Übersetzung für '
dumb' von Englisch nach Deutsch
| ADJ | dumb | dumber | dumbest |
| SYNO | dense | dim | dull | ... |
ADJ positive | comparative | superlative
| dumb {adj} [esp. Am.] [stupid] | dumm 2066 | |
| dumb {adj} | stumm 1390 | |
| dumb {adj} [coll.] [stupid] | bescheuert [ugs.] 1301 | |
| dumb {adj} [Am.] [coll.] | doof [ugs.] 856 | |
| dumb {adj} | dämlich [ugs.] 762 | |
| dumb {adj} | blöde [ugs.] 430 | |
| dumb {adj} [coll.] | blöd [ugs.] 393 | |
| dumb {adj} | sprachlos 382 | |
| dumb {adj} | stupid [dumm] 326 | |
| dumb {adj} [stupid] | deppert [österr.] [südd.] [ugs.] 74 | |
| dumb {adj} | panne [ugs.] [dumm, bescheuert] 32 | |
| dumb {adj} [esp. Am.] | dümmlich [beschränkt; Gesichtsausdruck] 25 | |
| dumb {adj} [esp. Am.] [coll.] [stupid] | kognitiv suboptimiert [Jugendsprache] [dumm] | |
| 2 Wörter: Andere |
| born dumb {adj} [postpos.] | stumm geboren | |
| med. deaf-dumb {adj} | taubstumm | |
| dumb-ass {adj} [vulg.] | blöd [ugs.] | |
| rum-dumb {adj} [Am.] [coll.] | blöd gesoffen [ugs.] | |
| 2 Wörter: Verben |
| to act dumb | sichAkk. dumm stellen | |
| to act dumb [coll.] | sich blöd stellen [ugs.] | |
| to dumb down [coll.] | das geistige Niveau herunterschrauben [ugs.] | |
| educ. to dumb sth. down [coll.] | etw. nach unten nivellieren [das Niveau senken] | |
| filmjourn.lit. to dumb sth. down [coll.] [for the masses] [movies, news, etc.] | etw.Akk. dem Massengeschmack anpassen [Filme, Nachrichten etc.] | |
| to play dumb | sich dumm stellen | |
| to play dumb | sich blöd stellen [ugs.] | |
| 2 Wörter: Substantive |
| dumb animal | blödes Viehzeug {n} | |
| dumb animal | dummes und unvernünftiges Tier {n} | |
| dumb animals | dumme und unvernünftige Tiere {pl} | |
| dumb bell | Hantel {f} | |
| dumb bells | Hanteln {pl} | |
| dumb blonde [coll.] | dümmliche Blondine {f} | |
| mil. dumb bomb | ungelenkte Bombe {f} [Freifallbombe] | |
| dumb cluck [coll.] | Doofi {m} [ugs.] | |
| dumb Dora [Am.] [pej.] [stupid woman] | (blöde) Urschel {f} [regional] [pej.] [dumme Frau] | |
| dumb female [coll.] | Weibchen {n} [unemanzipierte Frau] | |
| dumb jokes | dumme Witze {pl} | |
| dumb luck [Am.] | Glücksfall {m} | |
| med.VetMed. dumb madness [rabies] | Hundswut {f} [veraltet] [Tollwut] | |
| med.VetMed. dumb rabies [coll.] [paralytic form of rabies] | stille Wut {f} [paralytische Tollwut] | |
| theatre dumb show | Pantomime {f} | |
| dumb terminal | unintelligente Datenstation {f} | |
| dumb terminal | unintelligente / nichtprogrammierbare Datenstation {f} | |
| comp. dumb terminal | dummes Endgerät {n} | |
| furn. dumb waiter | Etagerentisch {m} | |
| furn. dumb waiter | stummer Diener {m} | |
| gastr. dumb waiter | Speiseaufzug {m} | |
| gastr. dumb waiter [trolley] | Serviertisch {m} | |
| dumb-ass [Am.] [coll.] [pej.] | Dumpfbacke {f} [ugs.] | |
| dumb-ass [Am.] [sl.] [pej.] | blöder Hund {m} [ugs.] [pej.] [dummer Kerl] | |
| sports dumb-bell | Kurzhantel {f} | |
| dumb-dumb [coll.] [pej.] | geistiger Tiefflieger {m} [ugs.] [pej.] | |
| 3 Wörter: Andere |
| (just) plain dumb {adj} | einfach nur dumm | |
| med. deaf and dumb {adj} | taubstumm | |
| med. deaf-and-dumb {adj} | taubstumm [veraltet, ugs.] | |
| dumb as shit {adj} [coll.] [vulg.] | fetzendeppert [österr.] [südd.] [ugs.] | |
| 3 Wörter: Verben |
| to be struck dumb | sprachlos sein | |
| to be struck dumb | schmähstad sein [österr.] [ugs.] | |
| to be struck dumb [idiom] | wie vor den Kopf geschlagen sein [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| 3 Wörter: Substantive |
| tech. dumb-bell shaft | Verbindungswelle {f} | |
| med. dumb-bell tumour [Br.] | Sanduhrgeschwulst {f} | |
| 4 Wörter: Andere |
| Don't do nothing dumb. [sl.] | Tu nichts Unüberlegtes. | |
| idiom dumb as a stump {adj} | dumm wie Bohnenstroh | |
| She's a dumb Dora. [Am.] [sl.] | Sie ist eine dumme Gans. [ugs.] | |
| struck dumb with horror {adj} [postpos.] | vor Entsetzen sprachlos | |
| struck dumb with horror {adj} [postpos.] | sprachlos vor Entsetzen [nachgestellt] | |
| 4 Wörter: Verben |
