dim in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dim in the English»French Dictionary

I.dim [Brit dɪm, Am dɪm] ADJ

1. dim (badly lit):

dim office, room, interior

sombre

2. dim (weak):

dim light, flame, eye, eyesight

faible

to grow dim

s'affaiblir

3. dim (hard to see):

dim shape, figure

vague

4. dim (vague):

dim recollection, appreciation

vague

to have a dim memory of

avoir un vague souvenir de

5. dim (stupid) inf:

dim person, remark

bouché inf

6. dim (not favourable):

dim prospect, future

sombre

II.dim <pres part dimming; pret, pp dimmed> [Brit dɪm, Am dɪm] VB trans

1. dim (turn down):

dim light

baisser

dim oil lamp

mettre [qc] en veilleuse

2. dim (cause to fade):

dim beauty, colour

ternir

3. dim Am headlights:

dim

baisser

III.dim <pres part dimming; pret, pp dimmed> [Brit dɪm, Am dɪm] VB intr

1. dim lights, lamp:

dim

baisser

2. dim memory:

dim

s'estomper

3. dim eyes, sight:

dim

s'affaiblir

4. dim colour, beauty, hope:

dim

se ternir

IV.dim [Brit dɪm, Am dɪm]

to take a dim view of sth/of people doing

n'apprécier guère qc/que les gens fassent

dim-witted ADJ inf

dim-witted

bouché inf

dim-witted

obtus

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in the dim and distant past

dans un passé lointain

Translations for dim in the French»English Dictionary

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lumignon

(dim) lamp

modérer éclat de lampe

to dim

faible éclairage

dim light

obscurcir âge: vue

to dim

atténuer lumière

to dim

s'atténuer lumière:

to dim

mettre une lampe en veilleuse

to dim a light

faiblir éclairage, ampoule:

to grow dim

dim in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dim in the English»French Dictionary

I.dim <-mm-> [dɪm] VB intr

dim lights:

dim

baisser

II.dim [dɪm] VB trans

dim

baisser

to dim the headlights

se mettre en code

III.dim <-mm-> [dɪm] ADJ

1. dim (not bright):

dim

sombre

dim light

faible

dim colour

terne

2. dim (unclear):

dim view

faible

dim memory

vague

3. dim fig (stupid):

dim

borné(e)

Phrases:

to take a dim view of sth

ne pas apprécier qc

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the dim and distant past

les temps anciens

to take a dim view of sth

ne pas trop apprécier qc

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diffus(e) sentiments, souvenirs

dim

s'appauvrir intelligence

to dim

ma vue s'obscurcit

my sight is growing dim

dim Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the dim and distant past

les temps anciens

to dim the headlights

se mettre en code

to take a dim view of sth

ne pas apprécier qc

to take a dim view of sth

ne pas trop apprécier qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The lights dimmed revealing spooks of luminous paint.

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This section of the sauna is very dimly lit and dark with dim red lighting effect.

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At magnitude 7.34, it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye.

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There is also a dimmer phantom image of a 3rd child (that has the potential to be born after the twins).

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Dim's regime had announced that 5,335,668 people were eligible to vote, but when the results were declared, there were 5,784,752 ballots.

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He writes that unmarried women are still full of vague unrests, of dim ill-defined dissatisfaction, of a tendency to narrow ways and petty thoughts.

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Dim had completely surrounded himself in a protective oligarchy.

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She spilled the beans at a dinner with two of his fellow teacher colleagues, who took a dim view.

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Dim decided the students, not usually known for political activism, should be allowed to voice their opinions.

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Having an apparent magnitude of about 17, this distant and dim star has not yet been cataloged.

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