English

Pronunciation
IPA|/d�l/
w:SAMPA chart for English|SAMPA: /dVl/
audio|en-us-dull.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�l|-�l

Adjective
en-adj|er

1. Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.

#:All these knives are dull.

1. Boring; not exciting or interesting.

#:He sat through the dull lecture and barely stayed awake.
#:When does having a dull personality ever get you a girlfriend? Even if you get one, how does being dull help you keep a relationship for over a year?

1. Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster.

#:Choose a dull finish to hide fingerprints.

1. Not bright or intelligent.

Translations

trans-top|Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp
Czech: tupý m
Danish: sløv
Dutch: bot, stomp
Finnish: tylsä
French: émoussé, obtus
German: stumpf
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Japanese: Jpan|�� (Jpan|���, nibui)
Kurdish: KUchar|ک��
Norwegian: sløv
Polish: t�py m, t�pa f, t�pe m
Portuguese: t-|pt|cego|m
Swedish: slö
Turkish: kör
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trans-top|Boring
Danish: kedelig
Dutch: saai
Finnish: tylsä, pitkäveteinen, pitkästyttävä
French: ennuyeux, barbant
German: fad, langweilig
Japanese: Jpan|��� (Jpan|�����, taikutsuna)
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Norwegian: kjedelig
Polish: nudny m, nudna f, nudne n
Portuguese: t-|pt|entediante
Spanish: aburrido
Swedish: tråkig
Turkish: sıkıcı
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trans-top|Not shiny
Danish: mat
Dutch: mat
Finnish: samea
French: mat
German: matt
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Norwegian: matt
Polish: matowy m, matowa f, matowe n
Spanish: mate
Swedish: matt
Turkish: mat
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trans-top|Not bright or intelligent
Danish: dum
Dutch: dom
Finnish: hidasjärkinen
French: sot
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German: dumm, dumpf
Japanese: Jpan|�� (Jpan|���, nibui)
Norwegian: dum
Polish: t�py m, t�pa f, t�pe m
Spanish: obtuso
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ttbc|Latin: brutus
ttbc|Spanish: soso, embotado

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.

#:Years of misuse have dulled the tools.

1. transitive To soften, moderate or blunt.

#:He drinks to dull the pain.

1. intransitive To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.

#:A razor will dull with use.

Translations
trans-top|(transitive) To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp
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Norwegian: sløve
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trans-top|(transitive) To soften, moderate or blunt
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trans-top|(intransitive) To lose a sharp edge; to become dull
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ttbc|German: abstumpfen (1, 2, 3)
ttbc|Polish: st�pi�
ttbc|Swedish: döva (2)
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it:dull
hu:dull
pl:dull
fi:dull
sv:dull
ta:dull
te:dull
vi:dull
tr:dull
zh:dull

• 2007-12-13 13:03 - Tohru - /* Translations */ ja ttbc

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