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♦ dumb /dʌm/a.1 (fam., spec. USA) sciocco, stupido: That is the dumbest thing I ever heard, è la cosa più sciocca che io abbia mai sentito; What a dumb thing to say!, che idiozia!2 ( di animale) che non ha il dono della parola; privo di favella: (scherz.) our dumb friends, i nostri amici animali3 ammutolito; senza parole: He was dumb with amazement, era ammutolito per lo stupore; to strike sb. dumb, lasciare q. senza parole ( per la sorpresa, per l'orrore, lo spavento, ecc.); We were struck dumb by his words, siamo ammutoliti alle sue parole; dumb amazement, muto stupore; dumb terror, muto terrore● ( USA) dumb-ass, stupido; idiota: What a dumb-ass thing to say [to do]!, che idiozia! □ dumb blonde ( USA: dumb Dora), oca giuliva, oca (fig. fam.) □ ( slang USA) dumb bunny (o dumb cluck, dumb-dodo), stupido; tonto □ ( slang USA) dumb ox, bestione senza cervello (fig.) □ dumb piano, tastiera muta ( per fare esercizio) □ (teatr. e fig.) dumb show, pantomima; scena muta □ (fam.) to act dumb, fare il finto tonto.(to) dumb /dʌm/v. t. e i.(fam.) – to dumb st. down, abbassare il livello culturale di qc. ( un argomento, un programma televisivo, ecc.) col pretesto di renderlo più accessibile a tutti; banalizzare: a dumbed down version of events, una versione dei fatti banalizzata.
См. также в других словарях:
dumb-cluck — dumbˈ cluck noun A fool (orig US; same as ↑cluck) • • • Main Entry: ↑dumb … Useful english dictionary
dumb cluck — n. a stupid oaf; a person as stupid as a chicken. □ Sally is not a dumb cluck, but she is sort of slow. □ What a dumb cluck! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
dumb cluck — noun or dumb bunny slang : dumbbell 4 … Useful english dictionary
dumb cluck — Slang. a stupid person. [1920 25] * * * … Universalium
dumb cluck — n a stupid or gormless person. In origin a rustic Americanism, probably inspired by the supposed stupidity of chickens. See also dumbo … Contemporary slang
cluck, you dumb — Used mainly in American rather than British speech to refer to a stupid person. ‘Cluck’ has that meaning on its own, but ‘dumb cluck’ is very much a standard phrase. The form of the word suggests that it is linked with a clucking hen, but it… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
cluck — cluck1 [klʌk] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: From the sound] 1.) if a chicken clucks, it makes a short low sound 2.) [I and T] to express sympathy or disapproval by saying something, or by making a short low noise with your tongue ▪ Edith clucked… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dumb — adj. 1 a (of a person) unable to speak, usu. because of a congenital defect or deafness. b (of an animal) naturally unable to speak (our dumb friends). 2 silenced by surprise, shyness, etc. (struck dumb by this revelation). 3 taciturn or reticent … Useful english dictionary
cluck — I. verb Etymology: imitative Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to make a cluck 2. to make a clicking sound with the tongue 3. to express interest or concern < critics clucked over the new developments > transitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
cluck — 1 verb 1 (I) if a chicken clucks, it makes a short, low sound 2 (I, T) to express sympathy or disapproval by saying something, or by making a short low noise with your tongue (+ over/around/about): The women stood together clucking over her… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cluck — n. & v. n. 1 a guttural cry like that of a hen. 2 sl. a silly or foolish person (dumb cluck). v.intr. emit a cluck or clucks. Etymology: imit … Useful english dictionary