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♦ dull /dʌl/a.1 noioso: a dull book [afternoon, job], un libro [un pomeriggio, un lavoro] noioso; He's so dull!, è un tipo così noioso!; deadly dull, noiosissimo; di una noia mortale; Their lives were dull and monotonous, le loro vite erano noiose e monotone2 opaco; spento; ( di luce) fioco, pallido: dull hair, capelli opachi; dull eyes, occhi spenti; a dull red, un rosso spento; a dull glow, un bagliore fioco3 ( del tempo) coperto: a dull day, una giornata coperta; The weather was dull but dry, il tempo era coperto ma non pioveva5 ( di un dolore) sordo, non acuto: a dull headache, un mal di testa sordo; The ache was dull but persistent, il male non era acuto ma persistente7 (antiq.: di una persona) ottuso; duro di comprendonio: a dull mind, una mente ottusa; She was the dullest child I'd ever met, era la bambina più ottusa che avessi mai incontrato8 (arc.) insensibile: Your senses grow duller as you age, i tuoi sensi diventano meno acuti con l'età9 (antiq.) abulico; apatico10 (comm.) fiacco; stagnante: Business is dull, il commercio è stagnante; dull market, mercato fiacco● (fam.) (as) dull as dishwater (o ditchwater), noioso da morire; barbosissimo (fam.) □ dull-brained, = dull-witted ► sotto □ (geol.) dull coal, carbone opaco □ dull-witted, ottuso, tardo di mente □ ( there's) never a dull moment, non ci si annoia mai: There's never a dull moment on our adventure holidays, non ci si annoia mai nei nostri viaggi avventura.(to) dull /dʌl/A v. t.1 ottundere ( anche fig.); smussare: to dull a razor's edge [a blade], smussare il filo d'un rasoio [una lama]; to dull sb.'s mind [senses], ottundere (o intorpidire) la mente [i sensi] di q.2 attenuare; smorzare: He gave her something to dull the pain, le ha dato qualcosa per attenuare il dolore; The illness had dulled her appetite, la malattia le aveva attenuato l'appetito; to dull a sound, smorzare (o attutire) un suono; Time dulls sorrow, il tempo lenisce il doloreB v. i.
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