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Kulikov took the change of language as dumb insolence.
Kulikow hielt diesen Wechsel der Sprache für eine freche Unverschämtheit.
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
Anyway we'd go to these playgrounds and act dumb about the equipment and the chicks would gather around and the white fellows who were good would come around to cut us.
Jedenfalls gingen wir auf die Spielplätze und zogen unsere Schau an den Geräten ab und die Weiber standen um uns rum und die weißen Typen, die gut waren, kamen an, um uns zu schlagen.
Mingus, Charles / Beneath the UnderdogMingus, Charles / Beneath The Underdog
Beneath The Underdog
Mingus, Charles
© 1971 by Charles Mingus und Nel King
© fur die deutsche Ausgabe 1980, 2002
Beneath the Underdog
Mingus, Charles
© 1971 by Charles Mingus and Nel King
'Are you sure you want a dumb Polack?' slurred Abel after one too many drinks.
"Sind Sie sicher, daß Sie einen dummen Polacken wollen?" lallte Abel.
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
She had complained to Kadiri about his dumb insolence, but he had merely laughed.
Leila hatte sich bei Kadiri über seine unterschwellige Insolenz beschwert, aber er hatte nur gelacht.
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
The weapons officers, of which Don Walker was one, would select the ordnance — "iron" or "dumb" bombs, which are unguided bombs, laser-guided bombs, laser-guided rockets, and so forth.
Die Air Weapons Officers, zu denen auch Don Walker gehörte, wählten die Flugzeugbewaffnung aus: »eiserne« oder »dumme« Bomben, die ungelenkt waren, lasergelenkte Bomben, lasergelenkte Raketen und so weiter.
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
Ah dumb the second strand cause that's the MERCY strand.
Als nächstes den der BARMHERZIGKEIT.
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
Traugott was dumb with amazement, but he soon felt that the old man, who believed himself the master who had painted these pictures over two hundred years ago, must be suffering from some species of insanity.
Traugott verstummte vor Erstaunen; er merkte aber wohl bald, daß der Alte, der sich für den Meister der mehr als zweihundert Jahre alten Gemälde hielt, von einem besondern Wahnwitze befangen sein müsse.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
He knew it wouldn't look dignified, a big fat hound like him lickin' a poor skinny little old deaf-'n-dumb cat.
Er hat gewußt, daß es nicht anständig ausgesehn hätte, wenn ein Mordskerl von Hund so 'ne arme kleine verhungerte taubstumme Katze verbeißt.
Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg
© 1949 by Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
'Ha!' Dan recognized the response immediately: corporate dumb insolence!
»Ha!« Dan wußte die Antwort sofort - kollektive Dummdreistigkeit.
Jones, Terry / Starship TitanicJones, Terry / Raumschiff Titanic
Raumschiff Titanic
Jones, Terry
© der Originalausgabe 1997 by The Digital Village and Simon and Schuster Interactive, Inc.
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 1998 by Rogner & Bernhard GmbH & Co. Verlags KG, Hamburg
Starship Titanic
Jones, Terry
© 1997 by The Digital Village and Simon and Schuster Interactive, Inc.
No fuss, no dumb stuff.
Keine Hektik, kein Blödsinn.
Adams, Douglas / The Salmon of DoubtAdams, Douglas / Lachs im Zweifel
Lachs im Zweifel
Adams, Douglas
© Completely Unexpected Productions, LTD. 2002 Introduction
© Stephen Fry 2002
© 2003 der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe by Rogner & Bernhard GmbH & Co. Verlags KG, Hamburg
© 2003 dieser Ausgabe by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG
The Salmon of Doubt
Adams, Douglas
© Completely Unexpected Productions, LTD. 2002 Introduction
© Stephen Fry 2002
© 1998, 2002 by Matt Newsome
© 1995 by Serious Productions Ltd.
Because I was dumb enough to put The Dark Tower on the Pet Sematary author ad-card.
Weil ich dumm genug war, Der Dunkle Turm auf die Titelliste vorn in Friedhof der Kuscheltiere zu setzen.
King, Stephen / The Dark Tower 6: The Song of SusannahKing, Stephen / Der dunkle Turm 6: Susannah
Der dunkle Turm 6: Susannah
King, Stephen
© 2003 by Stephen King
© 2003 der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München
The Dark Tower 6: The Song of Susannah
King, Stephen
© 2004 by Stephen King
That is beyond a doubt the dumbest thing I have ever said.
Das war ohne jeden Zweifel so ziemlich das Blödeste, was ich je gesagt habe.
Asprin, Robert / Little Myth MarkerAsprin, Robert / Ein Dämon mit beschränkter Haftung
Ein Dämon mit beschränkter Haftung
Asprin, Robert
© Copyright 1985 by Robert L. Asprin
© 1988 Bastei-Verlag Gustav H. Lübbe GmbH & Co., Bergisch Gladbach
Little Myth Marker
Asprin, Robert
© 2002 by Donning Company
© 1985 by Robert L. Asprin.

