Dim in spanish
pronunciation: oʊskuɹ̩oʊ part of speech: adjective
dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.]1 = oscuro, confuso, vago. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.more:
» grow + dim = oscurecerse, debilitarse, atenuarse.
Example: The world round me may have grown dimmer with the passing of the years, but not the world reflected in the magic mirror of literature.» in the dim and distant past = en un pasado muy lejano, en el año catapún, en el pasado remoto, en un pasado oscuro y lejano.
Example: Perhaps all these tribes are genetically linked and were partners in their explorations of new lands in the dim and distant past.dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.]2 = corto de luces, de pocas luces, cortito. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: It's all about the people in charge, are they smart? are they dim?.more:
» dimwit = tarugo, idiota, estúpido, imbécil, retrasado, memo, lelo, tontaina, tarado, pánfilo, calabaza.
Example: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.» dim-witted [dimwitted] = idiota, estúpido, imbécil, retrasado, memo, lelo, lerdo, tontaina, tarado, de pocas luces, corto, corto de luces, tarugo, pánfilo.
Example: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.dim3 = apagar, oscurecer, atenuar, palidecer.
Example: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.