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21 drag
n. tung harv; hinder; dragnät; tråkmåns; dra; då man klickar och flyttar ngt. med musen (data), dra; bogsering; förhinder; malande--------v. dra, släpa; släpas; lunka, släpa (på fötterna)* * *[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) släpa, dra2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) släpa, dra3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) släpa4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) dragga5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) vara långdragen2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) motstånd, hinder2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) bloss3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) pina, plåga4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) transvestitkläder, dragshowkläder -
22 dreary
adj. mörk; tråkig; dyster* * *['driəri]1) (gloomy: What dreary weather!) dyster, mörk, trist2) (very dull: I've got to go to another dreary meeting tomorrow.) trist, tråkig•- drearily- dreariness -
23 drone
n. drönare, hanbi; dagdrivare, slöfock; surr--------v. surra, brumma; prata monotont* * *[drəun] 1. noun1) (the male of the bee.) drönare2) (a person who is lazy and idle.) drönare3) (a deep, humming sound: the distant drone of traffic.) surr, susande, brummande2. verb1) (to make a low, humming sound: An aeroplane droned overhead.) surra2) (to speak in a dull, boring voice: The lecturer droned on and on.) mumla, tala entonigt -
24 drudge
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25 flat
adj. flat, platt; punkterad (hjul); absolut; (ligga) raklång; utsträckt; smaklös; monoton; sänkt en halv ton (musik)--------adv. horisontellt; helt och hållet; absolut; rättframt; exakt; räntefri--------n. lägenhet; plan; slätt; punktering; ton med förtecken, halvt tonsteg nedåt* * *[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) flat, flack, platt2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) tråkig3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) uttrycklig, blankt []4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) punkterad5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) avslagen6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) för låg[]2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) platt, utsträckt3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) lägenhet2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) b-förtecken, halvt tonsteg nedåt3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) platt föremål, []flata4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) flackt land, låglänt mark•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
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26 foil
n. foliepapper; svärd; tunn metallskiva; kontrast, olikhet; bladornament i gotiskt fönster (inom arkitektur)--------v. omintetgöra, omkullkasta; bilda bakgrund åt; verka som kontrast mot något för att framhäva en egenskap* * *I [foil] verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) besegra, kullkastaII [foil] noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) folie2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) fördelaktig bakgrund (kontrast)III [foil] noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) florett -
27 glaze
n. glans; glasövertäckande; täckt med lervaror; tårtglasyr--------v. glasa in; sätta glas; glasas in; bli slät (som glas); gå mot sitt slut* * *[ɡleiz] 1. verb1) (to fit glass into: to glaze a window.) glasa, sätta glas i2) (to cover with glass or a glaze: The potter glazed the vase.) glasera3) ((of eyes) to become blank or dull.) bli glasartad, stelna2. noun1) (a glassy coating put on pottery etc: a pink glaze on the grey vase.) glasyr2) (a shiny coating eg of sugar on fruit etc.) glasyr•- glazier -
28 grey
adj. grå, gråaktig; gråsprängd--------n. grå (färg)--------v. göra grå; bli gråhårig, gråna* * *[ɡrei] 1. adjective1) (of a mixture of colour between black and white: Ashes are grey.) grå, grått2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) gråhårig2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) grå färg2) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) grå, grått3. verb(to become grey or grey-haired.) gråna, bli gråhårig- greyish -
29 heavy
adj. tung; svår--------adv. tungt--------n. antagonist, fientlig person ( teater); inflytelserik person* * *['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) tung2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) tung3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) kraftig, hård4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) stor-5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) mörk, laddad6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) svår7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) mäktig8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) tung•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
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30 humdrum
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31 indulge
v. ge efter för; hänge sig åt, bli beroende av; unna sig, vara efterlåten mot; klema; ge upp; tillfredsställa sitt begär* * *1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) vara efterlåten mot, skämma bort2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) ge efter för, unna sig3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) hänge (unna) sig•- indulgent
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32 jaded
adj. tröttkörd, utmattad, sliten* * *['‹eidid]((of eg a person or his interest, appetite etc) worn out and made tired and dull.) tröttkörd, utsliten, avtrubbad -
33 khaki
adj. kakifärgad; kaki---------n. kaki; tyg i kakifärg* * *noun, adjective((of) a dull brownish or greenish yellow: a khaki uniform; The café was full of men in khaki.) kaki -
34 monotonous
adj. monoton, enformig* * *[mə'notənəs](lacking in variety; dull: a monotonous piece of music.) monoton, enformig- monotony -
35 mousy
adj. musaktig; råttlik; skygg; rädd; tyst* * *1) ((of hair) dull brown in colour.) råttfärgad2) (timid; uninteresting: a mousy little woman.) musaktig -
36 slate
n. skiffer; griffeltavla; skifferplatta; preliminär kandidatlista; blå-grå färgton--------v. lägga skiffer; kritisera, läxa upp; ställa upp som kandidat; tillkalla* * *I [sleit] noun1) ((a piece of) a type of easily split rock of a dull blue-grey colour, used for roofing etc: Slates fell off the roof in the wind; ( also adjective) a slate roof.) skiffer[], takskiffer2) (a small writing-board made of this, used by schoolchildren.) griffeltavlaII [sleit] verb(to say harsh things to or about: The new play was slated by the critics.) göra (sabla) ner -
37 soul-destroying
adjective ((of a task etc) very dull, boring, repetitive etc.) själsdödande -
38 soulless
adj. själlös, som saknar själ* * *1) ((of a person) without fine feeling or nobleness.) andefattig, själlös2) ((of life, a task etc) dull or very unimportant.) andefattig, själlös -
39 stagnant
adj. stillastående, skämd, ej flytande; stagnerande, som inte utvecklas* * *['stæɡnənt]1) ((of water) standing still rather than flowing and therefore usually dirty: a stagnant pool.) stillastående2) (dull or inactive: Our economy is stagnant.) stagnerad, stillastående•- stagnate- stagnation -
40 stagnate
v. stagnera, vara stillastående* * *[stæɡ'neit, ]( American[) 'stæɡneit]1) ((of water) to be or become stagnant.) vara (göra) stillastående2) (to become dull and inactive.) stagnera
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Dull — Dull, a. [Compar. {Duller}; superl. {Dullest}.] [AS. dol foolish; akin to gedwelan to err, D. dol mad, dwalen to wander, err, G. toll mad, Goth. dwals foolish, stupid, cf. Gr. ? turbid, troubled, Skr. dhvr to cause to fall. Cf. {Dolt}, {Dwale},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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dull — [dʌl] adjective JOURNALISM if business on a financial market is dull, not many people are buying or selling: • Shares closed lower in dull trading. • Investors were busy moving in and out of two year Treasury notes yesterday, providing a bit of… … Financial and business terms
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Düll — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Heinrich Düll (1867–1956), deutscher Bildhauer und Musiker der Prinzregentenzeit Rudolf Düll (1887–1979), deutscher Jurist Ruprecht Düll (* 1931), deutscher Botaniker Siehe auch Privatbrauerei Friedrich… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dull — Dull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Duller}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dulling}.] 1. To deprive of sharpness of edge or point. This . . . dulled their swords. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make dull, stupid … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dull — (adj.) c.1200, stupid; early 13c., blunt, not sharp; rare before mid 14c., apparently from O.E. dol dull witted, foolish, or an unrecorded parallel word, or from M.L.G. dul slow witted, both from P.Gmc. *dulaz (Cf. O.Fris., O.S. dol foolish,… … Etymology dictionary
Dull — Dull, v. i. To become dull or stupid. Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
