dull russian
тупо́й
blunt, dull (not sharp)
stupid, dull, slow-witted, dumb
dull (of pain), muffled (of a sound)
obtuse (angle)
ску́чный
boring, dull, tedious, dreary
bored, downcast, in low spirits
се́рый
grey, gray
dull, drab, dreary, nondescript
uneducated, ignorant, uncultured
глухо́й
deaf, deaf (to)
muffled, dull, toneless, indistinct
remote, out-of-the-way, godforsaken
dense, thick, impenetrable
blank (wall), windowless, solid
voiceless, unvoiced
ограни́ченный
limited, restricted, finite
narrow-minded, dull-witted, obtuse
неспосо́бный
incapable, unable, unfit
untalented, ungifted, dull, slow
му́тный
turbid, dull, lacklustre, cloudy
мути́ть
to make turbid, to make cloudy, to muddy, to dull (a surface)
to stir up, to incite, to agitate
to make (someone) feel sick, to make (someone) dizzy
туго́й
tight, taut, firm
tight-fitting, close-fitting, snug
stiff, hard to turn, hard
slow, sluggish, dull
недалёкий
not far, near, close by, short (of a distance)
near, not distant, immediate
dim-witted, narrow-minded, dull, not very bright
вя́лый
listless, sluggish, languid, apathetic
wilted, withered, limp
flaccid, flabby, slack
slack, dull, stagnant
тупи́ть
to be slow on the uptake, to act dumb, to be dense
to run slowly, to lag, to work badly
to blunt, to dull
пре́сный
fresh (water), sweet (water)
tasteless, bland, unsalted
unleavened (bread)
insipid, vapid, dull
ну́дный
boring, tedious, dull, tiresome
nagging, whining, annoying, bothersome
ту́склый
dim, faint
dull, lacklustre, faded
ломи́ть
to ache, to cause dull pain in
to break, to snap
to charge forward, to break through, to force one's way
to press hard, to put pressure on
глупова́тый
dull, not very bright
неживо́й
lifeless, inanimate, inorganic, dull
помути́ться
to become cloudy, to become turbid, to grow dim, to become dull
to become clouded (of the mind), to become confused, to lose one's senses
ма́товый
matte, non-glossy, frosted (of glass)
dull, muted, soft (of light), veiled (of a voice)
па́смурный
cloudy, overcast, dull
gloomy, morose, sullen
притупля́ть
to blunt, to dull, to take the edge off, to deaden
твердоло́бый
thick-headed, chuckle-headed, thick-skulled, dull-witted
притупи́ть
to blunt, to dull, to take the edge off, to deaden
тускне́ть
to grow dim, to dull, to lose its lustre, to pale
тупе́ть
to become dull, to become blunt, to become stupid
затупи́ться
to become blunt, to get dull
to become dull, to lose sharpness, to be blunted
потускне́ть
to grow dim, to dull, to lose its lustre, to pale
непоня́тливый
slow-witted, dull
отупе́ть
to grow dull, to become torpid, to sink into torpor
притупи́ться
to dull
серо
grey, dull, cloudily
drably, dully, monotonously
у́хать
to hoot (of an owl), to boom, to crash, to make a dull loud sound
to whack, to slap, to bang (hit hard), to thump
to fall heavily, to plunge, to tumble down
to squander, to blow (money), to spend in one go
затупи́ть
to blunt, to dull
тя́нущий
dull, aching, nagging, lingering
pulling, drawing, hauling
притупля́ться
to deaden, to become dull
бессодержа́тельный
empty, insipid, vapid, dull
сушь
dry weather, drought, dryness
dull stuff, dry boring stuff
dry branches, deadwood
dry spot, dry ground
отупе́ние
stupefaction, dull stupor, torpor
мутнова́тый
slightly cloudy, somewhat turbid, a bit muddy
dim, dull, glazed (of eyes)
somewhat vague, rather unclear, murky
скудоу́мный
feeble-minded, dull-witted, dim-witted, of limited intelligence
unimaginative, lacking ideas, uninspired
отупе́вший
dulled, stupefied, grown dull, numb
скудоу́мие
feeble-mindedness, poverty of intellect, dull-wittedness, narrow-mindedness
