Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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stupid adj. | dumm | ||||||
dense - stupid adj. | dumm | ||||||
silly adj. | dumm | ||||||
asinine adj. | dumm | ||||||
doltish adj. | dumm | ||||||
ignorant - not knowing adj. | dumm | ||||||
foolish adj. | dumm | ||||||
simple adj. - foolish | dumm | ||||||
asininely adv. | dumm | ||||||
dull adj. | dumm | ||||||
fatuitous adj. | dumm | ||||||
oafish adj. | dumm | ||||||
oafishly adv. | dumm | ||||||
purblindly adv. | dumm |
Nouns | |||||||
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lunkheaded [coll.] | dumm [coll.] | ||||||
blather or: blether | dummes Geschwätz | ||||||
monkeyshine sg., usually in plural: monkeyshines (Amer.) | dummer Streich | ||||||
babbling idiot | dummer Schwätzer | ||||||
blatherer | dummer Schwätzer | ||||||
tiff [coll.] | dummer Streit | ||||||
goof (Amer.) [coll.] | dummer Fehler | ||||||
twaddle [coll.] | dummes Geschwätz | ||||||
drool (Amer.) [coll.] | dummes Geschwätz | ||||||
goon - stupid person [coll.] chiefly (Amer.) | dumme Person | ||||||
goose [fig.] [pej.] | dumme Gans [pej.] | ||||||
dumb Dora [sl.] | dumme Gans | ||||||
rum go chiefly (Brit.) [sl.] | dumme Geschichte | ||||||
stupid cow [pej.] | dumme Kuh [pej.] | ||||||
rum go chiefly (Brit.) [sl.] | dumme Sache |
Verbs | |||||||
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to prate | prated, prated | | dumm daherreden | ||||||
to feign ignorance | sichacc. dumm stellen | ||||||
to act the fool | sichacc. dumm stellen | ||||||
to play possum | sichacc. dumm stellen | ||||||
to flame so. | flamed, flamed | - in electronic communications | jmdn. dumm anmachen | ||||||
to gawk | gawked, gawked | [coll.] | dumm glotzen [coll.] | ||||||
to yap | yapped, yapped | [coll.] | dumm daherreden | ||||||
to get egg on one's face [fig.] | dumm dastehen | ||||||
to stand there with egg on one's face [coll.] | dumm dastehen | ||||||
to have egg on one's face | dumm dastehen [coll.] | ||||||
to talk through one's hat [coll.] [pej.] | dumm daherreden [coll.] [pej.] | ||||||
to gawp | gawped, gawped | (Brit.) regional [coll.] | dumm glotzen [coll.] | ||||||
to take so. for a fool | jmdn. für dumm verkaufen | ||||||
to show so. up | jmdn. dumm aussehen lassen |
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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Shit happens! [coll.] [vulg.] | Dumm gelaufen! | ||||||
That was a silly thing to do! | Das war dumm! | ||||||
(as) thick as two short planks (Brit.) | dumm wie Bohnenstroh [coll.] [fig.] | ||||||
(as) thick as a brick (Brit.) [coll.] [fig.] | dumm wie Bohnenstroh [coll.] [fig.] | ||||||
(as) dumb as a post [fig.] | (so) dumm wie Bohnenstroh [fig.] | ||||||
Don't look like that! | Schau nicht so dumm! | ||||||
a silly thing | etwas Dummes | ||||||
Fortune favorsAE fools. Fortune favoursBE fools. | Dumme haben immer Glück | ||||||
Some mothers do have them. | Die Dummen sterben nie aus. | ||||||
Fortune favorsAE fools. Fortune favoursBE fools. | Die dümmsten Bauern haben die dicksten Kartoffeln. | ||||||
Fortune favorsAE fools. Fortune favoursBE fools. | Die Dummen haben das Glück. | ||||||
There's a sucker born every minute. (Amer.) [coll.] | Die Dummen werden nicht alle. | ||||||
There's a sucker born every minute. (Amer.) [coll.] | Jeden Tag steht ein Dummer auf. | ||||||
Great minds think alike. | Zwei Dumme, ein Gedanke. [coll.] |
Examples | |||||||
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I know better. | So dumm bin ich nicht. | ||||||
He's as thick as two short planks. (Brit.) | Er ist dumm wie Bohnenstroh. | ||||||
He knows a thing or two. | Er ist gar nicht so dumm. | ||||||
It was a silly thing to do | Es war dumm | ||||||
that will keep you out of mischief | das wird dir deine dummen Gedanken austreiben |
Orthographically similar words | |
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drum, Duma, dumb, dummy, dump | Bumm, Damm, Drum, Duma, Dumme, Dummy, Mumm |
Grammar |
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Adjektiv zu Nomen alt + erchen |
Adjektiv zu Adverb auffällig + er + weise |
Der Positiv (Die Grundstufe) Der Positiv ist die Grundstufe des Adjektivs. Er wird immer dann verwendet, wenn Adjektive Eigenschaften, Merkmale usw. ohne Gradangabe ausdrücken. |
Ausdruck der Gleichheit In einem Vergleich gibt der Positiv den gleichen Grad an. |