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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.
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Dumb show — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dumb-show — dumb show, 1. gestures without words; pantomime: »He indicated by dumb show that he wanted to speak to me privately. 2. (in Elizabethan drama) a part of a play represented in pantomime. dumb show «DUHM SHOH», adjective. done in dumb show; that… … Useful english dictionary
Dumb Show — [ dʌm ʃou] die; , s, auch Dumb|show die; , s <aus gleichbed. engl. dumb show, eigtl. »stumme Schau«> ↑Pantomine im älteren engl. Drama, die vor der Aufführung die Handlung verdeutlichen sollte … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
dumb show — dumb′ show n. 1) sbz a part of a dramatic representation given in pantomime, common in early English drama 2) gestures without speech • Etymology: 1555–65 dumb′ show , adj … From formal English to slang
Dumb show — (engl., spr. dömm scho, »stummes Spiel«), Bezeichnung für Pantomime und jede Art Mummenschanz … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Dumb-Show — (engl., spr. dömm schoh), eine Art Pantomime im alten engl. Drama, die den Inhalt eines Stücks oder Akts im voraus darstellt … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
dumb show — dumb show, adj. 1. a part of a dramatic representation given in pantomime, common in early English drama. 2. gestures without speech. [1555 65] * * * … Universalium
dumb show — n [U and C] the use of movements without words to express something →↑mime … Dictionary of contemporary English
dumb show — n. 1. Historical a part of a play done in pantomime 2. gestures without speech … English World dictionary
Dumb Show — Not to be confused with Dumbshow. Dumb Show is a play by Joe Penhall. The three character play, directed by Terry Johnson, premiered at the Royal Court Theatre London, September 4, 2004. It received its American premiere at South Coast Repertory… … Wikipedia
dumb show — Synonyms and related words: acting, aping, bearing, beck, beckon, body language, carriage, characterization, charade, chironomy, dactylology, deaf and dumb alphabet, embodiment, enacting, enactment, gesticulation, gesture, gesture language, hand… … Moby Thesaurus