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dud

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dud  (dd)
n.
1. A bomb, shell, or explosive round that fails to detonate.
2. Informal One that is disappointingly ineffective or unsuccessful.
3. duds Informal
a. Clothing.
b. Personal belongings.

[Middle English dudde, a cloak.]

dud [dʌd] Informal
n
1. a person or thing that proves ineffectual or a failure
2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a shell, etc., that fails to explode
3. (Clothing & Fashion) (plural) Old-fashioned clothes or other personal belongings
adj
failing in its purpose or function a dud cheque
[C15 (in the sense: an article of clothing, a thing, used disparagingly): of unknown origin]

Explosive munition which has not been armed as intended or which has failed to explode after being armed. See also absolute dud; dwarf dud; flare dud; nuclear dud.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.duddud - someone who is unsuccessful          
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
nonstarter, unsuccessful person, loser, failure - a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
2.duddud - an explosion that fails to occur    
equipment failure, breakdown - a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown"
3.duddud - an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
bust, fizzle, flop - a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"
Adj.1.dud - failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine"
unloaded - (of weapons) not charged with ammunition; "many people are killed by guns thought to be unloaded"

dud (Informal)
adjective
1. faulty, broken, failed, damaged, bust (informal), not working, useless, flawed, impaired, duff (Brit. informal), worthless, defective, imperfect, malfunctioning, out of order, unsound, not functioning, valueless, on the blink, inoperative, kaput (informal) He replaced a dud valve.
2. fake, false, forged, sham, counterfeit, pinchbeck, phoney or phony (informal) He used a dud cheque to pay the bill.
noun
1. imitation, copy, reproduction, hoax, forgery, phoney or phony (informal) The mine was a dud.
2. failure, flop (informal), washout (informal), clinker (slang, chiefly U.S.), clunker (informal) He's been a dud from day one.
Translations
dud [dʌd]
A. ADJ
1. (= useless) [cheque] → sin fondos; [merchandise] → invendible; (= not working) [machine etc] → estropeado; [shell, bomb] → que no estalla
2. (= false) [coin, note] → falso
B. N (= thing) → filfa f; (= person) → desastre m, inútil mf; (= coin) → moneda f falsa; (= shell) → obús m que no estalla

dud [ˈdʌd]
n
(= shell) → obus m non éclaté
(= failure) → raté(e) m/f
(= counterfeit) → faux m
adj
[cheque] → sans provision
[note, coin] → faux*(fausse)
(= non-functioning) → qui ne marche pas

dud (inf)
adj
(= useless)nutzlos; (= worthless) personunfähig; companyvöllig unrentabel; scriptmies (inf); dud mine/shell/bomb/bulletBlindgänger m; dud equipment/batteriesGeräte/Batterien, die nichts taugen; a dud schemeein totaler Reinfall
(= counterfeit) note, coin, antiquegefälscht; cheque, loanungedeckt; a dud note (Brit) or bill (US) → eine Blüte (inf); dud £10 notes (Brit) → falsche or gefälschte 10-Pfund-Scheine
n (= bomb, shell, grenade)Blindgänger m; (= coin)Fälschung f; (= note)Blüte f (inf); (= person)Niete f (inf), → Versager(in) m(f); this watch/battery is a duddiese Uhr/Batterie taugt nichts

dud [dʌd] (fam)
1. adj (shell, bomb) → inesploso/a; (not working, machine) → inservibile; (false, coin, note) → fasullo/a; (cheque) → a vuoto
2. n to be a dud (object, tool) → non servire a un bel niente, non funzionare; (person) → essere una nullità; (shell) → fare cilecca

dud [dʌd] (fam)
1. adj (shell, bomb) → inesploso/a; (not working, machine) → inservibile; (false, coin, note) → fasullo/a; (cheque) → a vuoto
2. n to be a dud (object, tool) → non servire a un bel niente, non funzionare; (person) → essere una nullità; (shell) → fare cilecca

dud
n dud [dad]
something which is useless, does not work etc This light-bulb is a dud. onbruikbaar بِلا قيمَه، لا فائِده مِنْه нещо калпаво zmetek mandagsprodukt der Blindgänger κτ. άχρηστο, σαβούρα trasto rämps کالای غیر قابل استفاده susi rebut חָסַר עֶרֶך निकम्मा आदमी, खोटा, बेकार beskoristan ócska holmi tidak berfungsi ónÿtur, gagnslaus hlutur fallimento 役に立たないもの 쓸모 없는 것 niekam tikęs daiktas nekam nederīga lieta tiruan prul fiasko, mandags-(bil, osv.); blindgjenger niewypał, rzecz bezużyteczna inutilidade rebut непригодная вещь nepodarok odpadek ćorak oduglig sak, blindgångare สิ่งที่ใช้ไม่ได้ işe yaramaz, şey 不中用 барахло; непотріб بے کار đồ bỏ
adj
useless or not working a dud battery. onbruikbare لا يَعْمَل، لا فائِدَه مِنْه калпав zmetkový defekt wertlos σκάρτος, τζούφιος defectuoso kõlbmatu خراب؛ معیوب toimimaton de rebut מְקוּלקָל बेकार, निकम्मा koji ne radi ispravno ócskaság tidak jalan ónÿtur, gagnslaus inutile; (che non vale nulla) 役に立たない 쓸모 없는 netikęs nederīgs tidak berguna nep ubrukelig, umulig martwy, wyczerpany imprestável nefolositor непригодный nepodarený neuporaben neupotrebljiv oduglig ที่ใช้ไม่ได้ işe yaramaz 不中用的 непотрібний ناکارہ vô dụng


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