dull in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for dull in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.dull [Brit dʌl, Am dəl] ADJ

1. dull (uninteresting):

dull person, lecture, play, book, music

noioso, tedioso

dull life, journey

monotono

dull meal, dish

scipito, insipido

dull appearance, outfit, hairstyle

scialbo

never a dull moment!

mai un attimo di monotonia!

2. dull (not bright):

dull eye, colour

smorto, spento

dull weather, day, sky

uggioso, fosco

dull glow

fioco, debole

dull complexion

opaco, scialbo

3. dull (muffled):

dull explosion, thud

sordo

dull explosion, thud

soffocato

4. dull (not sharp):

dull ache, pain

sordo

dull blade

spuntato, smussato

to have a dull wit

essere ottuso, tardo

5. dull ECON:

dull market

fiacco, fermo

II.dull [Brit dʌl, Am dəl] VB trans

1. dull (make matt):

dull shine, finish

sbiadire, appannare

2. dull (make blunt):

dull blade

smussare, spuntare

dull senses

intorpidire, ottundere

dull appetite

calmare, placare

dull pain

alleviare, lenire

III.dull [Brit dʌl, Am dəl] VB intr

dull sound:

smorzarsi, attenuarsi

dull colour:

smorzarsi, offuscarsi

dull-witted [Brit, Am ˈdəl ˈˌwɪdɪd] ADJ

dull-witted

ottuso

dull-witted

tardo

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as dull as ditchwater

noioso da morire

Translations for dull in the Italian»English Dictionary

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scipito cibo, cucina

dull

scipito fig chiacchiere

dull

gnucco region

dull

ottuso mente

dull

essere ottuso

to have a dull wit, to be dull-witted

ottuso suono

dull

ottundere

to dull also fig

anodino persona, soggetto, questione

dull

tedioso

dull

sciapo

dull

dull in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dull in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.dull [dʌl] ADJ

1. dull (boring):

dull

noioso, -a

dull life

monotono, -a

2. dull (not bright):

dull surface

opaco, -a

dull sky

grigio, -a

dull weather

uggioso, -a

dull color

spento, -a

dull light

pallido, -a

3. dull ache, noise:

dull

sordo, -a

4. dull (not sharp):

dull knife, ax

non affilato, -a

II.dull [dʌl] VB trans

1. dull (alleviate):

dull

alleviare

2. dull (desensitize):

dull

intorpidire

3. dull (make blunt):

dull

rovinare il filo di

Translations for dull in the Italian»English Dictionary

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scialbo (-a)

dull

insulso (-a)

dull

incolore

dull

melenso (-a) (persona, discorso, romanzo)

dull

fiacco (-a)

dull

amorfo (-a)

dull

insipido (-a) (film, storia)

dull

essere un mortorio fig (noia)

to be deadly dull

piatto (-a)

dull

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English

The species tend towards dull grays and browns in their appearance.

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The juvenile has paler underparts, and appears generally duller, especially on the flanks.

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The album does not contain a single hiccup or yawn-- no extraneous noise, no potentially offputting histrionics, no throwaways and no dull moments.

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Music today seems so very worthy, so very dull.

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The oxidised paint is duller than fresh paint and the cutting compound is used to expose this fresher surface.

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He rarely speaks, and when he does, his voice is somewhat dull and monotonous.

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He has sometimes been accused for playing defensive, dull football to grind out results.

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She has the girls leave the hotel and goes back home to her dull life as a saleswoman.

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The males are bright red with some black; the females are duller.

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Their upper surface is a dull dark green, and lower surface much paler, either covered by fine hairs in subspecies "glomulifera" or smooth in "glabra".

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