Sentence examples of "dull" in English
In the kitchen, you're more apt to cut yourself with a dull knife than with a sharp one.
À la cuisine, vous êtes davantage susceptible de vous couper avec un couteau émoussé qu'avec un couteau aiguisé.
Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.
L'habitude transforme les plaisirs luxueux en nécessités ennuyeuses et quotidiennes.
The latter half of the drama was a little dull.
La dernière partie du téléfilm était un peu ennuyeuse.
If there were no books, life would no doubt be very dull.
S'il n'y avait pas de livres, la vie serait probablement ennuyeuse.
To equip a dull, respectable person with wings would be but to make a parody of an angel.
Donner des ailes à une personne respectable et ennuyeuse ne serait que faire une parodie d'un ange.
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