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dumb

/dʌm/

Traduzioni

dumbverb

dumbed

Past Simple

dumbed

Past Participle

dumbing

Gerund

/dʌm/

оглушать

The loud noise can dumb your senses temporarily.

Громкий шум может временно оглушить ваши чувства.

Sinonimi

shut up

render mute

dumb down

dumbadjective

dumber

Comp.

dumbest

Super.

/dʌm/

немой

The dumb man could not speak.

Немой человек не мог говорить.

глупый

It was a dumb decision to go out in the storm.

Это было глупое решение выйти в шторм.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

Sinonimi

Contrari

dumbadverb

/dʌm/

Used colloquially in American English as an intensifier meaning "extremely; very"

Sinonimi

Definizioni

dumbverb

To make someone unable to speak.

The shocking news seemed to dumb him, leaving him speechless.

To simplify something so that it becomes less accurate or intellectually rigorous (usually with the particle “down”).

The publisher asked the author to dumb down the scientific terminology for a wider audience.

dumbadjective

Lacking the power of speech; mute.

The dumb child communicated through sign language.

Temporarily unable or unwilling to speak.

She was struck dumb with amazement at the sight.

Lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid.

It was a dumb decision to leave the keys in the car.

Silent; making no sound.

The alarm was set to a dumb mode, remaining completely silent throughout the night.

dumbadverb

(US slang) Extremely; very.

That exam was dumb hard, I barely finished on time.