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1. adjective1) (not bright or distinct: a dim light in the distance; a dim memory.) débil, ténue2) ((of a person) not intelligent: She's a bit dim!) tonto, corto
2. verb(to make or become dim: Tears dimmed her eyes; He dimmed the lights in the theatre.) nublar, atenuar- dimly- dimness
dim adj débil / tenuetr[dɪm]1 (light) débil, tenue; (room, corridor, corner) oscuro,-a, poco iluminado,-a; (shape, outline, memory, recollection, etc) borroso,-a; (idea, awareness) vago,-a; (eyesight) defectuoso,-a3 (prospects, prospectives) nada halagüeño,-a, nada prometedor,-ra, sombrío,-a1 (light) bajarse, irse atenuando; (eyesight) nublarse, empañarse; (memory) borrarse, difuminarse, irse borrando; (hopes) apagarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto take a dim view of something ver algo con malos ojos: atenuar (la luz), nublar (la vista), borrar (la memoria), opacar (una superficie)dim vi: oscurecerse, apagarse1) faint: oscuro, tenue (dícese de la luz), nublado (dícese de la vista), borrado (dícese de la memoria)2) dull: deslustrado3) stupid: tonto, torpeadj.• confuso, -a adj.• débil adj.• mortecino, -a adj.• oscuro, -a adj.• torpe adj.v.• amortiguar v.• deslucir v.• deslustrar v.• empañar v.• obscurecer v.• oscurecer v.dɪm
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1)b) ( indistinct) <memory/shape> borroso; < idea> vago2) ( stupid) (colloq) corto (de luces) (fam), tonto (fam)
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- mm- transitive verba) \<\<lights\>\> atenuar*to dim one's headlights — (AmE) poner* las (luces) cortas or de cruce or (AmL tb) las (luces) bajas
b) \<\<eyesight\>\> ir* debilitando; \<\<memory\>\> ir* borrando
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via) \<\<light\>\> irse* atenuandob) \<\<memory\>\> irse* borrando; \<\<sight\>\> irse* debilitando[dɪm]1. ADJ(compar dimmer) (superl dimmest)1) (=not bright) [light] débil, tenue; [room] oscuro, poco iluminadoshe read the letter by the dim light of a torch — leyó la carta con la ayuda de la débil or tenue luz de una linterna
even in the dim light the furniture looked dirty — incluso con la poca luz que había los muebles parecían sucios
to grow dim — [light] atenuarse, ir atenuándose; [room] oscurecer, ir oscureciendo
his eyes had grown dim with age — liter su vista se había ido debilitando con la edad
2) (=indistinct) [figure, shape, outline] borroso; [memory] borroso, vago3) (=gloomy) [prospects] poco prometedor4) * (=unintelligent) corto, lerdo *he's a bit dim — es un poco corto, no tiene muchas luces
2. VT1) (=make less bright) [+ light] bajar, atenuar; [+ room] oscurecer; [+ colours] apagar; [+ metals] deslucir, deslustrar; [+ eyesight] debilitarto dim the lights — (in room, theatre) bajar or atenuar la luz
to dim one's (head)lights — poner las luces cortas or de cruce, poner las luces bajas (LAm)
2) (=dampen, diminish) [+ hopes] hacer perder, empañar liter; [+ senses] debilitarto dim sb's spirits — desanimar a algn, desalentar a algn
3) (=fade) [+ outline, memory] borrar3. VI1) (=become less bright) [light] atenuarse, ir atenuándose; [metal] deslucirse, ir desluciéndose; [colour] apagarse, ir apagándose; [eyesight] debilitarse, ir debilitándose2) (=diminish) [hopes] ir perdiéndose, ir empañándose liter; [beauty] marchitarse, ir marchitándose3) (=fade) [outline, memory] hacerse borroso* * *[dɪm]
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1)b) ( indistinct) <memory/shape> borroso; < idea> vago2) ( stupid) (colloq) corto (de luces) (fam), tonto (fam)
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- mm- transitive verba) \<\<lights\>\> atenuar*to dim one's headlights — (AmE) poner* las (luces) cortas or de cruce or (AmL tb) las (luces) bajas
b) \<\<eyesight\>\> ir* debilitando; \<\<memory\>\> ir* borrando
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via) \<\<light\>\> irse* atenuandob) \<\<memory\>\> irse* borrando; \<\<sight\>\> irse* debilitando -
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adj.1 tenue (light, outline); vago(a) (memory); débil (eyesight); remoto(a), lejano(a) (chance, hope)2 tonto(a), corto(a) de alcances (familiar) (stupid), sonso(a) (Am.), zonzo(a) (Am.)3 oscuro, obscuro, oscurecido, de pocas luces.4 corto de luces, estúpido.vt.1 atenuar (light)2 oscurecer, eclipsar, obscurecer, ensombrecer.3 perder intensidad, oscurecerse, apagarse, opacarse.4 deslucir.vi.atenuarse (light) (pt & pp dimmed)
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