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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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