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dumb
01
burro, estúpido
struggling to learn or understand things quickly
Dialect
American
American
Exemplos
Her dumb decision to skip class resulted in failing grades and academic probation.
A sua estúpida decisão de faltar às aulas resultou em notas baixas e probation acadêmica.
Despite repeated explanations, she remained dumb to the complexities of the subject.
Apesar das repetidas explicações, ela permaneceu lerda diante das complexidades do assunto.
02
mudo, surdo-mudo
unable to speak
Offensive
Old useExemplos
He was born deaf and dumb, communicating through sign language.
Ele nasceu surdo e mudo, comunicando-se através da linguagem de sinais.
The temporary illness left her temporarily dumb, unable to vocalize her thoughts.
A doença temporária deixou-a temporariamente muda, incapaz de vocalizar seus pensamentos.
03
mudo, silencioso
momentarily silent by choice or circumstance
Exemplos
She stood dumb for several seconds before answering the unexpected accusation.
The witness went dumb under cross‑examination and offered no further testimony.
A testemunha ficou muda sob interrogatório cruzado e não ofereceu mais depoimento.
04
showing or producing a state of speechless astonishment, disbelief, or stunned silence as an expressive quality
Exemplos
The photograph left viewers dumb with wonder at the landscape's surreal colors.
A fotografia deixou os espectadores mudos de espanto com as cores surreais da paisagem.
They gaped in dumb bewilderment at the scale of the damage.
Eles olharam com um espanto mudo para a escala do dano.
dumb
01
(New York) used for emphasis to mean really or very
SlangExemplos
The food was dumb good, man, I'd totally go back.
That movie was dumb funny; I could n't stop laughing.
Árvore Lexical
dumbly
dumbness
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