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Detailed Translations for dim from English to German

dim:

to dim verb (dims, dimmed, dimming)

  1. to dim
    abblenden
    • abblenden verb (blende ab, blendest ab, blendet ab, blendete ab, blendetet ab, abgeblendet)
  2. to dim (blur; fuzzy; slur)
    – become vague or indistinct 1
    beschmutzen
    • beschmutzen verb (beschmutze, beschmutzt, beschmutzte, beschmutztet, beschmutzt)
  3. to dim
    – To cause text or an image to visually fade. 2
    abblenden
    • abblenden verb (blende ab, blendest ab, blendet ab, blendete ab, blendetet ab, abgeblendet)

Conjugations for dim:

present
  1. dim
  2. dim
  3. dims
  4. dim
  5. dim
  6. dim
simple past
  1. dimmed
  2. dimmed
  3. dimmed
  4. dimmed
  5. dimmed
  6. dimmed
present perfect
  1. have dimmed
  2. have dimmed
  3. has dimmed
  4. have dimmed
  5. have dimmed
  6. have dimmed
past continuous
  1. was dimming
  2. were dimming
  3. was dimming
  4. were dimming
  5. were dimming
  6. were dimming
future
  1. shall dim
  2. will dim
  3. will dim
  4. shall dim
  5. will dim
  6. will dim
continuous present
  1. am dimming
  2. are dimming
  3. is dimming
  4. are dimming
  5. are dimming
  6. are dimming
subjunctive
  1. be dimmed
  2. be dimmed
  3. be dimmed
  4. be dimmed
  5. be dimmed
  6. be dimmed
diverse
  1. dim!
  2. let's dim!
  3. dimmed
  4. dimming
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

dim [the ~] noun

  1. the dim (twilight; gloam; dusk; semidarkness)
    die Dämmerung; Zwielicht; die Finsternis; Dämmerlicht; Halbdunkel; Glühen; Flimmern

