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| Principal Translations |
| dud n | informal ([sth] non-functioning) (informal) | porquería nf |
| | (informal) | basura nf |
| | This battery's a dud. Have you got any more I can try? |
| | Esta batería es una porquería. ¿Tienes otra que pueda probar? |
| dud n | (cheque with insufficient funds) | cheque sin fondos nm + loc adj |
| | Mona's bank fined her because the check she wrote was a dud. |
| | El banco multó a Mona por firmar un cheque sin fondos. |
| dud n | informal (bomb that does not explode) (bomba) | no estallar loc verb |
| | Fortunately, the suicide bomber's explosive device was a dud, and no one was injured. |
| | Por suerte, la bomba del suicida no estalló y nadie salió herido. |
| dud n | informal (unsuccessful movie) | fracaso nm |
| | | fiasco nm |
| | | desastre nm |
| | (CO: coloquial) | lata nf |
| | The highly anticipated science fiction movie turned out to be a dud. |
| | La película de ciencia ficción resultó un fracaso. |
| dud adj | (device, object: non-functioning) | defectuoso/a adj |
| | | estropeado/a adj |
| | | inservible adj mf |
| | | descompuesto/a adj |
| | Don't use that dud flash drive, you'll lose your files. |
| | No uses esa memoria defectuosa o vas a perder los archivos. |
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