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dummy

/ˈdʌmi/

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noun

Persona silenciosa, mudo

A silent person; a person who does not talk.

Examples :

"My sister is a dummy at math; she never says anything during class discussions. "

Mi hermana es muda en matemáticas; nunca dice nada durante las discusiones en clase.

character person

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noun

Tonto, idiota

An unintelligent person.

Examples :

"My brother is a real dummy; he forgot to bring his textbook to school again. "

Mi hermano es un verdadero tonto; olvidó traer su libro de texto a la escuela otra vez.

person character human

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Muñeco, títere

A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.

Examples :

"The ventriloquist used his dummy to tell jokes during the school talent show. "

El ventrílocuo usó su muñeco para contar chistes durante el concurso de talentos de la escuela.

entertainment art person figure

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noun

Maniquí, muñeco

Something constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person.

Examples :

"To understand the effects of the accident, we dropped a dummy from the rooftop."

Para entender los efectos del accidente, dejamos caer un maniquí desde la azotea.

human body thing

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Títere, testaferro

A person who is the mere tool of another; a man of straw.

Examples :

"The politician used a dummy to speak in favor of the new tax, a person who had no real opinions of their own. "

El político usó un testaferro para hablar a favor del nuevo impuesto, una persona que no tenía opiniones propias.

person character human politics

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Simulacro, maniquí

A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one.

Examples :

"The hammer and drill in the display are dummies."

El martillo y el taladro en la exhibición son simulacros.

device technical machine item thing

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Chupete, chupón

A "dummy teat"; a plastic or rubber teat used to soothe or comfort a baby; a pacifier.

Examples :

"The baby wants her dummy."

El bebé quiere su chupete.

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Jugador cuya mano se muestra y desde la cual otro jugador debe jugar

A player whose hand is shown and is to be played from by another player.

Examples :

"In the card game, the dummy played the King of Hearts, following the instructions of the player with the best hand. "

En el juego de cartas, el jugador "dummy" jugó el Rey de Corazones, siguiendo las instrucciones del jugador con la mejor mano.

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Palabra vacía, palabra de relleno

A word serving only to make a construction grammatical.

Examples :

"In the sentence "It is raining," the word "it" is a dummy subject; it doesn't refer to anything specific, but is required to make the sentence grammatically correct. "

En la frase "It is raining", la palabra "it" es una palabra vacía; no se refiere a nada específico, pero es necesaria para que la oración sea gramaticalmente correcta.

grammar language word linguistics

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Parámetro ficticio, valor simulado

An unused parameter or value.

Examples :

"If flag1 is false, the other parameters are dummies."

Si flag1 es falso, los otros parámetros son valores simulados.

computing technical

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Finta, engaño

A feigned pass or kick or play in order to deceive an opponent.

Examples :

"The quarterback used a dummy to trick the defense, then threw the ball to the open receiver. "

El mariscal de campo usó una finta para engañar a la defensa, luego lanzó el balón al receptor abierto.

sport game action

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Finta, amago

A bodily gesture meant to fool an opposing player; a feint.

Examples :

"The soccer player used a dummy to the right to trick the defender into thinking he was going that way. "

El jugador de fútbol usó una finta hacia la derecha para engañar al defensor haciéndole creer que iba en esa dirección.

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verb

Hacer una maqueta, simular

To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.

Examples :

"The carpenters dummied some props for the rehearsals."

Los carpinteros hicieron una maqueta de algunos accesorios para los ensayos.

technology technical computing industry

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verb

Fingir, simular

Examples :

"The boxer carefully dummy-struck his opponent to see if he was expecting a punch. "

El boxeador fingió cuidadosamente golpear a su oponente para ver si esperaba un puñetazo.