dun

• Veraltetes oder poetisches Adjektiv für etwas Düsteres, Graubraunes oder Trübes; auch zur Beschreibung eines Pferdes von stumpfer brauner Farbe.

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.

   Dunkelgraubraun

   • 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.

   Synonymedrabtaupe

• Veraltetes Substantiv für eine trübe graubraune Farbe oder ein Pferd dieser Farbe; historisch auch als Verb verwendet im Sinne von jemanden mit wiederholten Zahlungsforderungen bedrängen.

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.

   Dunkles Graubraun

   • 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.

   Synonymebrownish-graydrabtaupe

2. Persistent creditorC1formalbritish

   A person who persistently demands payment of a debt.

   Beharrlicher Gläubiger

   • 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.

   Synonymecollector

• Veraltetes Verb mit der Bedeutung, von jemandem beharrlich die Bezahlung einer Schuld zu fordern oder jemanden mit Mahnungen zu bedrängen.

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.

   Zahlung fordern

   • 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.

   Synonymebadgerdemandhoundimportunepesterpresssolicit