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dummy [ˈdʌmɪ]
sustantivo
1. maniquí (m) (in shop window); muñeco (m) (of ventriloquist); modelo (m) maqueta (f) (model of car, plane)
2. chupete (m) (for baby) (británico)
3. idiota (mf) imbécil (sustantivo masculino) (familiar) (idiot)
adjetivo
4. falso(a) (fake)
- dummy run -> prueba (f)
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dummy [da-mi]
sustantivo
1. Mudo. (Festivo)
2. Locomotora de calles, pequeña y poco ruidosa. (Mecánica)
3. En el juego de naipes, cuando el juego debe hacerse entre cuatro personas y hay sólo tres, se ponen a un lado las cartas del que falta; a esto los ingleses llaman dummy; mano del muerto (in bridge, whist); muerto (player).
4. Maniquí para vestidos, cabeza para pelucas, etc., que sirven de anuncio en las tiendas (in window display, for dressmaker); muñeco (in tests, stunts).
- Ventriloquist’s dummy -> muñeco de ventrílocuo
5. Bobo (fool). (Coloquial)
También un carro cuya parte delantera es la locomotora y la trasera coche de pasajeros.
adjetivo
1. Fingido, falseado, imitado, de juguete (gun, telephone).
- A dummy package -> un paquete vacío
2. Que actúa como testaferro (shareholder). (Negativo)
- A dummy firm -> una empresa fantasma
sustantivo
3. Ensayo, prueba.
(GB) (Coloq.) Dummy run,
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