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Detailed Translations for dim from English to French

dim:

to dim verbe (dims, dimmed, dimming)

  1. to dim
    baisser
    • baisser verbe (baisse, baisses, baissons, baissez, )
  2. to dim (blur; fuzzy; slur)
    – become vague or indistinct 1
    estomper
    • estomper verbe (estompe, estompes, estompons, estompez, )
  3. to dim
    – To cause text or an image to visually fade. 2
    estomper
    • estomper verbe (estompe, estompes, estompons, estompez, )

Conjugations for dim:

present
  1. dim
  2. dim
  3. dims
  4. dim
  5. dim
  6. dim
simple past
  1. dimmed
  2. dimmed
  3. dimmed
  4. dimmed
  5. dimmed
  6. dimmed
present perfect
  1. have dimmed
  2. have dimmed
  3. has dimmed
  4. have dimmed
  5. have dimmed
  6. have dimmed
past continuous
  1. was dimming
  2. were dimming
  3. was dimming
  4. were dimming
  5. were dimming
  6. were dimming
future
  1. shall dim
  2. will dim
  3. will dim
  4. shall dim
  5. will dim
  6. will dim
continuous present
  1. am dimming
  2. are dimming
  3. is dimming
  4. are dimming
  5. are dimming
  6. are dimming
subjunctive
  1. be dimmed
  2. be dimmed
  3. be dimmed
  4. be dimmed
  5. be dimmed
  6. be dimmed
diverse
  1. dim!
  2. let's dim!
  3. dimmed
  4. dimming
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

dim [the ~] nom

  1. the dim (twilight; gloam; dusk; semidarkness)
    la crépuscule; l'aube; la lueur; le moment crépusculaire; la pénombre; la demi-obscurité; la lumière crépusculaire; le demi-jour

