Dumb in spanish
pronunciation: toʊntoʊ part of speech: adjective
dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.]1 = mudo. [La "b" no se pronuncia. Pincha en para ver otras palabras en donde la "b" tampoco se pronuncia. 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: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and Morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.more:
» deaf and dumb = sordomudo.
Example: The author challenges librarians to explore ways and means of extending library facilities to the disadvantaged -- physically handicapped, blind, and deaf and dumb.» dumb barcode = etiqueta de código de barras sin codificar. [En el proceso técnico, etiqueta de código de barras que suministra un servicio bibliográfico a una biblioteca que contiene la codificación mínima, como biblioteca a la que pertenece el documento, para que a continuación ésta le añada el resto de la identificación del documento]
Example: During the summer of 1987 the library began a massive barcoding of the library's circulating collection using a combination of smart and dumb barcodes prepared by the bibliographic utility UTLAS = Durante el verano de 1987 la biblioteca comenzó la codificación masiva de su colección de préstamo usando una mezcla de etiquetas de código de barras precodificadas y sin codificar preparadas por el servicio bibliográfico UTLAS.» dumbfounded = atónito, estupefacto.
Example: 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.» dumbwaiter = montaplatos.
Example: A 21-year-old college gymnast has died after getting her head caught peering into a dumbwaiter at a restaurant.dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.]2 = ceporro, estúpido. [La "b" no se pronuncia. Pincha en para ver otras palabras en donde la "b" tampoco se pronuncia. 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: Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.more:
» act + dumb = hacerse el loco, hacerse el tonto, hacerse el estúpido.
Example: In fact, his success was directly attributable to how smart he was by acting dumb.» dumbass = tarugo, idiota, estúpido, imbécil, retrasado, memo, lelo, tontaina, tarado, pánfilo, calabaza.
Example: I could barely recognize the lumbering ape from behind his apron, but sure enough he was one of the dumbass jocks I went to high school with.» dumb blonde = rubia tonta, rubia estúpida.
Example: There are millions of jokes about dumb blondes, but there is not so many jokes about cooperate executives.» dumb enough to = lo suficientemente estúpido como para.
Example: Currently I'm using Windows ME and I was dumb enough to follow the prompt to update Windows from the net.» dumb terminal = terminal tonto.
Example: Microcomputers with communications software are replacing the older dumb terminals for remote access to on-line data bases.» play it + dumb = hacerse el loco, hacerse el tonto, hacerse el estúpido.
Example: I knew what he meant but I played it dumb.dumb3
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» dumb down = simplificar, hacerse el estúpido. [Generalmente, hacer que algo sea más fácil de entender por otros]
Example: The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource.» dumb up = hacer más sofisticado.
Example: So the ISI journal-impact factor is merely a tiny dumbed-down portion of the rich emerging spectrum of objective impact indicators; it now needs to be dumbed-up, not dumped!.