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- From the verb dim: (⇒ conjugate)
- dimming is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
- v pres p
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: | Principal Translations |
| dimming n | (making less bright) | atenuación nf |
| | The dimming of the house lights signaled that the performance was about to begin. |
| | La atenuación de las luces de la sala indicaba que la función estaba por comenzar. |
| dimming adj | (becoming less bright) | tenue adj mf |
| | | débil adj mf |
| | | apagado/a adj |
| | The dimming light made it difficult to make camp on the mountain. |
| | La tenue luz hacía difícil establecer el campamento en la montaña. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: | Principal Translations |
| dim adj | (light: not bright) | tenue adj mf |
| | | débil adj mf |
| | In the dim light, Alison could just make out the shapes of the furniture in the room. |
| | Con la luz tenue Alison apenas podía distinguir la silueta de los muebles. |
| dim adj | (room, space: poorly lit) | poco iluminado loc adj |
| | | con iluminación tenue loc adj |
| | The ward is kept dim at nighttime so that patients can sleep. |
| | La sala se mantiene poco iluminada durante la noche para que los pacientes puedan dormir. |
| dim adj | (memory: vague, faded) | vago/a adj |
| | I have a dim memory of some French guy chatting us up in a café when we were on a school trip; what was his name again? |
| | Tengo un vago recuerdo de un francés charlando con nosotras en un café cuando estábamos de viaje, ¿cómo se llamaba? |
| dim adj | figurative, informal (not smart) | lerdo/a, lento/a adj |
| | | tonto/a adj |
| | Tim's very nice, but he's dim; he doesn't get good grades at school. |
| | Tim es bueno pero lerdo, no le va bien en la escuela. |
| dim [sth]⇒ vtr | (lights: make less bright) | atenuar⇒ vtr |
| | Hoping for a romantic evening, Helen dimmed the lights. |
| | Esperando una noche romántica, Helena atenuó las luces. |
| dim⇒ vi | (lights: become less bright) | atenuarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | bajar⇒ vi |
| | The lights in the theatre dimmed as the curtain opened. |
| | Las luces en el teatro se atenuaron cuando se abrió el telón. |
| Additional Translations |
| dim adj | (not distinct) | borroso/a adj |
| | | vago/a adj |
| | I could see the dim outline of something, but I couldn't be sure what it was. |
| | Podía ver la silueta borrosa de algo, pero no estaba seguro de qué era. |
| dim adj | (not seeing clearly) | borroso/a adj |
| | My eyes were dim with tears. |
| | Mis ojos estaban borrosos por las lágrimas. |
| dim adj | figurative (not likely) | vago/a adj |
| | | leve adj mf |
| | The team only had a dim chance of winning. |
| | El equipo tenía una vaga oportunidad de ganar. |
| dim adj | (vague, not precise) | vago/a adj |
| | | leve adj mf |
| | Tony had a dim idea that Jerry was after his job. |
| | Tony tenía la vaga idea de que Jerry quería su puesto de trabajo. |
| dim vi | figurative (hope: fade) | ir perdiéndose loc verb |
| | | desdibujarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Hopes are dimming for the safe return of the missing seamen. |
| | Los esperanzas de que encuentren a los marineros perdidos se van perdiendo. |
| dim vi | (memory: fade) | borrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (figurado) | desdibujarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The memory of his wife's face had dimmed in the years since her death. |
| | El recuerdo de la cara de su esposa se borró con los años posteriores a su muerte. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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