dun

• Устаревшее или поэтическое прилагательное, означающее тусклый, серовато-коричневый или мрачный; также используется для описания лошади тусклого коричневого цвета.

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.

   Тусклый серовато-коричневый цвет

   • 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.

   Synonymsdrabtaupe

• Устаревшее существительное, обозначающее тусклый серовато-коричневый цвет или лошадь такого цвета; также исторически использовалось как глагол, означающий докучать с требованием уплаты долга.

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.

   Тусклый серовато-коричневый цвет

   • 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.

   Synonymsbrownish-graydrabtaupe

2. Persistent creditorC1formalbritish

   A person who persistently demands payment of a debt.

   Настойчивый кредитор

   • 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.

   Synonymscollector

• Устаревший глагол, означающий настойчиво требовать оплату от кого-либо или докучать кому-либо с требованием выплаты долга.

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.

   Требовать уплаты

   • 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.

   Synonymsbadgerdemandhoundimportunepesterpresssolicit