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2 dull
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
II
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
II
a) ( make less bright) \<\<color/surface\>\> quitar el brillo a, opacar*b) ( make less sharp) \<\<pain\>\> aliviar, calmar; \<\<senses\>\> entorpecer*, embotar -
3 sordo
sordo
◊ -da adjetivo1 (Med) deaf; es sordo de nacimiento he was born deaf 2 ‹ruido/golpe› dull, muffled; ‹ dolor› dull; (Ling) voiceless ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino deaf person;◊ hacerse el sordo to pretend not to hear
sordo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (que no puede oír) deaf
2 (golpe, ruido) dull, low (dolor) dull
3 (insensible a los consejos, súplicas) deaf
4 Ling voiceless, un sonido sordo, an unvoiced sound
II sustantivo masculino y femenino deaf person
los sordos, the deaf pl Locuciones: fam fig hacerse el sordo, to turn a deaf ear ' sordo' also found in these entries: Spanish: ensordecer - hacerse - sorda - tapia English: can - deaf - dull - go - muffled - muted - rumble - rumbling - stone-deaf - thud - thump - unvoiced - what - ache - heavy - stone -
4 dolor
dolor sustantivo masculino tener dolor de muelas/cabeza/garganta to have a toothache/a headache/a sore throat
dolor sustantivo masculino
1 Med pain
dolor de espalda, backache
2 (aflicción) grief, sorrow ' dolor' also found in these entries: Spanish: agudeza - aliviar - aliviarse - amanecer - ay - calmar - chillido - cicatrizar - contorsionarse - dar - dolerse - fiel - fricción - fuerte - gemir - gesto - indiferente - infernal - jaqueca - latigazo - matar - molestar - molestia - mueca - ostensible - penetrante - pesar - pinchazo - punzada - punzante - queja - quejarse - quitar - quitarse - rabiar - rechistar - refleja - reflejo - resentirse - retorcerse - rictus - soportar - sorda - sordo - tal - tener - traer - transida - transido - aguantador English: ache - aching - acute - agonizing - agony - alleviate - any - backache - bad - bear - bellyache - comfort - cover up - deaden - distort - distress - double up - dull - earache - ease - excruciating - experience - grief - grimace - groan - headache - help - inflict - lessen - nagging - numb - ouch - overcome - overwhelming - pain - painfully - painkiller - painless - painlessly - pang - pass - pass off - period pain - persist - rack - raging - reduce - relieve - severe - severity
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