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dud
UK
/dʌd/
US
/dʌd/
duds
pl
UK
/dʌd/
US
/dʌd/
Translations
The new phone turned out to be a dud, as it stopped working after just a week.
Le nouveau téléphone s’est révélé être un raté, car il a cessé de fonctionner après seulement une semaine.
He bought some flashy new duds for the party.
Il s’est acheté de nouvelles fringues tape-à-l’œil pour la fête.
Everyone expected him to excel, but he turned out to be a dud.
Tout le monde s’attendait à ce qu’il excelle, mais il s’est révélé être un raté.
The bomb squad carefully removed the dud from the construction site.
L’équipe de déminage a retiré avec précaution le raté du chantier.
Definitions
The new phone turned out to be a dud, as it stopped working after just a week.
The bomb squad carefully removed the dud from the construction site.
Everyone expected him to excel, but he turned out to be a dud.
He bought some flashy new duds for the party.
UK
/dʌd/
US
/dʌd/
Generally not comparable; used attributively to describe something ineffective or worthless.
Translations
We threw away the dud batteries after they failed to power the flashlight.
Nous avons jeté les piles défectueuses après qu’elles ont refusé d’alimenter la lampe de poche.
Additional translations
Definitions
We threw away the dud batteries after they failed to power the flashlight.