Translation Matrix for dim:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aube dim; dusk; gloam; semidarkness; twilight aurora; bowl; cup; dawn; daybreak; paddle; peep of day
crépuscule dim; dusk; gloam; semidarkness; twilight dusk; twilight
demi-jour dim; dusk; gloam; semidarkness; twilight
demi-obscurité dim; dusk; gloam; semidarkness; twilight
faible spineless chap; spineless fellow; weakling
lueur dim; dusk; gloam; semidarkness; twilight brilliance; burst; flare; flash; flicker; flickering; gleam; glimmer; glint; glitter; glittering; glow; light signal; radiance; shine; spark; sparkle; sparkling; waft; whiff
lumière crépusculaire dim; dusk; gloam; semidarkness; twilight
moment crépusculaire dim; dusk; gloam; semidarkness; twilight dusk; twilight
pénombre dim; dusk; gloam; semidarkness; twilight
vague breaker; darkness; obscurity; undulation; vagueness; wave; waves; waving
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
baisser dim be shortcoming; bring down; curtail; cut down; decline; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; economise; economize; fall; go thieving; lessen; lower; mark down; reduce; regress; remove; save; scale down; shrink; shrink away; sink; take away; tumble; wain; waining
estomper blur; dim; fuzzy; slur fade away; tarnish
- blind; blur; dip; slur
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- black; bleak; dense; dimmed; dull; dumb; faint; obtuse; shadowy; slow; subdued; vague; wispy
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
flou blur
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
blafard bland; dim; faded; faint; lurid; pale; sallow; washed out ash grey; ashen; drained of colour; grubby; off colour; pale; pallid; washed out; white; white as a sheet
blémi bland; dim; faded; faint; lurid; pale; sallow; washed out off colour; pale; washed out
blême bland; dim; faded; faint; lurid; pale; sallow; washed out ash grey; ashen; baggy; blank; cheerless; churlish; clear; colorless; colourless; crude; dowdy; drab; drained of colour; dreary; dull; gloomy; grey; grubby; joyless; malicious; mat; off colour; pale; pallid; plain; sad; shoddy; slatternly; sloppy; slovenly; unfinished; unvarnished; washed out; white; white as a sheet
crépusculaire dim; dusky; faint; shadowy evening dawn
diffus dim; faint; shadowy bewildered; broad; chaotic; confused; detailed; diffuse; disconcerted; disordered; elaborate; exhaustive; expansive; extensive; flustered; general; in detail; lengthy; long-winded; tedious; wide; widespread
décoloré bland; dim; faded; faint; lurid; pale; sallow; washed out ash grey; ashen; colorless; colourless; grubby
fade abject; bland; cowardly; craven; cringing; dim; faint; saltless bland; boring; corny; deadening; dull; faint; feeble; flat; frail; fusty; pale; saltless; sick; silly; stale; tasteless; unsavory; unsavoury; vapid; wan; weak; without style
faible dim; faint; shadowy abstemious; bad; dead; deceased; delicate; drained; effete; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; helpless; impotent; inferior; languid; lifeless; limp; listless; no energy; pale; passed away; poor; powerless; sick; slackly; spiritless; tender; unable; vulnerable; wan; washed out; washed-out; weak
fané bland; dim; faded; faint; lurid; pale; sallow; washed out faded; off colour; pale; washed out; wilted; withered
flou blurred; dim; faint; hazy; misty; unclear; undefinable; vague blunt; blurred; dull; faint; filmy; foggy; hazy; hushed; in an undertone; misty; muffled; muzzy; out of focus; subdued; vague; vaguely
flétri bland; dim; faded; faint; lurid; pale; sallow; washed out faded; languishing; lingering; off colour; pale; sickly; washed out; wilted; withered
insipide abject; bland; cowardly; craven; cringing; dim; faint; saltless bland; boring; corny; deadening; dull; faint; feeble; flat; forbidding; frail; pale; repelling; repulsive; revolting; sick; silly; stale; tasteless; unappetising; unappetizing; unsavory; unsavoury; vapid; wan; weak; without style
livide bland; dim; faded; faint; lurid; pale; sallow; washed out ash grey; ashen; grubby; off colour; pale; pallid; washed out; white as a sheet
pâle bland; dim; faded; faint; lurid; pale; sallow; washed out ash grey; ashen; blank; crude; drained of colour; grubby; off colour; pale; pallid; plain; unfinished; unmarked; unvarnished; washed out; white
sans sel abject; bland; cowardly; craven; cringing; dim; faint; saltless dull; flat; saltless; tasteless; unsavory; unsavoury
tamisé dim; faint; shadowy
terne bland; dim; faded; faint; lurid; pale; sallow; washed out ash grey; ashen; baggy; boring; cheerless; churlish; dead; deadening; deceased; dopey; dowdy; dozy; drab; drained; dreary; drowsy; dull; dusted; easily; easy; effortless; flabbergasted; frosted; gloomy; grey; grubby; joyless; languid; lifeless; listless; malicious; mat; matt; matted; mindless; misty; muzzy; not difficult; not hard; passed away; powdered; sad; shoddy; simple; slatternly; sleepy; sloppy; slovenly; soporific; speechless; spiritless; staggered; stupefied; tasteless; tired; tongue-tied; unanimated; unsavory; unsavoury; washed out; weary
vague bland; blurred; dim; faded; faint; hazy; lurid; misty; pale; sallow; unclear; undefinable; vague; washed out blurred; dull; faint; filmy; foggy; hazy; hushed; in an undertone; inconvenient; indistinct; misty; muffled; muzzy; not bright; not clear; obscure; out of focus; subdued; turbid; uncertain; unclear; vague; vaguely
vaguement bland; blurred; dim; faded; faint; hazy; lurid; misty; pale; sallow; unclear; undefinable; vague; washed out blurred; dully; filmy; flat; hazy; misty; muzzy; vague; vaguely
vaporeusement blurred; dim; faint; hazy; misty; unclear; undefinable; vague
vaporeux blurred; dim; faint; hazy; misty; unclear; undefinable; vague blurred; damp; foggy; hazy; misty; out of focus; smoky; vaporous; vapourous; vapoury
voilé blurred; dim; faint; hazy; misty; shadowy; unclear; undefinable; vague blurred; concealed; covered; disguised; dull; filmy; frosted; hazy; in disguise; languid; misty; muzzy; secret; secretly; shrouded; tired; undisclosed; unseen; vague; veiled; weary

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Related Definitions for "dim":

  1. lacking in light; not bright or harsh1
    • a dim light beside the bed1
  2. made dim or less bright1
  3. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity1
    • never met anyone quite so dim1
  4. lacking clarity or distinctness1
    • a dim figure in the distance1
  5. offering little or no hope1
    • took a dim view of things1
  6. become vague or indistinct1
  7. make dim by comparison or conceal1
  8. make dim or lusterless1
    • Time had dimmed the silver1
  9. become dim or lusterless1
    • the lights dimmed and the curtain rose1
  10. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam1
  11. To cause text or an image to visually fade.2

Wiktionary Translations for dim:

dim
verb
  1. garnir d’un fond.
adjective
  1. Où il y a peu, où il n’y a pas de lumière.
  2. Qui est en touffe, qui est épais, bien garnir.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
dim baisser les phares abblenden — (transitiv) die Lichtintensität drosseln oder deutlich zurückfahren (beim Autofahren oder auf der Bühne)

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