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Put differently, real interest rates are too blunt a stimulus tool, even if they work.
Anders gesagt sind Realzinsen ein zu stumpfes Werkzeug zur Ankurbelung der Konjunktur, selbst wenn sie funktionieren.
© 1995-2012 Project Syndicate
© 1995-2012 Project Syndicate
If you have any sense left at all you'll stay downwind, six blunt-nose hyenas have a good whiff of you.
Wenn Du auch nur ein bißchen Verstand hast, dann bleib aus dem Wind, denn sechs schnüffelnde Hyänen haben bereits Witterung von Dir. Meide offenes Terrain - die Geier haben Dich schon erspäht.
Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des Lebens
Wildnis des Lebens
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61
A Walk on the Wild Side
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren
He actually raised his right fist at her, a mighty paw bearing a blunt rock.
Er erhob sogar die Faust gegen sie, eine mächtige Pratze mit einem stumpfen Stein.
Baxter, Stephen / OriginBaxter, Stephen / Ursprung
Ursprung
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, München
Origin
Baxter, Stephen
© 2002 by Stephen Baxter
Broken electrical arcs crackled from the blunt spikes protruding through its hull.
Energetische Entladungen flackerten zwischen den aus der Hülle ragenden stumpfen Vorsprüngen.
Anderson, Kevin / Hidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin / Das Imperium
Das Imperium
Anderson, Kevin
© 2002 by WordFire Inc.
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG
Hidden Empire
Anderson, Kevin
© 2002 by WordFire, Inc.
That was the blunt truth.
Das war die ungeschminkte Wahrheit.
Baxter, Stephen / OriginBaxter, Stephen / Ursprung
Ursprung
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, München
Origin
Baxter, Stephen
© 2002 by Stephen Baxter
It was a blunt cylinder.
Es war ein Zylinder.
Baxter, Stephen / TimeBaxter, Stephen / Zeit
Zeit
Baxter, Stephen
© 1999 by Stephen Baxter
© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
Time
Baxter, Stephen
© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
At first, Stephanie had tried to be reasonably polite with her regrets, but eventually she had to be blunt with her refusals, especially after it seemed Daniel was indifferent.
Zu Anfang hatte Stephanie noch versucht, ihr Bedauern halbwegs höflich zu formulieren, aber mit der Zeit musste sie immer eindeutiger werden, besonders da Daniel so gleichgültig wirkte.
Cook, Robin / SeizureCook, Robin / Die Operation
Die Operation
Cook, Robin
© der Originalausgabe 2003 by Robin Cook
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 2003 by Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag, München, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH
Seizure
Cook, Robin
© 2003 by Robin Cook
He loomed into reality, and with a powerful, blunt-fingered hand he grabbed Jekyll's throat, ready to wring it like a chicken.
Verschwommen nahm er Gestalt an und griff mit einer großen Hand nach Jekylls Kehle, bereit dazu, ihm den Hals umzudrehen.
Anderson, Kevin / League of Extraordinary GentlemenAnderson, Kevin / Die Liga der aussergewöhnlichen Gentlemen
Die Liga der aussergewöhnlichen Gentlemen
Anderson, Kevin
© 2003 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 2003 by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, München
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Anderson, Kevin
© 2003 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Mary picked at the seams and hems with her blunt fingers; she had never seen anything like it.
Mary berührte mit plumpen Fingern die Nähte und Säume; etwas Derartiges hatte sie noch nie gesehen.
Baxter, Stephen / OriginBaxter, Stephen / Ursprung
Ursprung
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, München
Origin
Baxter, Stephen
© 2002 by Stephen Baxter
After her encounter with such strangeness, Paulis’s blunt commercial calculation seemed ludicrous.
Nach ihrer Begegnung der >dritten Art< fand sie Paulis' finanzielle Kalkulationen lächerlich.
Baxter, Stephen / SpaceBaxter, Stephen / Raum
Raum
Baxter, Stephen
© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Verlag UllsteinHeyneList GmbH & Co. KG, München
Space
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
The doctor in charge was fairly blunt about Abel's general condition.
Der Arzt war, was Abels Allgemeinzustand betraf, ziemlich deutlich.
Archer, Jeffrey / Kane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey / Kain und Abel
Kain und Abel
Archer, Jeffrey
© 2004 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach
© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer
Kane And Abel
Archer, Jeffrey
© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer
Perhaps the Chairman had learned of his surreptitious conversation with Deputy Cain, or perhaps this was merely his blunt response to the pregnancy itself or the release of rumors about the baby.
Vielleicht hatte der Vorsitzende vom heimlichen Gespräch mit Cain erfahren. Oder dies war nur eine grausame Reaktion auf die Schwangerschaft der Königin beziehungsweise die Gerüchte darüber.
Anderson, Kevin / Scattered SunsAnderson, Kevin / Gefallene Sonnen
Gefallene Sonnen
Anderson, Kevin
© 2006 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München
© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.
Scattered Suns
Anderson, Kevin
© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.
He was tired, and unusually, his alertness was blunted.
Er war müde und daher weniger wachsam als sonst.
Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust Gottes
Die Faust Gottes
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London
© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, München
The fist of god
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1995 by Bantam Books
This requirement does not apply to these parts if they do not protrude more than 5 mm from the surrounding surface; however, in this case their edges directed outwards must be blunted.
Diese Vorschrift gilt nicht für die Teile, die um nicht mehr als 5 mm über die sie umgebende Fläche hervorstehen; in diesem Fall müssen die nach außen gerichteten Kanten jedoch gebrochen sein.

