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1 dull
adj. tråkig; matt, mulen; dum--------v. göra slö, trubba av; dämpa, matta* * *1) (slow to learn or to understand: The clever children help the dull ones.) långsam, trög2) (not bright or clear: a dull day.) mulen3) (not exciting or interesting: a very dull book.) []tråkig, trist•- dully- dullness -
2 dull as ditch-water
dödstråkig -
3 dull blade
slö egg -
4 dull conversation
trist samtal, långtråkig konveration -
5 dull expression
trög, enfaldigt ansiktsuttryck -
6 dull headache
molande huvudvärk -
7 dull party
tråkigt fest -
8 dull weather
trist väder -
9 as dull as ditchwater
dödstråkig -
10 business is dull
affärerna går dåligt -
11 deadly dull
dödstråkig -
12 never a dull moment
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13 tarnish
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14 anticlimax
n. antiklimax, besvikelse, fall från en nivå av hög förväntan till en låg nivå* * *(a dull or disappointing ending to a play, activity etc after increasing excitement: After the weeks of preparation, the concert itself was a bit of an anticlimax.) antiklimax -
15 buff
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16 chore
n. arbete, daglig rutin; svårt jobb* * *[ o:](a piece of housework or other hard or dull job.) arbete, syssla, grovgöra -
17 dead
adj. död; avdomnad, känslolös; overksam; matt; absolut--------adv. totalt; plötsligt; absolut--------n. de döda; styrkan hos* * *[ded] 1. adjective1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) död2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) död3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) plötslig och fullständig, tvär-2. adverb(completely: dead drunk.) död-, as-- deaden- deadly 3. adverb(extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) dödligt, döds-- dead end- dead-end
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18 deadly
adj. dödlig, döds---------adv. dödligt, döds- (väldigt mycket)* * *1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) dödlig2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) fullständigt3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) dödtråkig -
19 dingy
adj. smutsig; mörk* * *['din‹i](dull; faded and dirty-looking: This room is so dingy.) sjaskig, sjabbig -
20 drab
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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
dull — adj 1 *stupid, slow, dumb, dense, crass Analogous words: *lethargic, sluggish, comatose: phlegmatic, stolid, *impassive, apathetic: *backward: retarded (see DELAY vb) Antonyms: clever, bright … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dull — [dul] adj. [ME dul < OE dol, stupid, akin to Ger toll < IE * dh(e)wel < base * dheu , blow, be turbid > DUMB, DWELL, OIr dall, blind, Gr thanatos, death] 1. mentally slow; stupid 2. lacking sensitivity; blunted in feeling or… … English World dictionary
Dull — DULL, a parish, in the county of Perth, 4 miles (W. by N.) from Aberfeldy; containing, with parts of the late quoad sacra parishes of Foss and Tenandry, and part of the village of Aberfeldy, 3811 inhabitants, of whom 145 are in the village of… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
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
Dull — may refer to: Boring Dull, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom Dull Gret, a figure of Flemish folklore People with the surname Dull: Jack Dull (1930 1995), professor at the University of Washington John Dull (21st century), American… … Wikipedia
dull — [adj1] unintelligent addled, backward, besotted, boring, brainless, daffy, daft, dense, dim, dim witted, doltish, dumb, feeble minded, half baked, ignorant, imbecilic, indolent, insensate, low, moronic, not bright, numskulled, obtuse,… … New thesaurus
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