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dumb

dumb

Meaning of dumb

stupid or foolish

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British English/dʌm/
American English/dʌm/
Russian transcription[ˈglupɨj]
dumb
dumb - глупый
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dumb usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Было глуп он оставить дверь незапертой.

It was dumb to leave the door unlocked.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Это была глупая идея с самого начала.

That was a dumb idea from the start.

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dumb belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

dumbглупый
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

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dumb translation: глупый. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce dumb

/dʌm/

dumb translation

глупый

dumb examples

It was dumb to leave the door unlocked.

dumb transcription

/dʌm/, /dʌm/

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dumb meaning: what does it mean?

stupid or foolish

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dumb is pronounced as /dʌm/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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It was dumb to leave the door unlocked. Translation: Было глуп он оставить дверь незапертой.

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