subdued in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for subdued in the English»Spanish Dictionary

subdued [Am ˌsəbˈd(j)ud, Brit səbˈdjuːd] ADJ

1. subdued (restrained):

subdued lighting/color

tenue

subdued lighting/color

apagado

2. subdued (unusually quiet):

subdued person/atmosphere

apagado

subdued reaction

contenido

he was very subdued last night

anoche estaba muy apagado

he was very subdued last night

anoche no tenía la vitalidad or el brío de siempre

subdue [Am səbˈd(j)u, Brit səbˈdjuː] VB trans

1. subdue (bring under control):

subdue person

someter

subdue person

dominar

subdue passion/anger

contener

subdue passion/anger

domeñar liter

2. subdue (vanquish):

subdue liter

sojuzgar liter

he could not subdue her proud spirit

no logró domeñar su orgulloso espíritu liter

3. subdue (reduce):

subdue spirits

apagar

subdue lighting

atenuar

Translations for subdued in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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subdued

con voz apagada

in a subdued voice

domeñar persona

to subdue

debelar

to subdue

sojuzgar

to subdue

tenue

subdued

colores fríos/cálidos/vivos/apagados

cold/warm/bright/subdued colors

fue necesario usar la fuerza para someterlo

they had to use force to subdue him

reducir enemigo/rebeldes

to subdue

subdued in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for subdued in the English»Spanish Dictionary

subdued ADJ

subdued colour

suave

subdued person

apagado, -a

subdued ADJ

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subdued (subtle)

tenue inv

subdued (subtle)

sutil inv

subdue [səbˈdju:, Am -ˈdu:] VB trans

subdue (tame)

controlar

subdue (repress)

reprimir

Translations for subdued in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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sojuzgar

to subdue

mitigar (colores, luz)

to subdue

mitigarse

to become subdued

supeditar

to subdue

amansar (persona)

to subdue

a media luz

in subdued light

reducir

to subdue

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A painted diagonally boarded roof and painted walls depict religious scenes, all in reasonably subdued colours.

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For these reasons, sunrise and sunset colors appear subdued on hazy days, and stars may be obscured at night.

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While in poetry he subdued his own life, he allowed it to be brought into his fiction.

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General officers wear black stars as subdued rank.

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The colour fades with time and is a more subdued greyish hue in winter.

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The fighting subdued after the first 10 hours, but some clashes continued until the following day.

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The mingling of these two elements was brought to the forefront by the distant, subdued sound of the accompanying musicians.

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It was a mass of brilliant, garish colors and to my mind would have been wonderful in a more subdued light.

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More complex and sophisticated dramas bloomed in this time period, and acting styles became more subdued.

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The woman was subdued and the aircraft made a safe landing.

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