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dull(
duhl
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (boring)
The book was so dull that I couldn't finish reading it.El libro era tan aburrido que no fui capaz de terminar de leérmelo.
b. soso
I thought that your friend was going to be the life and soul of the party, but he was really dull.Pensaba que tu amigo iba a ser el alma de la fiesta, pero era realmente soso.
2. (not shiny)
a. apagado
I need to clean all my silver jewelry; the metal looks dull.Tengo que limpiar todas mis joyas de plata; el color del metal está apagado.
b. mate
Do you prefer a brilliant or a dull white for the walls of the living room?¿Prefieres un blanco brillante o mate para las paredes del salón?
c. sin brillo (eyes or hair)
You could see from his dull eyes that life no longer mattered to him.Se veía en sus ojos sin brillo que la vida ya no le interesaba.
3. (weather)
a. torpe
His teachers clearly thought him a bit dull, but they were wrong.Era evidente que sus profesores lo encontraban algo torpe, pero se equivocaban.
b. lento
Maybe she is rather a dull girl, but she's nice.Tal vez sea una chica algo lenta, pero es simpática.
c. tonto
Harold is a bright boy, but his brother is rather dull.Harold es un chico inteligente, pero su hermano es algo tonto.
5. (old-fashioned) (listless)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. desanimado
She couldn't abide feeling so dull and longed for some excitement in her life.No soportaba sentirse tan desanimada y deseaba tener algo emocionante en su vida.
6. (not sharp)
7. (muffled)
a. sordo
I heard a dull thud in the room upstairs.Escuché un golpe sordo en la habitación de arriba.
b. amortiguado
He could hear the sound of dull footsteps going away.Oía el sonido de pasos amortiguados que se alejaban.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
b. entorpecer (memory)
Drinking alcohol for so many years has definitely dulled my memory.Beber alcohol durante tantos años ha entorpecido mi memoria definitivamente.
a. atenuar
My dog has passed away, but knowing that he's in a better place dulls the grief.Mi perro ya no está, pero saber que está en un lugar mejor atenúa este dolor.
12. (to muffle)
a. apagar
I covered the walls with egg cartons to dull the sound of the guitar.Cubrí las paredes con hueveras para apagar el sonido de la guitarra.
13. (to dim)
a. apagar
A fine layer of dust dulls the colors of the rug.Una capa fina de polvo apaga los colores de la alfombra.
14. (to tarnish)
a. quitar el brillo a
That cleaner has completely dulled the metal!¡Ese limpiador le ha quitado totalmente el brillo al metal!
15. (to blunt)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. embotarse
My senses dulled after the explosion in the building.Mis sentidos se embotaron tras la explosión del edificio.
b. entorpecerse
When you are stressed, your memory dulls.Cuando uno se siente estresado, la memoria se entorpece.
17. (to lose shine)
a. perder brillo
Her eyes dulled as soon as she received the bad news.Sus ojos perdieron brillo en cuanto recibió la mala noticia.
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