dim

tenue, apagado

Que da poca luz o tiene colores poco intensos o claros.

En inglés sencillo: Giving little light, or having colours that are not strong or clear.

• The light is dim.
• We ate dinner in a dim room.
• The painting’s dim colours were hard to see from a distance.

Sinónimos: faint, muted

Antónimos: bright

Expresiones frecuentes: dim light, dim room

borroso, vago

Difícil de ver con claridad o de recordar bien.

En inglés sencillo: Difficult to see clearly or remember well.

• I have a dim memory of that day.
• A dim outline appeared through the fog.
• His vision became dim after the injury.

Sinónimos: unclear, faint, vague

Antónimos: clear

Expresiones frecuentes: dim memory, dim outline, dim recollection

corto, tonto

Se dice de una persona a la que le cuesta entender las cosas.

En inglés sencillo: A person described this way is slow to understand things.

• He is a bit dim.
• She thought the new assistant was rather dim.
• Was I being dim when I missed the joke?

Sinónimos: slow, stupid

Antónimos: clever, intelligent

Expresiones frecuentes: a bit dim, rather dim

atenuar, bajar

Hacer que una luz brille menos.

En inglés sencillo: If you do this to a light, you make it less bright.

• Please dim the lights.
• She dimmed the screen before bed.
• Can you dim that lamp a little?

Antónimos: brighten

Expresiones frecuentes: dim the lights, dim the screen, dim a lamp

atenuarse, oscurecerse

Volverse menos brillante una luz.

En inglés sencillo: If a light does this, it becomes less bright.

• The lights began to dim.
• The fire dimmed as the wood burned away.
• We watched the evening sky dim.

Sinónimos: fade

Antónimos: brighten

Expresiones frecuentes: lights dim, flames dim, begin to dim

debilitar, apagar

Hacer que un sentimiento, una cualidad o una posibilidad pierda fuerza.

En inglés sencillo: To make a feeling, quality, or chance weaker.

• The delay dimmed our hopes.
• Several defeats have dimmed their confidence.
• Nothing could dim her enthusiasm for the project.

Sinónimos: weaken, dampen, diminish

Antónimos: strengthen

Expresiones frecuentes: dim someone’s hopes, dim the prospects, dim someone’s enthusiasm