dumb

[US]/dʌm/
[UK]/dʌm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. hindi marunong magsalita; walang talino o mabuting paghuhusga.
Word Forms
Comparativedumber
Past Tensedumbed
Superlativedumbest
Present Participledumbing

Phrases & Collocations

silent dumb

mapang-isip, ulol

dumbfounded

nalito

dumb luck

swerte nang walang gawa

dumbstruck

nabigla

deaf and dumb

bingi at walang kakayahang magsalita

dumb waiter

tagasilid

Example Sentences

dumb officials; a dumb decision.

Mga inutil na opisyal; isang inutil na desisyon.

He is dumb on the subject.

Siya ay walang alam sa paksang iyon.

to remain dumb despite torture

manatiling pipi sa kabila ng pagpapahirap

It was dumb of you to say that.

Nakakabobo na sinabi mo iyon.

I was dumb with disbelief.

Ako ay nagulat nang labis.

inarticulate with astonishment.See Synonyms at dumb

Hindi maipaliwanag ang pagkamangha. Tingnan ang mga kasingkahulugan sa dumb

I acted dumb at first.

Nagpanggap akong walang alam sa simula.

he was born deaf, dumb, and blind.

Siya ay ipinanganak na bingi, pipi, at bulag.

they stared in dumb amazement.

Tinitigan nila sa pagkamangha.

They remained dumb at the meeting.

Nanatili silang walang sinabi sa pagpupulong.

It was dumb of him to say yes.

Nakakabobo na sumang-ayon siya.

She is very kind to the dumb children.

Siya ay napakabait sa mga bata na hindi nakakakita o nakakarinig.

He is handsome,but a dumb cluck.

Gwapo siya, pero isang bobong ulol.

Real-world Examples

She was chubby. She was dumb and grotesquely optimistic.

Siya ay mataba. Siya ay bobo at nakakatawa na positibo.

Source: Villains' Tea Party

That's why popular people are [bleep] dumb.

Iyon ang dahilan kung bakit ang mga sikat na tao ay [bleep] bobo.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

I mean, Valentine's Day's kind of dumb, right?

Ibig sabihin, ang Araw ng mga Puso ay medyo bobo, di ba?

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

And the flip phone, well, it was just a little bit too dumb for me.

At ang flip phone, well, ito ay medyo bobo para sa akin.

Source: 30-Day Habit Formation Plan

Or it's already too late and we're just too dumb to know it.

O masyado na itong huli at masyado tayong bobo para malaman ito.

Source: The Good Place Season 2

I mean, we can fast forward through the dumb stuff.

Ibig sabihin, maaari nating bilisan ang mga bagay na bobo.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

It's because I'm so dumb and I don't even know when I'm doing something dumb.

Dahil ako ay sobrang bobo at hindi ko alam kung kailan ako gumagawa ng isang bagay na bobo.

Source: Flowers for Algernon

GPS-guided smart bombs are rendered dumb.

Ang mga GPS-guided smart bomb ay ginagawang bobo.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2018 Collection

Shorty does dumb things all the time.

Ginagawa ni Shorty ang mga bobong bagay sa lahat ng oras.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

Oh, my God, this is so dumb.

Oh, Diyos ko, napaka-bobo nito.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

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