dim

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dim
[dɪm]
adjetivo
1tenue (light, outline); vago(a) (memory); débil (eyesight); remoto(a), lejano(a) (chance, hope)
  • to take a dim view of something -> desaprobar algo
2tonto(a), corto(a) de alcances (familiar) (stupid), sonso(a) (Am), zonzo(a) (Am)
verbo transitivo (pt & pp dimmed)
3atenuar (light)
verbo intransitivo
4atenuarse (light)

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dim [dim]
adjetivo
1Oscuro, poco iluminado (dark/room); opaco, falto de brillo; débil, tenue (light).
  • In the dim and distant past -> en el pasado remoto
2Confuso, indistinto; sombrío, nublado.
3Turbio de vista; corto de vista; lerdo, falto de inteligencia, tardo en comprender (stupid).
4Falto de brillantez, deslumbrado.
Borroso (indistinct/memory, shape). Vago (idea). Nada halagüeño, nada prometedor (gloomy).
  • To dim one’s headlights -> poner las luces cortas o de cruce o luces bajas
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Irse atenuando (light); irse borrando (memory); irse debilitando (sight). (n)
va. Ofuscar, quitar la luz, atenuar (lights); oscurecer, hacer alguna cosa menos resplandeciente; ofuscar, turbar la inteligencia; ir debilitando (eyesight); ir borrando (memory).

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dim [dɪm]
adjective
dimmer (comparative)dimmest (superlative)
1 (not bright) [+light] débil; tenue; [+room] oscuro; poco iluminado
she read the letter by the dim light of a torch leyó la carta con la ayuda de la débil tenue luz de una linterna;or even in the dim light the furniture looked dirty incluso con la poca luz que había los muebles parecían sucios; her eyes were dim with tears sus ojos estaban nublados por las lágrimas
the room was cool and dim
to grow dim [+light] atenuarse; ir atenuándose; [+room] oscurecer; ir oscureciendo; his eyes had grown dim with age (literary) su vista se había ido debilitando con la edad
2 (indistinct) [+figure, shape, outline] borroso; [+memory] borroso; vago
her memories of Rob were beginning to grow dim
in the dim and distant past en un pasado muy remoto
3 (gloomy) [+prospects] poco prometedor
the outlook for the industry is dim
to take a dim view of sth (informal) ver algo con malos ojos
4 (informal) (unintelligent) corto; lerdo; (informal)
he's a bit dim es un poco corto; no tiene muchas luces
verb:transitive
1 (make less bright) [+light] bajar; atenuar; [+room] oscurecer; [+colours] apagar; [+metals] deslucir; deslustrar; [+eyesight] debilitar
to dim the lights (in room, theatre) bajar atenuar la luz;or to dim one's (head)lights poner las luces cortas de cruce;or poner las luces bajas; (LAm) she looked at him through eyes dimmed by tears lo miró con los ojos nublados por las lágrimas
2 (dampen, diminish) [+hopes] hacer perder; empañar; (literary) [+senses] debilitar
the passing years had not dimmed her beauty el paso de los años no había marchitado su belleza; to dim sb's spirits desanimar a algn; desalentar a algn
3 (fade) [+outline, memory] borrar
verb:intransitive
1 (become less bright) [+light] atenuarse; ir atenuándose; [+metal] deslucirse; ir desluciéndose; [+colour] apagarse; ir apagándose; [+eyesight] debilitarse; ir debilitándose
2 (diminish) [+hopes] ir perdiéndose; ir empañándose; (literary) [+beauty] marchitarse; ir marchitándose
3 (fade) [+outline, memory] hacerse borroso

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Verb Conjugation for "dim"

Imperative
  • dim
  • you dim
  • he/she dims
  • we dim
  • you dim
  • they dim
Preterite
  • I dimmed
  • you dimmed
  • he/she dimmed
  • we dimmed
  • you dimmed
  • they dimmed
Present Continuous
  • I am dimming
  • you are dimming
  • he/she is dimming
  • we are dimming
  • you are dimming
  • they are dimming
Present Perfect
  • I have dimmed
  • you have dimmed
  • he/she has dimmed
  • we have dimmed
  • you have dimmed
  • they have dimmed
Past Continuous
  • I was dimming
  • you were dimming
  • he/she was dimming
  • we were dimming
  • you were dimming
  • they were dimming
Past Perfect
  • I had dimmed
  • you had dimmed
  • he/she had dimmed
  • we had dimmed
  • you had dimmed
  • they had dimmed
Future
  • I will dim
  • you will dim
  • he/she will dim
  • we will dim
  • you will dim
  • they will dim
Future Perfect
  • I will have dimmed
  • you will have dimmed
  • he/she will have dimmed
  • we will have dimmed
  • you will have dimmed
  • they will have dimmed
Future Continuous
  • I will be dimming
  • you will be dimming
  • he/she will be dimming
  • we will be dimming
  • you will be dimming
  • they will be dimming
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been dimming
  • you have been dimming
  • he/she has been dimming
  • we have been dimming
  • you have been dimming
  • they have been dimming
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been dimming
  • you will have been dimming
  • he/she will have been dimming
  • we will have been dimming
  • you will have been dimming
  • they will have been dimming
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been dimming
  • you had been dimming
  • he/she had been dimming
  • we had been dimming
  • you had been dimming
  • they had been dimming
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