Usage examples of "dumm" in German with translation to English

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Du bist nicht wirklich dumm. You're really not stupid.
Er war dumm genug, es zu glauben. He was foolish enough to believe it.
Es war dumm von ihm, ihr Angebot abzulehnen. It was silly of him to refuse her offer.
Das war einfach nur dumm. That was just plain stupid.
Es ist dumm von dir, so etwas zu glauben. It is foolish of you to believe such a thing.
Sätze geben den Wörtern Zusammenhang. Sätze haben Persönlichkeiten. Sie können lustig, klug, dumm, aufschlussreich, berührend oder schmerzhaft sein. Sentences bring context to the words. Sentences have personalities. They can be funny, smart, silly, insightful, touching, hurtful.
Computer machen die Leute dumm. Computers make people stupid.
Wie dumm ich war, diese einfache Lüge nicht zu entdecken! How foolish I was not to discover that simple lie!
Lest jeden Tag etwas, das sonst niemand liest. Denkt jeden Tag etwas, das sonst niemand denkt. Macht jeden Tag etwas, für das sonst niemand anders dumm genug wäre, es zu tun. Es ist schädlich für den Geist, immer im Einklang zu leben. Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity.
Das war schlicht und ergreifend dumm. That was just plain stupid.
Es wäre dumm, um nicht zu sagen verrückt, so etwas zu machen. It would be foolish, not to say mad, to do such a thing.
Ich war dumm genug, es zu glauben. I was stupid enough to believe it.
Es ist dumm von dir zu schwimmen, wenn es so kalt ist. It's foolish for you to swim when it's this cold.
Du bist zu dumm für's Leben. You're too stupid to live.
Sie war dumm genug, mit ihm auszugehen. She was stupid enough to go out with him.
Ich bin nicht so dumm, wie ihr denkt. I'm not as stupid as you think I am.
Sie war so dumm und hat es geglaubt. She was stupid enough to believe him.
Ich bin nicht zu dumm, wie du denkst. I'm not as stupid as you think I am.
Ich bin nicht so dumm wie Sie denken. I'm not as stupid as you think I am.
Er ist nicht so dumm, wie er aussieht. He isn't as stupid as he looks.
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