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dim

 
 
/dɪm/ adjective (dimmer, dimmest)

Translation

NOT BRIGHT not bright or clear
loş, hafif karanlık
He could hardly see her in the dim light.1500
a dim memory/recollection, etc when you can remember something slightly, but not very well
belli belirsiz hatırlama, hayal meyal hafıza
1118
STUPID UK informal stupid
kafasız, budala, aptal
He's nice, but a bit dim.1138
dimly adverb
karanlık, loş bir şekilde
a dimly lit room
(Definition of dim adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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