dull

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aburrido

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dull
[dʌl]
adjetivo
1aburrido(a) (boring) (book, film, person); insulso(a), soso(a) (job, life, party)
  • to be as dull as ditchwater -> ser más soso(a) que la calabaza
2tonto(a), torpe (not intelligent), sonso(a) (Am), zonzo(a) (Am)
3romo(a) (not sharp) (tool, blade); sordo(a) (sound, pain)
4mate, apagado(a) (not bright) (color, surface); apagado(a) (eyes); gris, triste (weather, sky)
verbo transitivo
5enturbiar (reduce intensity of) (pleasure); embotar (the senses); mitigar, atenuar (pain); apagar (sound); desafilar, embotar (blade)
6apagar (make less bright) (colors, eyes)

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dull [dal]
adjetivo
1Embotado, obtuso, romo, sin filo o corte (edge, blade).
2No agudo o violento;
verbo
3g.
  • A dull pain -> un dolor sordo
4Lerdo, estúpido, torpe, negado, insípido (faculties); sordo (pain, ache); sordo, amortiguado (pain).
5Flojo, tardo, perezoso, pesado; lánguido, insensible.
6Triste, melancólico, pensativo, murrio.
7Opaco, oscuro, ofuscado; nebuloso, gris, feo (overcast/day, morning); apagado (not bright/color); sin brillo (eyes, complexion); pálido (light, glow); mate (not shiny/finish); sin brillo (hair).
  • It’s rather dull out today -> hoy está bastante nublado
8Soñoliento; aburrido (boring/speech, person).
  • Dull of hearing -> algo sordo, tardo o duro de oído
1Embotar, engrosar los filos y puntas de instrumentos cortantes.
2Entontecer, embotar (senses); entorpecer, obstruir; contristar.
3Hacer menos agudo, aliviar, moderar, mitigar (make less sharp/pain).
4Ofuscar, deslumbrar; empañar, deslustrar, deslucir; quitar el brillo a, opacar (make less bright/color, surface).
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
5Embotarse, entontecerse. (n)
6Ofuscarse; entristecerse; mitigarse, entorpecerse. (n)
va.

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dull [dʌl]
adjective
duller (comparative)dullest (superlative)
1 (boring) [+person, speech, book, evening, job] aburrido; pesado; [+place] aburrido; soso; [+style, food] soso
deadly dull terriblemente aburrido; aburridísimo; there's never a dull moment here in the office aquí en la oficina no nos aburrimos nunca
as dull as ditchwater terriblemente aburrido
2 (not bright) [+colour, metal, glow] apagado; [+eyes] apagado; sin brillo; [+hair, skin, complexion] sin brillo; [+weather] nublado; [+sky, day] gris
his eyes were dull and lifeless sus ojos estaban apagados y sin vida; dull, lifeless hair pelo sin brillo, sin vida; it will be dull at first (Metal) al principio estará nublado
3 (not sharp) [+pain, feeling, sound] sordo
it fell with a dull thud thumpor cayó con un golpe sordo
4 (lethargic, withdrawn) [+person, mood] deprimido; desanimado
5 (slow-witted) [+person, mind] torpe; [+pupil] lento
his senses faculties are growing dullor está perdiendo facultades; to be dull of hearing ser duro de oído
6 (blunt) [+blade, knife] romo
7 (Comm) [+trade, business, market] flojo
verb:transitive
[+senses, blade] embotar; [+emotions] enfriar; [+pain] aliviar; [+sound] amortiguar; [+mind, memory] entorpecer; [+colour] apagar; [+mirror, metal] deslustrar; quitar el brillo de; [+sensitivity] embrutecer; [+grief] atenuar
the explosion dulled her hearing la explosión la dejó dura de oído
verb:intransitive
[+light] amortiguarse; [+colour] apagarse; perder intensidad; [+metal] deslustrarse; perder brillo; [+memory] entorpecerse; [+senses] embotarse
his eyes dulled sus ojos perdieron brillo

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Verb Conjugation for "dull"

Imperative
  • dull
  • you dull
  • he/she dulls
  • we dull
  • you dull
  • they dull
Preterite
  • I dulled
  • you dulled
  • he/she dulled
  • we dulled
  • you dulled
  • they dulled
Present Continuous
  • I am dulling
  • you are dulling
  • he/she is dulling
  • we are dulling
  • you are dulling
  • they are dulling
Present Perfect
  • I have dulled
  • you have dulled
  • he/she has dulled
  • we have dulled
  • you have dulled
  • they have dulled
Past Continuous
  • I was dulling
  • you were dulling
  • he/she was dulling
  • we were dulling
  • you were dulling
  • they were dulling
Past Perfect
  • I had dulled
  • you had dulled
  • he/she had dulled
  • we had dulled
  • you had dulled
  • they had dulled
Future
  • I will dull
  • you will dull
  • he/she will dull
  • we will dull
  • you will dull
  • they will dull
Future Perfect
  • I will have dulled
  • you will have dulled
  • he/she will have dulled
  • we will have dulled
  • you will have dulled
  • they will have dulled
Future Continuous
  • I will be dulling
  • you will be dulling
  • he/she will be dulling
  • we will be dulling
  • you will be dulling
  • they will be dulling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been dulling
  • you have been dulling
  • he/she has been dulling
  • we have been dulling
  • you have been dulling
  • they have been dulling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been dulling
  • you will have been dulling
  • he/she will have been dulling
  • we will have been dulling
  • you will have been dulling
  • they will have been dulling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been dulling
  • you had been dulling
  • he/she had been dulling
  • we had been dulling
  • you had been dulling
  • they had been dulling
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