dumb in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for dumb in the English»Spanish Dictionary

dumb [Am dəm, Brit dʌm] ADJ

1.1. dumb (temporarily silent):

to remain dumb

permanecer en silencio or callado

to be struck dumb

quedarse mudo or sin habla

to be struck dumb

enmudecer

1.2. dumb (unable to speak):

dumb dated or offens

mudo

she's deaf and dumb

es sordomuda

2. dumb (stupid) Am:

dumb inf

tonto

dumb inf

bobo inf

how dumb can you get?!

¿cómo puedes ser tan tonto?

how dumb can you get?!

¿cómo puedes ser tan bobo? inf

that was a dumb thing to do/say

¡qué tontería haber hecho/dicho eso!

I can't get the dumb thing to work

no logro hacer que funcione esta porquería inf

to act dumb

hacerse el tonto

to act dumb

hacerse el bobo inf

she played the dumb blonde

hacía el papel de la típica rubia tonta

dumb waiter [Am dəm ˈweɪdər, Brit] N

1. dumb waiter (elevator):

dumb waiter

montaplatos m

2. dumb waiter (table):

dumb waiter

mesita f rodante

dumb animals N npl

dumb animals

los animales

dumb down VB [Am dəm -, Brit dʌm -] (v + adv + o, v + o + adv)

dumb down

bajar el nivel intelectual de

dumb-ass [Am ˈdəmˌæs, Brit] ADJ attr Am inf

dumb-ass

tarado inf

dumb-ass

baboso LatAm inf

we're ruled by dumb-ass politicians

estamos gobernados por políticos tarados inf

we're ruled by dumb-ass politicians

estamos gobernados por políticos babosos LatAm inf

Translations for dumb in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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nabo (naba)

dumb inf

gaznápiro (gaznápira)

dumb inf

dundo (dunda)

dumb inf

buey

dumb inf

vaca

dumb inf

dumb in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dumb in the English»Spanish Dictionary

dumb [dʌm] ADJ

1. dumb often offensive (mute):

dumb

mudo, -a

deaf and dumb

sordomudo, -a

to be struck dumb

quedarse mudo de asombro

2. dumb inf (stupid):

dumb

estúpido, -a

to play dumb

hacerse el tonto

dumb waiter N

dumb waiter

montaplatos m

Translations for dumb in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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a lo sucusumucu (fingiéndose tonto)

playing dumb inf

es muy corto de entendederas

he's pretty dumb

hacerse el longui inf

to play dumb

sordomudo (-a)

deaf and dumb

mariconada

dumb thing to do

caer(se) redondo (quedarse mudo)

to be struck dumb

ser más tonto que Picio inf

to be as dumb as they come

hacerse el tonto

to play dumb

hacerse el loco

to act dumb

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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