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Collocations

deaf and dumb
taubstumm
dumb-ass
Dumpfbacke
dumb bells
Hanteln
dumb terminal
unintelligente Datenstation
dumb cluck
Trottel
dumb down
geistiges Niveau herunterschrauben

Word forms

dumb

noun, plural
Plural
Common casedumb
Possessive case*dumb's

dumb

adjective
Positive degreedumb
Comparative degreedumber
Superlative degreedumbest

dumb

verb
Basic forms
Pastdumbed
Imperativedumb
Present Participle (Participle I)dumbing
Past Participle (Participle II)dumbed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I dumbwe dumb
you dumbyou dumb
he/she/it dumbsthey dumb
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am dumbingwe are dumbing
you are dumbingyou are dumbing
he/she/it is dumbingthey are dumbing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have dumbedwe have dumbed
you have dumbedyou have dumbed
he/she/it has dumbedthey have dumbed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been dumbingwe have been dumbing
you have been dumbingyou have been dumbing
he/she/it has been dumbingthey have been dumbing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I dumbedwe dumbed
you dumbedyou dumbed
he/she/it dumbedthey dumbed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was dumbingwe were dumbing
you were dumbingyou were dumbing
he/she/it was dumbingthey were dumbing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had dumbedwe had dumbed
you had dumbedyou had dumbed
he/she/it had dumbedthey had dumbed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been dumbingwe had been dumbing
you had been dumbingyou had been dumbing
he/she/it had been dumbingthey had been dumbing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will dumbwe shall/will dumb
you will dumbyou will dumb
he/she/it will dumbthey will dumb
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be dumbingwe shall/will be dumbing
you will be dumbingyou will be dumbing
he/she/it will be dumbingthey will be dumbing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have dumbedwe shall/will have dumbed
you will have dumbedyou will have dumbed
he/she/it will have dumbedthey will have dumbed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been dumbingwe shall/will have been dumbing
you will have been dumbingyou will have been dumbing
he/she/it will have been dumbingthey will have been dumbing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would dumbwe should/would dumb
you would dumbyou would dumb
he/she/it would dumbthey would dumb
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be dumbingwe should/would be dumbing
you would be dumbingyou would be dumbing
he/she/it would be dumbingthey would be dumbing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have dumbedwe should/would have dumbed
you would have dumbedyou would have dumbed
he/she/it would have dumbedthey would have dumbed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been dumbingwe should/would have been dumbing
you would have been dumbingyou would have been dumbing
he/she/it would have been dumbingthey would have been dumbing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am dumbedwe are dumbed
you are dumbedyou are dumbed
he/she/it is dumbedthey are dumbed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being dumbedwe are being dumbed
you are being dumbedyou are being dumbed
he/she/it is being dumbedthey are being dumbed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been dumbedwe have been dumbed
you have been dumbedyou have been dumbed
he/she/it has been dumbedthey have been dumbed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was dumbedwe were dumbed
you were dumbedyou were dumbed
he/she/it was dumbedthey were dumbed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being dumbedwe were being dumbed
you were being dumbedyou were being dumbed
he/she/it was being dumbedthey were being dumbed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been dumbedwe had been dumbed
you had been dumbedyou had been dumbed
he/she/it had been dumbedthey had been dumbed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be dumbedwe shall/will be dumbed
you will be dumbedyou will be dumbed
he/she/it will be dumbedthey will be dumbed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been dumbedwe shall/will have been dumbed
you will have been dumbedyou will have been dumbed
he/she/it will have been dumbedthey will have been dumbed