mudo

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dumb

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mudo, -a
adjective
1dumb (sin habla)
2silent, mute (callado)
  • se quedó mudo, -a -> he was left speechless
3silent (sin sonido)
  • cine mudo, -a -> silent cinema
masculine or feminine noun
4dumb person, mute

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mudo [moo’-do, dah]
adjective
1Dumb, silent (callado), still, mute.
  • Quedarse mudo de asombro -> to be dumbfounded
  • Quedarse mudo de envidia -> to be green with envy

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mudo
adjetivo
1 (Med) dumb; mute; (formal)
es mudo de nacimiento he was born dumb mute;o (formal)
2 (callado) silent; mute
sufrió con resignación muda he suffered with silent mute resignation;o no podemos permanecer mudos ante lo que está ocurriendo we cannot remain silent in the face of what is happening; ser testigo mudo de algo to stand in mute witness testimony to sth;o
El barrio de la Trinidad ha sido desde siempre el testigo mudo de los avatares por los que ha tenido que pasar María,
quedarse mudo (de) to be struck dumb (with); quedarse mudo de asombro to be left speechless; be dumbfounded; se quedó mudo durante tres horas he did not speak for three hours; quedarse mudo de envidia (España) to be green with envy
3 (Lingüística) [+letra] mute; silent; [+consonante] voiceless
4 [+película] silent
5
papel mudo (Teat) walk-on part
6 (And) (Centroamérica) (tonto) foolish; silly

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