Betekenis van dumb In het Nederlands

• 0 unable to speak:

  • Children like this used to be described as "deaf and dumb".

  • She was struck dumb by what she had seen.

• 1 stupid :

  • Are they brave or just dumb?

  • What a dumb idea!

• 2 A dumb device cannot connect to the internet, or cannot operate independently using computer technology:

  • Radio receivers were dumb devices - copper coils, essentially.

  • The kit turns a dumb bomb into a smart bomb by attaching a GPS system.

• 3 stupid:

  • Don’t say anything – just act/play dumb (= pretend to be stupid or not to know something).

• 4 permanently or temporarily unable to speak