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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 [dʌm]∎ to be struck dumb (with fear/ surprise) rester muet (de peur/ surprise);∎ have you been struck dumb? tu es devenu muet?;∎ dumb animal bête f, animal m;∎ dumb insolence silence m ou mutisme m insolent∎ that was a dumb thing to do c'est bête ou idiot d'avoir fait ça;∎ he's really dumb il est complètement abruti;∎ to play or act dumb jouer les imbéciles;∎ don't act dumb with me ne joue pas les imbéciles avec moi;∎ American dumb as a stump con comme un balai►► pejorative dumb blonde blonde f évaporée;dumb show = pantomime faisant partie d'une pièce de théâtre;∎ figurative she told us to go in dumb show elle nous a fait signe de partir;British dumb waiter (lift) monte-plats m inv; (trolley) table f roulante; (revolving tray) plateau m tournant(population, youth, electorate) infantiliser; (media, programme) faire baisser le niveau de -
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DUMB, MUTE, SPEECHLESS, INARTICULATEDumb означает 'немой, не умеющий говорить' (употребляется главным образом атрибутивно): dumb people, dumb stones, dumb animals. Dumb может употребляться предикативно: to be dumb from birth; to grow dumb with surprise; to grow dumb from shell-shock 'онеметь после контузии'. Mute и speechless имеют значение 'потерявший дар речи', употребляются, как правило, предикативно и могут взаимозаменяться (speechless в сравнении с mute предполагает более кратковременную утрату дара речи): mute with grief (shame, terror) и speechless with grief (shame, terror). Inarticulate в атрибутивном употреблении означает 'нечленораздельный' (о речи): inarticulate speech, inarticulate sounds; в функции предикатива имеет значение 'утративший способность говорить членораздельно' (от страха, гнева и т. д.): to be inarticulate with rage, to be inarticulate with despair.Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > dumb
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dumb [dʌm]1. adjectivea. ( = unable to speak) muet2. plural noun[+ people] abêtir ; [+ programmes] niveler par le bas* * *[dʌm]Note: Ce mot peut être perçu comme injurieux dans cette acception. Lui préférer speech-impaired1) ( handicapped) muet/muette voir notedumb animals — les bêtes fpl
to be struck dumb — rester muet/muette
2) (colloq) ( stupid) [person] bête; [question, idea] idiot•Phrasal Verbs: -
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1 ( handicapped) muet/muette voir note ; a dumb person un muet/une muette m/f ; dumb animals les bêtes ;2 ( temporarily) muet/muette (with de) ; to be struck dumb rester muet/muette ;■ dumb down:▶ dumb [sth] down, dumb down [sth] baisser le niveau de [course, TV programmes, news coverage]. Ce mot peut être perçu comme injurieux dans cette acception. Lui préférer speech impaired. -
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dumb [dʌm] a1) немо́й;deaf and dumb глухонемо́й
;dumb show нема́я сце́на, пантоми́ма
2) бесслове́сный;dumb animals бесслове́сные живо́тные
3) онеме́вший ( от страха и т.п.)4) беззву́чный;this piano has several dumb notes у э́того пиани́но не́сколько кла́вишей не звуча́т
5) амер. разг. глу́пый; тупо́й6) молчали́вый;a dumb dog разг. молчали́вый па́рень
◊dumb barge несамохо́дная ба́ржа́
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( esp Am) vt;(usu pej fam: make easy)to \dumb down sth <-> down etw vereinfachen [o verflachen]; (das geistige Niveau so weit herunterschrauben, dass eine breite Masse erreicht wird);they told him to \dumb down down his message sie legten ihm nahe, sich einfacher auszudrücken vi;(usu pej fam: become easier) immer simpler werden;( become superficial) newspaper immer seichter werden -
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dumb [something] down, dumb down [something] baisser le niveau de [course, TV programmes, news coverage] -
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dumb piano [ˊdʌmpɪˏænəυ] nнема́я клавиату́ра -
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dumb-bell 1. noun 1) pl. гири; гантели 2) amer.; coll. болван, дурак 2. v.выполнять упражнения с гантелями -
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dumb-waiter noun 1) вращающийся столик, открытая этажерка для закусок 2)amer. лифт для подачи блюд с одного этажа на другой, кухонный лифт -
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Dumb. Dumbartonshire noun Дамбартоншир (графство в Шотландии) -
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- dumb-bell specimen
- nсм. waisted specimen
Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
Англо-русский словарь строительных терминов > dumb-bell specimen
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• Dumb folks (men) get no lands - Стыдливый из-за стола голодный встает (C) -
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dumb-ass**adj.• babieca** adj.
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