Translation Matrix for dim:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Dämmerlicht dim; dusk; gloam; semidarkness; twilight darkness
Dämmerung dim; dusk; gloam; semidarkness; twilight darkness; dusk; twilight
Finsternis dim; dusk; gloam; semidarkness; twilight dark; darkness; hell; inferno; obscurity; vagueness
Flimmern dim; dusk; gloam; semidarkness; twilight brilliance; flash; flicker; flickering; gleam; glint; glitter; glittering; light signal; radiance; shimmering; shine; sparkle; sparkling
Glühen dim; dusk; gloam; semidarkness; twilight glow; incandescence
Halbdunkel dim; dusk; gloam; semidarkness; twilight darkness
Zwielicht dim; dusk; gloam; semidarkness; twilight
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abblenden dim armor; armour; blind; clear; clear the table; empty the table
beschmutzen blur; dim; fuzzy; slur blemish; dirty; foul; make dirty; mess; pollute; slop; soil; spill; stain
- blind; blur; dip; slur
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- black; bleak; dense; dimmed; dull; dumb; faint; obtuse; shadowy; slow; subdued; vague; wispy
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
ausgebleicht bland; dim; faded; faint; lurid; pale; sallow; washed out
diesig blurred; dim; faint; hazy; misty; unclear; undefinable; vague blurred; hazy; out of focus
dunkel blurred; dim; faint; hazy; misty; unclear; undefinable; vague dark; faint; indistinct; obscure; subdued; unclear; unlit; vague
dunstig blurred; dim; faint; hazy; misty; unclear; undefinable; vague blurred; damp; foggy; hazy; misty; out of focus; smoky
dämmerig dim; dusky
fahl bland; blurred; dim; faded; faint; hazy; lurid; misty; pale; sallow; unclear; undefinable; vague; washed out ash grey; ashen; boring; dreary; dull; grubby; off colour; pale; tedious; washed out
falb bland; dim; faded; faint; lurid; pale; sallow; washed out drab; grey; mat
farblos bland; dim; faded; faint; lurid; pale; sallow; washed out ash grey; ashen; clear; colorless; colourless; drab; dull; frosted; grey; grubby; mat; matt; misty; pale; weathered
finster blurred; dim; faint; hazy; misty; unclear; undefinable; vague cheerless; dark; drab; faint; gloomy; grey; indistinct; joyless; mat; moody; obscure; ominous; pensive; sad; sinister; somber; sombre; subdued; triste; unclear; unlit; vague; wistful
flau abject; bland; blurred; cowardly; craven; cringing; dim; faint; hazy; misty; saltless; unclear; undefinable; vague abstemious; clumsy; dawdling; delicate; doltish; drab; dragging; drooping; dull; flat; fragile; frail; gawky; grey; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; mat; not very good; owlish; passive; poor; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; saltless; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; stiff; tardy; tasteless; tender; uneasy; unhandy; unsavory; unsavoury; vulnerable; wobbly; wonky; wooden
geschmacklos abject; bland; cowardly; craven; cringing; dim; faint; saltless bland; corny; dull; feeble; kitschy; silly; tasteless; unsavory; unsavoury; vapid; without style
glanzlos bland; dim; faded; faint; lurid; pale; sallow; washed out colorless; colourless; drab; dull; dusted; frosted; grey; mat; matted; misty; pale; powdered
matt bland; dim; faded; faint; lurid; pale; sallow; washed out dawdling; dragging; drained; drooping; dull; dully; dusted; faint; feeble; flat; frail; frosted; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; languishing; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; mat; matt; matted; misty; pale; passive; powdered; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; shuffling; sick; sickly; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy; wan; washed out; weak; wobbly; wonky
neblig blurred; dim; faint; hazy; misty; unclear; undefinable; vague blurred; damp; foggy; hazy; misty; out of focus; smoky
ohne Salz abject; bland; cowardly; craven; cringing; dim; faint; saltless
schal bland; dim; faded; faint; lurid; pale; sallow; washed out attenuated; banal; barren; below the belt; coarse; diluted; dull; flat; fusty; gross; liquid; nasty; poor; rotten; shabby; stale; tasteless; trite; trivial; unfruitful; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; vapid; vulgar; watery
schattenhaft blurred; dim; faint; hazy; misty; shadowy; unclear; undefinable; vague blurred; faint; filmy; hazy; misty; muzzy; subdued; vague
schimmerhaft dim; faint; shadowy
schwach dim; faint; shadowy backward; base; delicate; demented; dizy; dull; faint; feeble; feeble-minded; fragile; frail; inferior; languishing; lingering; low; mean; mediocre; mentally retarded; nasty; not bad; not high; not solid; not substantial; not very good; pale; poor; ragged; ramshackle; rare; rarefied; rickety; sick; sickly; simple; stupid; tender; teneous; villainous; vulnerable; wan; weak; wobbly; wonky
trüb blurred; dim; faint; hazy; misty; unclear; undefinable; vague blurred; cheerless; damp; dark; distressed; drabby; dull; filmy; frosted; full of worries; gloomy; hazy; indistinct; joyless; mat; misty; moody; mopish; muddy; muzzy; not bright; not clear; obscure; pensive; plaintive; rainy; sad; somber; sombre; sorrowful; sorry; triste; troubled; turbid; unclear; unlit; vague; wet; wistful; woeful
trübe blurred; dim; faint; hazy; misty; unclear; undefinable; vague blurred; churlish; damp; dark; dowdy; drabby; dull; filmy; frosted; grubby; hazy; indistinct; mat; miry; misty; mopish; muddy; muzzy; not bright; not clear; obscure; oozy; plaintive; rainy; sad; shoddy; sloppy; slovenly; sludgy; slushy; sorrowful; sorry; swampy; troubled; turbid; unclear; unlit; vague; wet; woeful
unbestimmt blurred; dim; faint; hazy; misty; unclear; undefinable; vague blurred; critical; dangerous; delicate; faint; filmy; hazardous; hazy; inconvenient; indeterminate; indistinct; misty; muzzy; nontransparent; obscure; opaque; perilous; precarious; risky; subdued; touchy; uncertain; unclear; vague; vaguely
vage blurred; dim; faint; hazy; misty; shadowy; unclear; undefinable; vague blurred; faint; filmy; hazy; misty; muzzy; not bright; not clear; subdued; turbid; vague
verschlissen bland; dim; faded; faint; lurid; pale; sallow; washed out decrepit; kicked off; worn; worn out; worn with age
verschossen bland; dim; faded; faint; lurid; pale; sallow; washed out amorous; in love; love-sick
verschwommen blurred; dim; faint; hazy; misty; unclear; undefinable; vague blunt; blurred; dull; faint; filmy; hazy; misty; muzzy; out of focus; subdued; vague
welk bland; dim; faded; faint; lurid; pale; sallow; washed out abstemious; barren; clumsy; doltish; dry; gawky; not very good; off colour; owlish; pale; parced; poor; scorched; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; washed out; withered; wooden

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Related Definitions for "dim":

  1. lacking in light; not bright or harsh1
    • a dim light beside the bed1
  2. made dim or less bright1
  3. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity1
    • never met anyone quite so dim1
  4. lacking clarity or distinctness1
    • a dim figure in the distance1
  5. offering little or no hope1
    • took a dim view of things1
  6. become vague or indistinct1
  7. make dim by comparison or conceal1
  8. make dim or lusterless1
    • Time had dimmed the silver1
  9. become dim or lusterless1
    • the lights dimmed and the curtain rose1
  10. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam1
  11. To cause text or an image to visually fade.2

Wiktionary Translations for dim:

dim
verb
  1. dunkler machen (Helligkeit senken)
  2. (transitiv) die Lichtintensität drosseln oder deutlich zurückfahren (beim Autofahren oder auf der Bühne)

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
dim trüben; verdunkeln foncergarnir d’un fond.
dim dunkel; finster obscur — Où il y a peu, où il n’y a pas de lumière.
dim trübe touffu — Qui est en touffe, qui est épais, bien garnir.

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