па́левый
pale yellow, straw-coloured, dull yellow, fawn
затупля́ть
to blunt, to dull
помутне́вший
turbid, cloudy, murky
clouded, dull, dim
clouded, confused, muddled
коло́дный
log-, block-, made of logs
clumsy, blockish, dull, unresponsive
помрача́ть
to darken, to obscure, to dull, to cloud
затупи́вшийся
blunted, dulled, blunt, dull
осолове́ть
to become glazed, to become dull, to go bleary
to become drowsy, to get dazed, to become torpid
to turn yellowish, to go yellow
тормозну́вший
slow-witted, dull, stupid, dense
тупя́щий
blunting, dulling
slow-witted, dull-witted, acting stupidly
наску́чивающий
boring, tedious, dull
отупева́ть
to become dull, to become stupid, to grow dull, to grow stupid
задурма́нивать
to blunt, to dull
торможённый
slow-witted, inhibited, dull, sluggish
тускне́вший
dimmed, faded, dull, tarnished
поскучне́вший
bored, dull, having become boring
поба́ливающий
slightly aching, throbbing a little, having a dull ache
замы́вший
faded, washed-out, dull (from washing)
свинцевавший
leaden, lead-coloured, heavy, dull
затёсывающийся
becoming blunt, dulling, getting dull
тупи́вший
slow-witted, dull-witted, having been stuck/confused
тупя́щийся
becoming blunt, dulling, getting dull
притупи́вшийся
dull, blunt
dulled, blunted, diminished, weakened
потухнувший
extinguished, gone out, dead (of a fire), out
lifeless, dull, faded, listless
посолове́ть
to become glazed, to become bleary, to become dull and lifeless
to become dazed, to become groggy, to grow drowsy
to turn yellowish, to take on a dun colour
ту́по
dully, stupidly, with a stupid air
бревно́
log, beam, timber
balance beam
dullard, blockhead, numskull
гуде́ть
to buzz, to hum, to drone
to hoot, to honk, to blare, to wail (siren)
to throb, to ache dully
ту́пость
stupidity, dullness, obtuseness
bluntness, dullness
тоскли́во
sadly, mournfully, gloomily
drearily, dully, bleakly
longingly, wistfully, yearningly
скучнова́тый
dullish, rather tedious
глу́хо
in a muffled way, dully, faintly, vaguely
remotely, in an out-of-the-way place, desolately
deafly
voicelessly
тупова́тый
dullish, rather stupid
се́рость
grey colour, dullness, ignorance
скучне́йший
most boring, dullest
моното́нно
monotonously, dully, uniformly
тупизна́
stupidity, dullness, bluntness
тупи́мый
bluntable, dullable, susceptible to blunting
притуплённый
blunted, dulled, blunt
dulled, numb, muffled, deadened
потускне́вший
dulled, faded, tarnished, dim
притупле́ние
blunting, dulling, deadening
гу́лко
dully, resonantly, with a hollow sound, echoing
глуша́щий
muffling, deadening, drowning out, sound-absorbing
stifling, suppressing, dulling, inhibiting
бу́дничность
ordinariness, everydayness, humdrum nature, dullness
matter-of-factness, soberness, dryness (of tone)
зату́пленный
blunted, dulled
притупля́ющий
blunting, dulling, numbing, deadening
отупе́лый
stupefied, dulled
непоня́тливость
slowness, dullness
му́тность
turbidity, cloudiness, murkiness
dullness, lack of lustre
opacity, obscurity, vagueness
ма́товость
mattness, dullness, matte finish
поме́ркнувший
dimmed, faded, dulled, grown dim
тускне́ющий
dulling, fading, dimming, growing dim
прозаи́чность
prosaic nature, dullness, flatness, prosiness
па́смурность
cloudiness, overcast weather, dullness (of the sky), haziness
gloominess, dejection, sombre mood
бессодержа́тельность
emptiness, insipidity, vapidity, dullness
блёкнущий
fading, dulling, dimming, losing color
притупи́вший
having dulled, having blunted, having numbed
затупля́ющий
blunting, dulling, making blunt
Examples
Безукори́зненность - э́то ме́лочная глу́пость.
