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dumm

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dumm wie Bohnenstroh [übtr.]
as thick as two short planks [fig.]
dumm; dämlich [Dt.] [Schw.]; dusselig [Dt.] [Schw.]; dusslig [Norddt.]; doof [Norddt.] [Mitteldt.]; blöde [Norddt.] [Mitteldt.]; deppert [Bayr.] [Ös.] [ugs.]; töricht [geh.]; beknackt [Dt.] [ugs.] {adj} (Person)
silly; stupid; foolish; dumb; dopey; doltish; air-headed; gormless [Br.]; goosy [coll.]; dull [dated] (of a person)
dümmer; dämlicher; dusseliger; dussliger; doofer; blöder; depperter; törichter; beknackter
sillier; more stupid; more foolish; dumber; more dopey; doltisher; more air-headed; more gormless; duller
am dümmsten; am dämlichsten; am dusseligsten; am dussligsten; am doofsten; am blödesten; am deppertsten; am törichtsten; am beknacktesten
silliest; most stupid; most foolish; dumbest; most dopey; doltishest; most air-headed; most gormless; dullest
saudumm; selten dämlich; strunzendumm; strunzdoof; gehirnamputiert [pej.]; grenzdebil [pej.]
as thick as they come; (as) thick as a plank [Br.]; (as) thick as two (short) planks [Br.]
ein dummes Luder [ugs.]
a stupid brat; a stupid person
strohdumm sein
to be (as) thick as two short planks [Br.]; to be (as) dumb as a rock [Am.]
sich dumm stellen
to play dumb; to act dumb
Bin ich dumm! Jetzt habe ich mich aus dem Auto ausgesperrt.
Silly me! I’ve locked myself out of the car.
Willst du mich für dumm verkaufen?
Do you think I’m stupid?
dumm; dämlich; blöd; stupid [geh.] {adj} (Sache)
silly; stupid; asinine; fatuous [formal] (of a thing)
dumme Fehler
silly mistakes.
ein dämliches Grinsen
a stupid grin; a fatuous grin
stupide Kommentare
asinine comments; fatuous comments
Das dumme Auto springt nicht an!
The stupid car won’t start!
dumm {adj}; beschränkt; begriffsstutzig; (geistig) unterbelichtet [ugs.] [übtr.]; blöd {adj}
dense
dumm; idiotisch {adj}
blockheaded; boneheaded; fatheaded; lame-brained loggerheaded; pudding-headed; thick-skulled; wooden-headed [coll.]
dumm {adv}
purblindly
dumm {adj} (Umstände)
annoying; awkward
Es /ɛs/ war nur ein dummer Zufall.
It was just an annoying coincidence.

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