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1) (without the power of speech: She was born deaf and dumb; We were struck dumb with astonishment.) mudo2) (silent: On this point he was dumb.) callado3) ((especially American) very stupid: What a dumb thing to do!) tonto, estúpido•- dumbness- dumbly
dumb adj mudotr[dʌm]1 (unable to speak) mudo,-a2 (silent) callado,-a1 los mudos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto act dumb hacerse el tontoto be struck dumb quedarse mudo,-a, enmudecerdumb ['dʌm] adj1) mute: mudo2) stupid: estúpido, tonto, bobo♦ dumbly advadj.• mudo, -a adj.• tonto, -a adj.dʌm1)a) ( unable to speak) mudob) ( temporarily silent)to be struck dumb — quedarse mudo or sin habla
2) ( stupid) (colloq) bobo (fam)to act dumb — hacerse* el tonto
[dʌm]ADJ (compar dumber) (superl dumbest)1) (Med) mudo; (with surprise etc) sin habladumb animals — animales mpl indefensos
to be struck dumb — (fig) quedarse sin habla
2) * (=stupid) tonto, bobodon't be so dumb! — ¡no seas tonto or bobo!
that was a really dumb thing I did! — ¡lo que hice fue una verdadera tontería or bobada!
he says some dumb things — ¡dice cada tontería or bobada!
dumb blonde — rubia f descerebrada or sin seso
* * *[dʌm]1)a) ( unable to speak) mudob) ( temporarily silent)to be struck dumb — quedarse mudo or sin habla
2) ( stupid) (colloq) bobo (fam)to act dumb — hacerse* el tonto
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adj.1 mudo(a) (unable to speak)2 bobo(a), estúpido(a) (familiar) (stupid) (person, action)3 zonzo, estúpido, tonto. -
4 dumb-ass*
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5 dumb down
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6 dumb-ass
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7 dumb terminal
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8 dumb as an oyster
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9 dumb barge
nWATER TRANSP aljibe sin propulsión m, gabarra sin propulsión propia f -
10 dumb drift
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11 dumb furnace
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12 dumb plate
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13 dumb terminal
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14 dumb act
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15 dumb action
s.acto estúpido, animalada, tontería, asnada. -
16 dumb alphabet
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17 dumb animals
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18 dumb ass
s.pelele, persona sin criterio. -
19 dumb blonde
s.rubia descerebrada. -
20 dumb comment
s.tontería, mamada, jalada, sangronada.
См. также в других словарях:
Dumb — Dumb, a. [AS. dumb; akin to D. dom stupid, dumb, Sw. dumb, Goth. dumbs; cf. Gr. ? blind. See {Deaf}, and cf. {Dummy}.] 1. Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes. [1913 Webster] To unloose the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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dumb — ► ADJECTIVE 1) unable to speak; lacking the power of speech. 2) temporarily unable or unwilling to speak. 3) informal, chiefly N. Amer. stupid. 4) (of a computer terminal) having no independent processing capability. ► VERB 1) (dumb down) N … English terms dictionary
Dumb — Dumb, v. t. To put to silence. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dumb — [adj1] unable to speak at a loss for words*, inarticulate, incoherent, mousy*, mum, mute, quiet, silent, soundless, speechless, tongue tied, uncommunicative, voiceless, wordless; concept 593 Ant. speaking dumb [adj2] stupid, unintelligent dense,… … New thesaurus