Meanings (ES + gloss)
desafilado • embotado • enromado • romo
Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
All these knives are dull.
aburrido • chirle • desabrido • insulso • insípido • sin gracia • soso
Boring; not exciting or interesting.
"You are very dull this morning, Sheriff," said the youngest daughter of the house, who, being the baby and pretty, had grown pettishly privileged in speech.
He sat through the dull lecture and barely stayed awake.
mate • opaco
Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.
Choose a dull finish to hide fingerprints.
a dull fire or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror
corto • limitado • obtuso • soso
Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.
She is not bred so dull but she can learn.
dull at classical learning
cubierto • nublado
Cloudy, overcast.
It's a dull day.
sordo
Not clear, muffled. (of a noise or sound)
Phrases
Meanings (ES + gloss)
desafilar • deslustrar • embotar • enromar • mellar
To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.
This […] dulled their swords.
Years of misuse have dulled the tools.
alivianar • aliviar • amortiguar • apagar • atenuar • moderar
To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.
He drinks to dull the pain.
Those [drugs] she has / Will stupefy and dull the sense a while.
desafilarse • embotarse • enromarse
To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.
A razor will dull with use.
Phrases