dimmer

/dɪm/

Traduction: Qualifie quelque chose de peu lumineux ou de peu net ; peut aussi se dire d'une personne peu intelligente., Appareil, généralement un rhéostat, utilisé pour faire varier le courant traversant une lampe électrique afin de régler le niveau d'éclairage.

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adjective

A2formalcommon/dɪm/

Describes something that lacks brightness or clarity; can also refer to a person who is not very intelligent.

🇷🇺Описывает что-то, лишённое яркости или чёткости; также может относиться к человеку, который не очень умён.
🇪🇸Describe algo que carece de brillo o nitidez; también puede referirse a una persona que no es muy inteligente.
🇫🇷Qualifie quelque chose de peu lumineux ou de peu net ; peut aussi se dire d'une personne peu intelligente.
🇩🇪Beschreibt etwas, das nicht hell oder nicht klar ist; kann sich auch auf eine Person beziehen, die nicht sehr intelligent ist.
🇵🇹Descreve algo sem brilho ou nitidez; também pode se referir a uma pessoa de pouca inteligência.
🇨🇳形容光线昏暗、不亮；也指事物模糊不清；还可以指人愚笨、不机灵。
🌐يصف شيئًا يفتقر إلى السطوع أو الوضوح؛ وقد يُستعمل لوصف شخص قليل الذكاء أو بطيء الفهم.

Lacking brightness A2 formal
Not bright or clear; having or giving little light.
- The room was dim, lit only by a single candle.
- The dim streetlights made it hard to see the path.
- Her eyes adjusted to the dim light of the cave.
🇫🇷Peu lumineux, sombre
Synonymes: dull dusky faint gloomy murky obscure pale shadowy weak
Antonymes: bright brilliant clear glowing light luminous radiant shining vivid
Not clear or distinct B1 formal
Difficult to see, hear, or understand; vague.
- I have only a dim memory of that event.
- The details of the contract are dim in my mind.
- Through the fog, the outline of the ship was dim.
🇫🇷peu clair, indistinct
Synonymes: blurred faint hazy indistinct muzzy obscure shadowy unclear vague
Antonymes: bright clear distinct lucid sharp vivid
Lacking intelligence B1 informal
Informal term for someone who is not very smart or slow to understand.
- He's a bit dim when it comes to math.
- Don't be so dim; the answer is obvious.
- She felt dim for not understanding the joke.
🇫🇷Peu intelligent
Synonymes: brainless dense dull obtuse simple slow stupid thick unintelligent
Antonymes: bright clever intelligent sharp smart

dimmer comparative form
dimmest superlative form

noun

B2formalcommon/ˈdɪm.ər/

A device, typically a rheostat, used to vary the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination.

🇷🇺Устройство, обычно реостат, используемое для изменения тока через электрическую лампу с целью регулировки уровня освещения.
🇪🇸Dispositivo, generalmente un reóstato, usado para variar la corriente que pasa por una lámpara eléctrica con el fin de ajustar el nivel de iluminación.
🇫🇷Appareil, généralement un rhéostat, utilisé pour faire varier le courant traversant une lampe électrique afin de régler le niveau d'éclairage.
🇩🇪Gerät, meist ein Widerstandsregler (Rheostat), mit dem die Stromstärke durch eine elektrische Lampe verändert und so die Helligkeit stufenlos geregelt wird.
🇵🇹Dispositivo, geralmente um reostato ou circuito eletrônico, usado para variar a corrente que passa por uma lâmpada, permitindo ajustar o nível de iluminação. Também pode se referir ao interruptor com regulagem de intensidade luminosa.
🇨🇳用于调节电灯电流以改变光照亮度的装置，通常是变阻器。也指调节亮度的开关或旋钮。
🌐جهاز كهربائي يُستخدم لتغيير شدة التيار المار في المصباح بهدف ضبط مستوى الإضاءة، وغالباً يكون مقياس جهد أو مقاومة متغيرة.

Light control device B2 formal
A device, typically a rheostat or electronic circuit, used to vary the brightness of an electric light by adjusting the current flowing through it.
- He installed a dimmer in the living room to create a cozy atmosphere.
- The dimmer allows you to adjust the light level from bright to very low.
- She turned the dimmer down for a more romantic dinner setting.
🇫🇷Variateur de lumière
Synonymes: rheostat

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