dun

• صفة قديمة أو شعرية تعني باهت أو رمادي مائل إلى البني أو قاتم؛ وتُستخدم أيضاً لوصف فرس بلون بني باهت.

An archaic or poetic adjective meaning dull, grayish-brown, or gloomy; also used to describe a horse of a dull brown color.

1. Dull grayish-brown colorB2formal

   A color that is a dull, grayish-brown, often used to describe animals or natural objects.

   لون بني رمادي باهت

   • The horse was a beautiful dun color.
   • The landscape was covered in dun grass during the dry season.
   • She wore a dun coat that blended into the autumn leaves.

   المرادفاتdrabtaupe

• اسم قديم يدل على لون بني رمادي باهت أو على حصان بهذا اللون؛ كما استُخدم تاريخياً كفعل بمعنى الإلحاح في طلب سداد دين.

An archaic noun referring to a dull, grayish-brown color, or a horse of such color; also used historically as a verb meaning to pester for payment of a debt.

1. Dull grayish-brown colorB2formal

   A dull, grayish-brown color, often used to describe animals or natural objects.

   لون بني رمادي باهت

   • The horse was a beautiful shade of dun.
   • The desert landscape was painted in shades of dun and ochre.
   • The bird's feathers were a plain dun color.

   المرادفاتbrownish-graydrabtaupe

2. Persistent creditorC1formalbritish

   A person who persistently demands payment of a debt.

   الدائن المُلِحّ

   • The duns kept calling him about the unpaid bills.
   • He was hounded by duns for months after losing his job.
   • The shopkeeper sent a dun to collect the overdue payment.

   المرادفاتcollector

• فعل قديم يعني الإلحاح في مطالبة شخص ما بدفع دين أو المطالبة المتكررة والحاحّة بالسداد، وكذلك إزعاجه بمطالبة مستمرة بالمال.

An archaic verb meaning to demand payment from someone persistently or to pester someone for payment of a debt.

1. To repeatedly ask for paymentC2formal

   To make persistent demands for payment of a debt.

   المطالبة بالدفع

   • The creditors continued to dun him for the unpaid loan.
   • She was dunned by the bank for overdue mortgage payments.
   • The collection agency duns customers who fall behind on their bills.

   المرادفاتbadgerdemandhoundimportunepesterpresssolicit