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1 dull
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) -
2 dull-sighted
[dʌlsaitid]adjective ( dull-sightedly adverb)kratkoviden, brljav -
3 dull-witted
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4 dull-brained
[dʌlbreind]adjectivetopoglav, slaboumen, neumen, omejen -
5 dull-eyed
[dʌlaid]adjectiveslaboviden; figuratively otožen -
6 tarnish
1. verb(to (cause a metal to) become dull and stained: Silver tarnishes easily.) potemneti2. noun(a dull, stained appearance on a metal surface.) potemnelost* * *[tá:niš]1.nounizgubljanje barve (sijaja); potemnelost, motnost (kovin); figuratively madež;2.transitive verbodvzeti barvo (sijaj, lesk); napraviti motno; potemniti; technical matirati; figuratively umazati, omadeževatito tarnish a reputation — omadeževati ugled; intransitive verb postati moten (brez sijaja, leska), potemneti; figuratively oslabeti -
7 anticlimax
(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.) razočaranje* * *[aentikláiməks]nounpadec, padanje; reakcija; popuščanje -
8 apprehension
[-ʃən]1) (fear.) bojazen2) (understanding.) razumevanje* * *[æprihénšən]noun(of) prijetje, aretacija; pojmovanje, razumevanje; strah, zaskrbljenost, zla slutnjato be under apprehensions of — biti v strahu za kaj, bati se česa -
9 beggar
noun (a person who lives by begging: The beggar asked for money for food.) berač* * *I [bégə]nounberač; revež, revček; colloquially fant, možakset a beggar on horseback and he will ride to the devil — tisti, ki naglo obogatijo, so največji nadutežilittle beggars — otročički, živaliceto know s.o. (s.th.) as well as a beggar knows his bag — dodobra koga (kaj) poznatiII [bégə]transitive verbspraviti na beraško palico; oropati, odvzetito beggar o.s. — obubožatiit beggars all description — ne da se popisati, nepopisno je -
10 buff
1. noun(a dull yellow colour.) svetlo rumena2. adjectivea buff envelope.) svetlo rumen* * *I [bʌf]nounbivolska koža; mehko volovsko usnje; rjavo rumena barva; colloquially gola koža; obsolete udarecin one's buff — nag, golII [bʌf]adjectiverjavo rumen; iz bivolje ali volovske kožeIII [bʌf]transitive verbz usnjem loščiti; (udarce) odbijati -
11 chore
[ o:](a piece of housework or other hard or dull job.) hišno opravilo* * *[čx:]American colloquially1.noundrobni opravki, gospodinjska dela;2.transitive verbopravljati gospodinjska dela -
12 dead
[ded] 1. adjective1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) mrtev2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) pokvarjen3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) popoln2. adverb(completely: dead drunk.) popolnoma- deaden- deadly 3. adverb(extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) zelo- dead end- dead-end
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- dead language
- deadline
- deadlock* * *I [ded]adjectivemrtev, brez življenja, crknjen; nedostavljiv (pošiljka); popoln; izumrl, neveljaven; otopel, otrpel; zamolkel, moten; slep (okno); jalov (sloj); temen (noč); ugašajoč; globok (spanje); ovenel; neraben, slab, izločen; neodločen (tekma)American colloquially dead above the ears — neumen, topoglavdead end — slepa ulica; figuratively zagataAmerican dead freight — nepokvarljiv tovorAmerican slang dead from the neck up — trapast, butastmilitary dead ground — ozemlje, ki je zunaj streljajadead letter — nedostavljivo pismo; izumrl običaj; zakon, ki ga ne spoštujejodead level figuratively enoličnost, neučinkovitostto make a dead set on — napasti z vso odločnostjo; truditi se, da se komu približamocolloquially dead men ( —ali marines) — izpite, prazne steklenicedead nuts on — popolnoma zaverovan, navdušen za kajdead office — pogrebni obredi, zadušnicadead reckoning marine približna ocena (dolžine poti)dead stock — mrtvi kapital; neprodajno blagodead weight — lastna teža; figuratively huda ovira napredkadead wood — posušen les; izvržek, izbirekdead silence — popolna, mrtva tišinaII [ded]adverbskrajno, popolnoma, docelato cut s.o. dead — ignorirati koga, ne pozdraviti gaIII [ded]nounsmrtna tišina, mrtvilothe dead plural mrtvi, pokojniki, umrlicolloquially on the dead — odločno, resno; plural mineralogy jalovina -
13 deadly
1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) smrtonosen2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) zelo velik3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) dolgočasen* * *I [dédli]adjectivesmrten, smrtonosen; mrtvaški; umrljiv; nespravljiv; colloquially strašen, grozen, izreden, nenavaden; usoden, pogubendeadly nightshade botany volčja češnjaII [dédli]adverbsmrtno; mrtvaško; colloquially skrajno, grozno, izredno, na smrt -
14 dingy
['din‹i](dull; faded and dirty-looking: This room is so dingy.) pust, zanemarjen* * *[díŋgi]adjective ( dingily adverb)temen; moten, mračen; umazan, oguljen; razvpit -
15 dish-water
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16 ditch-water
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17 drab
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18 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) povleči2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) vleči3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) vleči (se)4) (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.) preiskovati dno5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) vleči se2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) ovira2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) požirek (dima)3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) tlaka4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) travestitska obleka* * *I [dræg]1.transitive verbvleči, (po)vlačiti; pretegniti; nautical orati (o sidru); branati; preiskovati dno, bagrati;2.intransitive verbvleči se; biti dolgočasen, dolgočasitiAmerican colloquially to drag one's feet — namerno zavlačevati (delo)II [dræg]nounvlaka; vrsta kočije; vlačnica, vlača (sani); figuratively tovor, breme; cokla, zavora, ovira; zaviranje, oviranje; bager; figuratively mučno opravilo; dolgočasno mesto (v knjigi); lov z umetno sledjo; American slang protekcija; potegljaj; privlačnostto be a drag on s.o. — biti komu v bremeto put a drag upon s.th. — zavreti, zaustaviti kaj -
19 dreary
['driəri]1) (gloomy: What dreary weather!) pust2) (very dull: I've got to go to another dreary meeting tomorrow.) dolgočasen•- drearily- dreariness* * *[dríəri]adjective ( drearily adverb)žalosten, otožen, mrk; pust, puščoben -
20 drone
[drəun] 1. noun1) (the male of the bee.) trot2) (a person who is lazy and idle.) lenuh3) (a deep, humming sound: the distant drone of traffic.) brnenje2. verb1) (to make a low, humming sound: An aeroplane droned overhead.) brneti2) (to speak in a dull, boring voice: The lecturer droned on and on.) monotono govoriti* * *I [droun]intransitive verb & transitive verbbrneti, brenčati; brundati; monotono peti ali govoriti; momljatiII [droun]nounbrnenje, brenčanje; brundanje; monotono petje ali govor, momljanje; basovska piščal (dude); letalo brez pilotaIII [droun]1.transitive verbčas zapravljati, lenobo pasti;2.nounzoologytrot; figuratively lenuh
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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