dimly

dim  (dm)

adj. dim·mer, dim·mest

1.

a. Lacking in brightness: a dim room.

b. Emitting only a small amount of light; faint: a dim lightbulb.

2. Lacking luster; dull and subdued.

3.

a. Faintly outlined; indistinct: a dim figure in the distance.

b. Obscure to the mind or the senses: a dim recollection of the accident.

4. Lacking sharpness or clarity of understanding or perception. See Synonyms at dark.

5. Lacking keenness or vigor.

6. Negative, unfavorable, or disapproving: took a dim view of their prospects.

7. Slang Dull; dimwitted.

tr. & intr.v. dimmed, dim·ming, dims

To make or become dim.

n.

1.

a. A parking light on a motor vehicle.

b. A low beam.

2. Archaic Dusk.

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[Middle English, from Old English.]

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dimly adv.

dimness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	dimly - in a dim indistinct manner; "we perceived the change only dimly" indistinctly
	2.	dimly - in a manner lacking interest or vitality; "a palely entertaining show" palely, pallidly
	3.	dimly - with a dim light; "a dimly lit room" murkily

Translations

dimly [ˈdɪmlɪ] ADV

1. [shine, glow] → débilmente, tenuemente
dimly lit → poco iluminado, iluminado con una luz tenue

2. (= vaguely) [remember, recollect] → vagamente
I dimly remember → recuerdo vagamente ...
I was dimly aware that → era vagamente consciente de que ...
you could dimly make out the shape → apenas se entreveía la forma

dimly [ˈdɪmli] adv

[shine] → faiblement
dimly lit → faiblement éclairé(e)

[see, remember] → vaguement

dimly

adv

shine → schwach; dimly lit → schwach beleuchtet

(= vaguely) → undeutlich; see → verschwommen; the peninsula was dimly visible → man konnte die Halbinsel gerade noch ausmachen; I was dimly aware that … → es war mir undeutlich bewusst, dass …; she dimly remembered it → sie erinnerte sich (noch) dunkel daran; in the dimly-remembered past → in dunkler Vorzeit

dimly [ˈdɪmlɪ] adv (hear, remember) → vagamente; (shine) → debolmente