Dull - traduction, prononciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dʌl|  American pronunciation of the word dull
Brit.  |dʌl|  British pronunciation of the word dull

verb

- rendre terne en apparenceEd
Age had dulled the surface
- devenir terne ou sans éclat en apparence; Ed
the varnished table top dulled with time
- amortir (un son ou un bruit), notamment en enveloppantEd (syn: damp, dampen, muffle, mute, tone down)
- rendre insensible ou insensibleEd (syn: benumb, blunt, numb)
- rendre terne ou émousséEd (syn: blunt)
Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge
- devenir moins intéressant ou attrayantEd (syn: pall)
- rendre moins vif ou vigoureuxEd
Middle age dulled her appetite for travel

adjective

- être ou être rendu plus doux ou moins fort ou clairEd (syn: muffled, muted, softened)
the dull boom of distant breaking waves
- manque d'intérêt au point de provoquer une lassitude mentaleEd (syn: boring, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome)
a dull play
his competent but dull performance
- (de couleur) très faible en saturation; Ed
dull greens and blues
- lent à apprendre ou à comprendre; Ed (syn: dense, dim, dumb, obtuse, slow)
although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick
- (de l'entreprise) pas actif ou rapideEd (syn: slow, sluggish)
business is dull (or slow)
- émoussé dans la réactivité ou la sensibilitéEd
a dull gaze
so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her
- pas clair et résonnant; Ed
the dull thud
- assombri avec couvertEd (syn: leaden)
a dull sky

Matrix of words

adjective

- terne — dull, drab, bland, dim, leaden, lank
- mat — matt, matte, dull, flat, dusky
- ennuyeux — boring, annoying, dull, tedious, troublesome, bothersome
- sourd — deaf, dull, voiceless, unvoiced, surd
- sombre — dark, gloomy, sombre, somber, black, dull
- monotone — monotonous, monotone, dull, humdrum, flat, routine
- lourd — heavy, cumbersome, onerous, unwieldy, weighty, dull
- plat — flat, level, thin, straight, dull, even
- sans intérêt — dull, vapid
- faible — low, small, weak, poor, little, dull
- sans éclat — dull
- fastidieux — tedious, boring, dull, trying
- épais — thick, heavy, dense, deep, thin, dull
- paresseux — lazy, idle, sluggish, slothful, indolent, dull
- calme — quiet, calm, peaceful, still, cool, dull
- fadasse — dull, tasteless, wishy-washy
- nuageux — cloudy, misty, overcast sky, dull, clouded over, murky
- imbécile — stupid, idiotic, imbecilic, goon, moronic, dull
- sans goût — tasteless, flavorless, flavourless, dull, savourless, savorless
- stagnant — stagnant, sluggish, slack, dull
- sans agrément — cheerless, dull

verb

- ternir — tarnish, dull, blemish, stain, besmirch, smirch
- assoupir — dull, make drowsy
- s'engourdir — dull
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