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1 dull
1) (slow to learn or to understand: The clever children help the dull ones.) lento, torpe, tonto2) (not bright or clear: a dull day.) apagado3) (not exciting or interesting: a very dull book.) monótono, aburrido•- dully- dullness
dull adj1. gris / tristedull, wet weather tiempo gris y lluvioso2. apagado / sin brillo3. aburrido / sosotr[dʌl]1 (boring - job) monótono,-a, pesado,-a; (- person, life, film) pesado,-a, aburrido,-a, soso,-a; (- place, town) aburrido,-a, sin interés2 (not bright - colours) apagado,-a; (light) pálido,-a; (overcast - weather, day) gris, triste, feo,-a; (- sky) cubierto,-a, nublado,-a; (not shiny - hair, complexion, eyes) sin brillo3 (muffled - sound) sordo,-a, amortiguado,-a; (- pain, ache) sordo,-a; (blunt- edge, blade) romo,-a, embotado,-a4 (slow-witted) torpe, lerdo,-a5 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (sluggish - trade) flojo,-adull ['dʌl] vt1) dim: opacar, quitar el brillo a, deslustrar2) blunt: embotar (un filo), entorpecer (los sentidos), aliviar (el dolor), amortiguar (sonidos)dull adj1) stupid: torpe, lerdo, lento2) blunt: desafilado, despuntado3) lackluster: sin brillo, deslustrado4) boring: aburrido, soso, pesado♦ dully advadj.• aburrido, -a adj.• anodino, -a adj.• deslucido, -a adj.• deslustrado, -a adj.• despuntado, -a adj.• desvaído, -a adj.• insulso, -a adj.• insípido, -a adj.• lelo, -a adj.• lerdo, -a adj.• mortecino, -a adj.• obtuso, -a adj.• pardo, -a adj.• soso, -a adj.• torpe adj.v.• arromar v.• deslucir v.• deslustrar v.• despuntar v.• embotar v.• empañar v.• enromar v.• entorpecer v.
I dʌl1)a) ( not bright) < color> apagado; <light/glow> pálido; <eyes/complexion> sin brilloc) ( overcast) <day/morning> gris, feo2) ( boring) <speech/person> aburrido3)b) <edge/blade> romo, embotado
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a) ( make less bright) \<\<color/surface\>\> quitar el brillo a, opacar*b) ( make less sharp) \<\<pain\>\> aliviar, calmar; \<\<senses\>\> entorpecer*, embotar[dʌl]1. ADJ(compar duller) (superl dullest)1) (=boring) [person, speech, book, evening, job] aburrido, pesado; [place] aburrido, soso; [style, food] sosodeadly dull — terriblemente aburrido, aburridísimo
2) (=not bright) [colour, metal, glow] apagado; [eyes] apagado, sin brillo; [hair, skin, complexion] sin brillo; [weather] nublado; [sky, day] grisdull, lifeless hair — pelo sin brillo, sin vida
it will be dull at first — (Met) al principio estará nublado
3) (=not sharp) [pain, feeling, sound] sordoit fell with a dull thud or thump — cayó con un golpe sordo
4) (=lethargic, withdrawn) [person, mood] deprimido, desanimado5) (=slow-witted) [person, mind] torpe; [pupil] lentohis senses or faculties are growing dull — está perdiendo facultades
6) (=blunt) [blade, knife] romo7) (Comm) [trade, business, market] flojo2.VT [+ senses, blade] embotar; [+ emotions] enfriar; [+ pain] aliviar; [+ sound] amortiguar; [+ mind, memory] entorpecer; [+ colour] apagar; [+ mirror, metal] deslustrar, quitar el brillo de; [+ sensitivity] embrutecer; [+ grief] atenuar3.VI [light] amortiguarse; [colour] apagarse, perder intensidad; [metal] deslustrarse, perder brillo; [memory] entorpecerse; [senses] embotarse* * *
I [dʌl]1)a) ( not bright) < color> apagado; <light/glow> pálido; <eyes/complexion> sin brilloc) ( overcast) <day/morning> gris, feo2) ( boring) <speech/person> aburrido3)b) <edge/blade> romo, embotado
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a) ( make less bright) \<\<color/surface\>\> quitar el brillo a, opacar*b) ( make less sharp) \<\<pain\>\> aliviar, calmar; \<\<senses\>\> entorpecer*, embotar -
2 thud
1. noun(a dull sound like that of something heavy falling to the ground: He dropped the book with a thud.) ruido sordo
2. verb(to move or fall with such a sound: The tree thudded to the ground.) hacer un ruido sordothud n ruido sordotr[ɵʌd]1 ruido sordo1 caer con un ruido sordothud n: ruido m sordo (que produce un objeto al caer)n.• baque s.m.• porrazo s.m.• ruido sordo s.m.• zapatazo s.m.• zarpazo s.m.v.• golpear con un ruido sordo v.
I θʌdnoun ruido m sordo
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[θʌd]1.N ruido m sordo, golpe m sordo2.he was thudding about upstairs all night — pasó la noche andando con pasos pesados por el piso de arriba
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I [θʌd]noun ruido m sordo
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