A ditch is a long narrow hole or trench dug to contain water, which is normally a dark, dirty colour and stagnant (when water turns a funny colour and starts to smell bad).… … Dictionary of English idioms
as dull as ditchwater — (as) dull as ditchwater Brit informal : very boring The book is as dull as ditchwater. [=(US) (as) dull as dishwater] • • • Main Entry: ↑ditchwater (as) dull as ditchwater see ↑ … Useful english dictionary
(as) dull as ditchwater — (as) dull as dishwater/ditchwater phrase very boring Thesaurus: not interesting or excitingsynonym Main entry: dull * * * (as) dull as ˈditchwater idiom ( … Useful english dictionary
dull as ditchwater — Phrs. Very boring, unexciting. Cf. dull as dishwater … English slang and colloquialisms
be as dull as ditchwater — be as dull as dishwater/ditchwater informal to be very boring. He loved the book but I thought it was as dull as ditchwater … New idioms dictionary
as dull as ditchwater — very boring … English contemporary dictionary
dull as dishwater — Something as dull as ditchwater is very boring. The film was as dull as ditchwater. I nearly fell asleep … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