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Collocations

blunt scraper
Flachschaber
emotional blunting
gefühlsmäßiges Abstumpfen

Word forms

blunt

adjective
Positive degreeblunt
Comparative degreeblunter
Superlative degreebluntest

blunt

verb
Basic forms
Pastblunted
Imperativeblunt
Present Participle (Participle I)blunting
Past Participle (Participle II)blunted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I bluntwe blunt
you bluntyou blunt
he/she/it bluntsthey blunt
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am bluntingwe are blunting
you are bluntingyou are blunting
he/she/it is bluntingthey are blunting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have bluntedwe have blunted
you have bluntedyou have blunted
he/she/it has bluntedthey have blunted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been bluntingwe have been blunting
you have been bluntingyou have been blunting
he/she/it has been bluntingthey have been blunting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I bluntedwe blunted
you bluntedyou blunted
he/she/it bluntedthey blunted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was bluntingwe were blunting
you were bluntingyou were blunting
he/she/it was bluntingthey were blunting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had bluntedwe had blunted
you had bluntedyou had blunted
he/she/it had bluntedthey had blunted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been bluntingwe had been blunting
you had been bluntingyou had been blunting
he/she/it had been bluntingthey had been blunting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will bluntwe shall/will blunt
you will bluntyou will blunt
he/she/it will bluntthey will blunt
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be bluntingwe shall/will be blunting
you will be bluntingyou will be blunting
he/she/it will be bluntingthey will be blunting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have bluntedwe shall/will have blunted
you will have bluntedyou will have blunted
he/she/it will have bluntedthey will have blunted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been bluntingwe shall/will have been blunting
you will have been bluntingyou will have been blunting
he/she/it will have been bluntingthey will have been blunting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would bluntwe should/would blunt
you would bluntyou would blunt
he/she/it would bluntthey would blunt
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be bluntingwe should/would be blunting
you would be bluntingyou would be blunting
he/she/it would be bluntingthey would be blunting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have bluntedwe should/would have blunted
you would have bluntedyou would have blunted
he/she/it would have bluntedthey would have blunted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been bluntingwe should/would have been blunting
you would have been bluntingyou would have been blunting
he/she/it would have been bluntingthey would have been blunting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am bluntedwe are blunted
you are bluntedyou are blunted
he/she/it is bluntedthey are blunted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being bluntedwe are being blunted
you are being bluntedyou are being blunted
he/she/it is being bluntedthey are being blunted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been bluntedwe have been blunted
you have been bluntedyou have been blunted
he/she/it has been bluntedthey have been blunted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was bluntedwe were blunted
you were bluntedyou were blunted
he/she/it was bluntedthey were blunted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being bluntedwe were being blunted
you were being bluntedyou were being blunted
he/she/it was being bluntedthey were being blunted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been bluntedwe had been blunted
you had been bluntedyou had been blunted
he/she/it had been bluntedthey had been blunted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be bluntedwe shall/will be blunted
you will be bluntedyou will be blunted
he/she/it will be bluntedthey will be blunted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been bluntedwe shall/will have been blunted
you will have been bluntedyou will have been blunted
he/she/it will have been bluntedthey will have been blunted