| to ask a dumb question [esp. Am.] [coll.] | doof fragen [ugs.] | |
| 4 Wörter: Substantive |
| educ. blind and dumb school | Schule {f} für Blinde und Taubstumme | |
| deaf and dumb language | Taubstummensprache {f} | |
| deaf-and-dumb alphabet [obs.] | Taubstummenalphabet {n} | |
| med. deaf-and-dumb person | taubstumme Person {f} | |
| audioeduc. deaf-and-dumb school | Taubstummenschule {f} [ugs.] [veraltet] | |
| deaf-and-dumb sign | Taubstummenzeichen {n} | |
| deaf-and-dumb signs | Taubstummenzeichen {pl} | |
| 5+ Wörter: Andere |
| proverb A dumb priest never got a parish. [Irish] | Wer nicht fragt, bekommt keine Antwort. | |
| proverb Better secretly smart than as dumb as a tart. [German pun on: heimlich / unheimlich] | Lieber heimlich schlau als unheimlich doof. | |
| dumb as a bucket of shrimp {adj} [coll.] | dumm wie (ein) Brot [ugs.] | |
| dumb as a sack of hammers {adj} | dumm wie Bohnenstroh | |
| idiom He is as dumb as a post. | Er ist dumm wie Bohnenstroh. | |
| quote The advantage of wisdom is that you can play dumb. The opposite is more difficult. | Der Vorteil der Klugheit liegt darin, dass man sich dumm stellen kann. Das Gegenteil ist schon schwieriger. [Kurt Tucholsky zugeschrieben] | |
| 5+ Wörter: Verben |
| to be as dumb as a rock [Am.] [pej.] | strohdumm sein [ugs.] | |
| idiom to be dumb as a sack of hammers | dumm wie Bohnenstroh sein | |
| 5+ Wörter: Substantive |
| asylum for the deaf and dumb | Taubstummenheim {n} | |
| Fiktion (Literatur und Film) |
| filmF Dumb & Dumber [Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly] | Dumm und Dümmer | |
| lit.F Dumb Witness [Agatha Christie] | Der ballspielende Hund | |
| lit.theatreF The Dumb Waiter [Harold Pinter] | Der stumme Diener | |
| Taxa/Spezies (Tiere, Pflanzen, Pilze) |
| bot.T dumb canes [genus Dieffenbachia] | Dieffenbachien {pl} | |
| fishT dumb gulper shark [Centrophorus harrissoni] | Harrisons Schlingerhai {m} | |
| bot.T dumb nettle [Galinsoga parviflora] | Kleinblütiges Knopfkraut {n} | |
| bot.T dumb nettle [Galinsoga parviflora] | (Kleinblütiges) Franzosenkraut {n} | |
| fishT dumb shark [Centrophorus harrissoni] | Harrisons Schlingerhai {m} | |
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Anwendungsbeispiele Englisch
- Go Figure: The players were asked to split themselves into two groups of three "smart" players (Paul, Clay and Mark) and two "dumb" players (Craig and Nicole).
- In today's Archie world, Moose isn't as dumb as he appears.
- 806, which chartered the grammar school as the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind and funded tuition costs for indigent deaf, dumb (mute), or blind children belonging to the District of Columbia.
- Considering that a great number of the deaf and dumb are not receiving the benefit of instruction, and that this condition is owing to the impotence of families and of institutions, recommends that governments should take the necessary steps that all the deaf and dumb may be educated.
- 32. Whether deaf and dumb.
- The expression "dumb Swede" was established as they had difficulty learning English.
- The term "dumbbell" or "dumb bell" originated in late Stuart England.
- 2) "Cool or Dumb?": Tortoises make decisions on what is cool or dumb.
- In May 2013, Metro released a "Dumb Ways to Die" game as an app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices.
- "Dumb presagers" is sometimes seen as a continuation of the acting metaphor; a dumb show often preceded each act of Elizabethan plays.
- Nowadays 'barge' generally refers to a dumb barge. [...] In Europe, a Dumb barge is: "An inland waterway transport freight vessel designed to be towed which does not have its own means of mechanical propulsion".
- Vatika High School for Deaf & Dumb is a special school for deaf and dumb children in Sector 19-B of Chandigarh.
- Its name is derived from Roman-period "Balbiniacum", "the place of Balbo or Balbinus or Balbinius"; or "of the dumb or silent man/men" (Gaulish: Irish Gaelic "balbh" = "dumb, silent").
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