Betekenis van subdued In het Nederlands

• 0 If a colour or light is subdued, it is not very bright:

  • subdued lighting

  • subdued laughter/cheers

• 1 If a person is subdued, they are not as happy as usual or they are quieter than usual:

  • He seemed a bit subdued at lunch - is he all right?

• 2 (of color or light) not very bright, or (of sound) not very loud:

  • a subdued voice

  • a subdued chalk-stripe suit

  • Most of the fans were subdued, quietly waiting for the race to start.