What is '鈍い' called in English?

'鈍い' in English is called "Blunt". Blunt refers to: 刃物などの先端が尖っておらず、切れ味の悪いさま。

How do you pronounce 'Blunt' and '鈍い'?

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English: "The old knife was too blunt to cut the vegetables properly." | Japanese: "その古いナイフは鈍すぎて、野菜をうまく切ることができなかった。"

adjective · verb

English to Japanese Dictionary

adjective鈍い, 率直な

verb鈍らせる

鈍い in English:blunt

IPA:nʲibɯi

Phonetic:にぶい

Quick Answer • 要約

blunt の日本語の意味は「鈍い, 率直な, 鈍らせる」です。 (刃物などの先端が尖っておらず、切れ味の悪いさま。)

1
adjective
鈍い
An object or edge that is not sharp or pointed.
刃物などの先端が尖っておらず、切れ味の悪いさま。
2
adjective
率直な
Speaking in a very direct and often impolite way, without trying to be tactful.
遠回しな言い方をせず、直接的で、しばしば無礼に聞こえるような話し方。
3
verb
鈍らせる
To make something less sharp or to weaken the force or effect of something.
物事の鋭さや勢い、効果を弱めること。

“The old knife was too blunt to cut the vegetables properly.”

その古いナイフは鈍すぎて、野菜をうまく切ることができなかった。

“She gave him a blunt assessment of his performance.”

彼女は彼の業績について率直な評価を下した。

“The constant criticism began to blunt his enthusiasm.”

絶え間ない批判は彼の熱意を鈍らせ始めた。

In Japanese:

無愛想なぶっきらぼうな率直な

In English:

dullunsharpened

In Japanese:

鋭い機知に富んだ

In English:

past participleblunted

present participleblunting

nounbluntness

adverbbluntly