Perfection is a trifle dull.
Телеви́дение мо́жет сни́зить наш тво́рческий потенциа́л.
Television can dull our creative power.
Телеви́зор отупляет наши тво́рческие си́лы.
Television can dull our creative power.
Его речь была́ нестерпимо скучна́.
His speech was intolerably dull.
Его выступле́ние бы́ло нестерпимо скучно.
His speech was intolerably dull.
Если я и тупо́й, то я, по кра́йней ме́ре, стара́тельный.
If I am dull, I am at least industrious.
He's so dull!
The point of the pencil has become dull.
Мы мо́жем часа́ми разгова́ривать, и никогда не надоеда́ет.
We can talk for hours and it never gets dull.
В США Эдлай Стивенсон раскритикова́л жела́ние Джона Фостера Даллеса пригрози́ть я́дерной войно́й во вре́мя противостоя́ния с Сове́тским Сою́зом. «Така́я поли́тика баланси́рования на грани войны, — сказа́л он, — могла́ бы в коне́чном счёте привести́ к взаи́мному уничтоже́нию».
In the United States, Adlai Stevenson criticized the willingness of John Foster Dulles to threaten atomic war in confronting the Soviet Union; such military brinkmanship, he said, could eventually lead to annihilation of both countries.
Скучно мне, ба́бушка, час за часом без дела сиде́ть. Мои́м рука́м рабо́та нужна́. Так что сходи купи́ мне куде́ли, самой лу́чшей и самой то́нкой, что только можно сыска́ть, я хотя бы прясть смогу́.
It is dull for me, grandmother, to sit idly hour by hour. My hands want work to do. Go, therefore, and buy me some flax, the best and finest to be found anywhere, and at least I can spin.
My knife has gotten dull.
Её глаза потускнели от усталости.
Her eyes grew dull with fatigue.
Этот фильм показался мне скучноватым
I found this film rather dull.
Лекция была немного скучноватая
The lecture was a little dull.
Осенью оперение птиц становится тусклее
In autumn, birds’ plumage becomes duller.
Меня разочаровала бессодержательность фильма.
I was disappointed by the film’s dullness.
Алкоголь задурманивает разум человека.
Alcohol dulls a person's mind.
Пропаганда постепенно задурманивает людей.
Propaganda gradually dulls people's minds.
Постоянное использование затупляет лезвие топора.
Constant use dulls the axe blade.
Она страдала от собственной непонятливости.
She suffered from her own dullness.
Обыдёнщина жизни казалась ей невыносимо скучной.
The dull routine of life seemed unbearably boring to her.
Со временем происходит притупление чувств.
Over time, the senses become dulled.
Долгая монотонная работа притупляет внимание.
Long, monotonous work dulls your attention.
Усталость притупляет чувство опасности.
Fatigue dulls your sense of danger.
От усталости внимание постепенно притупляется.
Fatigue gradually dulls your attention.
Прозаичность его речи разочаровала мечтательных студентов.
The dullness of his speech disappointed the dreamy students.
Гости посоловели от выпитого вина.
The guests became dull and dazed from the wine they had drunk.
Годы, притупившие боль, прошли незаметно.
The years that dulled the pain passed unnoticed.
Работа с металлом, затупляющая инструмент, требует терпения.
Working with metal, which dulls tools, requires patience.
Затупившийся нож нужно было заточить.
The dull knife needed to be sharpened.
Канцелярит делает язык скучным и непонятным.
Bureaucratese makes language dull and incomprehensible.



















