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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʌmi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdʌmi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dumē)

Inflections of 'dummy' (n): npl: dummies
Inflections of 'dummy' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
dummies
v 3rd person singular
dummying
v pres p
dummied
v past
dummied
v past p
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'dummy' tiene referencia cruzada con ''dummy''. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'dummy' is cross-referenced with ''dummy''. It is in one or more of the lines below.
En esta página: dummy, soother

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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
dummy (UK),
pacifier (US)
n
(soother for a baby to suck)chupete nm
(AmL)chupón nm
(CO)chupo nm
The baby was sucking on her dummy.
El bebé estaba chupando su chupete.
dummy n(mannequin for displaying clothes)maniquí nm
There were three dummies in the shop window.
Había tres maniquíes en el escaparate.
dummy npejorative, slang (unintelligent person)estúpido, estúpida nm, nf
imbécil n común
Of course that's not right, you dummy!
¡Claro que no es correcto, estúpido!
dummy n(ventriloquist's doll)muñeco nm
títere nm
The ventriloquist sat the dummy on his knee.
El ventrílocuo sentó al muñeco en su rodilla.
dummy n(hand in contract bridge) (naipes, bridge)muerto nm
The dummy is exposed and played by the player who has won the bidding.
El jugador que gana la declaración destapa y juega el muerto.
dummy adj(fake, not real)ficticio/a adj
The soldiers used dummy ammunition for the training exercise.
Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Aunque el dinero del juego es ficticio, Lila se enfada mucho cuando se queda en bancarrota.
dummy adj(data: simulated)simulado adj
The researchers used dummy statistics to run the model.
Los investigadores usan estadísticas simuladas para ejecutar el modelo.
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InglésEspañol
dummy n([sth] fake)falso adj
That drawer isn't real. It's just a dummy.
Ese cajón no es de verdad: es falso.
dummy n(person: stand-in for [sb] else) (figurado)títere nm
sustituto, sustituta nm, nf
Dave told the real estate agent he was buying the property for himself, but really he was acting as a dummy for a businessman who wanted to remain anonymous.
Dave le dijo al agente inmobiliario que se compraba la propiedad para él, pero en realidad actuaba como títere para un hombre de negocios que quería permanecer en el anonimato.
dummy n(soccer: feint)finta nf
amago nm
(AR, CO, MX)amague nm
The defender, fooled by Marc's dummy, watched in dismay as he passed the ball to the left.
dummy n(rugby: type of feint)finta nf
The player's dummy allowed her to gain a few more yards before being tackled.
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
soother n(baby's dummy, pacifier)chupete nm
(AmL)chupón nm
(CO)chupo nm
The baby stopped crying when his mother gave him his soother.
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Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
dummy up vi phrasalUS, informal (be quiet, refuse to speak) (coloquial)cerrar el pico loc verb
dummy [sth] up,
dummy up [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
US, informal (create a model of [sth], falsify)copiar vtr
falsificar vtr
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Compound Forms:
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InglésEspañol
double dummy n(cards: bridge hand) (jugada, naipes)cartas sobre la mesa loc nom f
cartas vistas loc nom f
double dummy n(clinical trial technique)doble simulación loc nom f
dressmaker's dummy n(mannequin for clothes-fitting)maniquí de costura loc nom m
dummy block n(metalworking) (voz inglesa)dummy block loc nom m
dummy corporation n(company: a cover)empresa fantasma loc nom f
empresa pantalla loc nom f
They set up a dummy corporation overseas to avoid taxes here.
Pusieron una empresa fantasma en el extranjero para evadir impuestos.
Pusieron una empresa pantalla en el extranjero para evadir impuestos.
dummy pill n(placebo: tablet with no effect)placebo nm
He credited the medicine for curing his insomnia, but they were really nothing more than dummy pills.
Afirmaba que la medicina le curaba el insomnio, pero en realidad no eran más que placebos.
dummy round n(blank ammunition)bala de fogueo grupo nom
cartucho de fogueo grupo nom
dummy run n(trial or practice)simulacro nm
This is just a dummy run to make sure everything's in working order.
Esto es solo un simulacro para asegurarnos de que todo esté funcionando correctamente.
marcha blanca loc nom f
Esto es solo una marcha blanca para asegurarnos de que todo esté funcionando correctamente.
dummy sample n(non-functioning model or specimen)variable ficticia nf + adj
tailor's dummy n(model for fitting clothes)maniquí nm
maniquí de sastre nm + loc adj
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Collocations: a dummy [prop, bomb, bullet], a dummy [company, organization, entity], a dummy [run, rehearsal, performance, argument], more...

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