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• hölmö• tyhmä• vaitelias• puhumaton• mitään sanomaton• mykkä• mykistää• äänetön* * *1) (without the power of speech: She was born deaf and dumb; We were struck dumb with astonishment.) mykkä2) (silent: On this point he was dumb.) puhumaton3) ((especially American) very stupid: What a dumb thing to do!) typerä•- dumbness- dumbly -
2 strike dumb
• mykistää* * *(to amaze: I was struck dumb at the news.) mykistää -
3 strike
• pamauttaa• osua• hyökätä• hyökkäys• iskeytyä• iskeä• tuntua oudolta• työnseisaus• humauttaa• huitoa• huitaista• hosua• vatkata• sivaltaa• ajautua• vaikuttaa• pommiattentaatti• purkaa• raapia• pälkähtää• kaato• hajottaa• musertaa• paukauttaa• sattua• löytää• taputtaa• lakkoilla• lakko• kolauttaa• kosketella• lyöttää• lyönti• lyöda• lyödä• läimäyttää* * *1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) iskeä2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) iskeä3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) raapaista4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) lakkoilla5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) löytää6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) lyödä, soittaa7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) kiinnittää huomiota, vaikuttaa8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) lyödä9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) suunnata kulkunsa10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) laskea2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) lakko2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) löytö•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up
См. также в других словарях:
was struck dumb — was amazed, was astounded … English contemporary dictionary
struck dumb — If someone is struck dumb, they are unable to speak because they are so surprised, shocked or frightened by something. The accused was struck dumb when the verdict was announced … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
dumb´ness — dumb «duhm», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. not able to speak: »dumb animals. Helen Keller learned to speak; she was blind and deaf but not dumb. 2. silenced for the moment by fear, surprise, shyness, or other emotion: »She was struck dumb with… … Useful english dictionary
dumb´ly — dumb «duhm», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. not able to speak: »dumb animals. Helen Keller learned to speak; she was blind and deaf but not dumb. 2. silenced for the moment by fear, surprise, shyness, or other emotion: »She was struck dumb with… … Useful english dictionary
dumb — dumb1 [ dʌm ] adjective * 1. ) INFORMAL stupid: She s so dumb she can t even figure out her answering machine. You gave him your phone number? That was a dumb thing to do. a ) play/act dumb to pretend to not know or understand something: Don t… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dumb — I UK [dʌm] / US adjective Word forms dumb : adjective dumb comparative dumber superlative dumbest 1) informal stupid She s so dumb she can t even figure out her answering machine. You gave him your phone number? That was a dumb thing to do. 2) a) … English dictionary
dumb — dumb1 S3 [dʌm] adj [: Old English;] 1.) informal stupid ▪ What a dumb question. ▪ a bunch of dumb kids ▪ What is it? I asked, playing dumb (=pretending to be stupid) . ▪ She s no dumb blonde (=a pretty woman with blonde hair who seems stupid) . 2 … Dictionary of contemporary English
dumb — [[t]dʌm[/t]] adj. er, est, v. usage: dumb in the sense “lacking the power of speech” is offensive when applied to humans (but not animals), probably because the word also means “stupid; dull witted.” The noun dummy in the sense “a person who… … From formal English to slang
Struck — Strike Strike, v. t. [imp. {Struck}; p. p. {Struck}, {Stricken}({Stroock}, {Strucken}, Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striking}. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS. str[=i]can to go,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Struck — Strike Strike, v. t. [imp. {Struck}; p. p. {Struck}, {Stricken}({Stroock}, {Strucken}, Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striking}. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS. str[=i]can to go,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dumb Witness — Dust jacket illustrat … Wikipedia
