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1 dull as ditch water
dull as ditch watermaçador, maçante, inerte. -
2 dull colour
dull co.lour[d'∧l k∧lə] n cor apagada. -
3 dull of hearing
dull of hearingduro de ouvido, mouco. -
4 dull season
dull sea.son[d'∧l si:zən] n estação morta, de pouco negócio, de pouca atividade. -
5 dull-cutting edge
dull-cut.ting edge[d∧l k'∧tiŋ edʒ] n gume cego. -
6 dull-disposed
dull-dis.posed[d∧l disp'ouzd] adj melancólico, de mau humor. -
7 dull-eyed
dull-eyed[d∧l 'aid] adj de olhos lânguidos. -
8 dull-head
dull-head[d'∧l hed] n estúpido, lerdo. -
9 dull-headed
dull-head.ed[d∧l h'edid] adj estúpido, bronco. -
10 dull-sighted
dull-sight.ed[d∧l s'aitid] adj curto de vista, de vista fraca, que tem a vista turva. -
11 dull-witted
dull-wit.ted[d'∧l w'itid] adj estúpido, parvo. -
12 dull
1) (slow to learn or to understand: The clever children help the dull ones.) estúpido2) (not bright or clear: a dull day.) encoberto3) (not exciting or interesting: a very dull book.) enfadonho•- dully- dullness* * *[d∧l] vt+vi 1 tornar(-se) estúpido. 2 estupeficar, entorpecer, pôr em estado de inércia física e moral, tirar a energia, insensibilizar, mitigar, atenuar, ensurdecer, tornar menos esperto, sutil, efetivo. time dulled the edge of his pain / o tempo atenuou a sua dor. 3 embotar, tirar o fio de uma faca. 4 embaçar, tornar baço, embotar a vista, tirar o brilho de, deslustrar, empanar. 5 amainar (o vento, etc.). • adj 1 estúpido, fátuo, pesado, obtuso, grosseiro. 2 inerte, vagaroso, moroso, lerdo, fraco, frouxo. 3 triste, melancólico, embotado, insípido, insensível, maçante, enfadonho. 4 baço, escuro, empanado, nublado, sombrio, desluzido, pouco transparente. 5 cego (diz-se de um gume), sem corte. 6 morto, surdo, mouco, tedioso, fastidioso, lânguido. 7 weather nublado, carregado. 8 vago, impreciso. dull of hearing duro de ouvido, mouco. to dull away the time matar o tempo, estar ocioso. to feel dull aborrecer-se, enfastiar-se, enfadar-se. -
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15 to dull away the time
to dull away the timematar o tempo, estar ocioso. -
16 to feel dull
to feel dullaborrecer-se, enfastiar-se, enfadar-se. -
17 dullard
dull.ard[d'∧ləd] n estúpido, bronco, simplório. -
18 dullish
dull.ish[d'∧liʃ] adj um tanto estúpido, enfadonho, maçante, aborrecido, chato. -
19 dulness
dull.ness, dul.ness[d'∧lnis] n 1 embotamento, estupidez, imbecilidade, falta de viveza, de esperteza, lentidão, frouxidão. 2 estagnação dos negócios. 3 dureza de ouvido, surdez. 4 enfado, aborrecimento, melancolia. -
20 tarnish
1. verb(to (cause a metal to) become dull and stained: Silver tarnishes easily.) manchar2. noun(a dull, stained appearance on a metal surface.) mancha* * *tar.nish[t'a:niʃ] n 1 deslustre, desdouro. 2 mancha. • vt+vi 1 deslustrar, embaçar, desdourar. 2 deslustrar-se, embaçar-se. 3 manchar, sujar.
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dull´ness — dull «duhl», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. not sharp or pointed; blunt: »It is hard to cut with a dull knife. 2. not bright or clear; lacking in vividness, brightness, or intensity: »a dull sound, a dull green, a dull day of rain. SYNONYM(S): obscure … Useful english dictionary
Dull — Dull, a. [Compar. {Duller}; superl. {Dullest}.] [AS. dol foolish; akin to gedwelan to err, D. dol mad, dwalen to wander, err, G. toll mad, Goth. dwals foolish, stupid, cf. Gr. ? turbid, troubled, Skr. dhvr to cause to fall. Cf. {Dolt}, {Dwale},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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