Dunner Meaning in English

word · lemma: dun

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Definición

"Dunner" is a rare, nonstandard comparative form of "dun" (meaning dull gray-brown or darker in color) and also an old slang word for a person who collects debts.

Uso & Matices

Almost never used in modern English; 'dunner' is archaic and not standard. The standard comparative is 'more dun', and 'dunner' as a noun for a debt collector is obsolete slang. Rarely encountered outside of historical texts or joking usage.

• Spanish: más oscuro (comparativo de oscuro) - cobrador (raro, argot)
• Portuguese (BR): mais escuro (comparativo de escuro) - cobrador (raro, gíria)
• Portuguese (PT): mais escuro (comparativo de escuro) - cobrador (raro, gíria)
• Chinese (Simplified): 更暗（dun的比较级，极少用）- 催债人（罕用，俚语）
• Chinese (Traditional): 更暗（dun的比較級，極少用）- 催債人（罕用，俚語）
• Hindi: और अधिक गहरा (dun का तुलनात्मक रूप, बहुत कम प्रयोग) - उधार मांगनेवाला (बहुत दुर्लभ)
• Arabic: أكثر قتامة (صفة مقارنة لـ dun، نادرة الاستخدام) - مُحَصِّل ديون (نادر الاستخدام، عامية)
• Bengali: ডানর (মূলত পুরনো বা অপ্রচলিত গাঢ় ধূসর-বাদামি রং) - দেনাদার দাবি আদায়কারী (অপ্রচলিত)
• Russian: дуннер (устаревшее: более тёмный коричнево-серый) - сборщик долгов (устаревшее)
• Japanese: ダナー（昔の比較級：より鈍い灰褐色） - 取り立て屋（古い俗語）
• Vietnamese: dunner (cũ, so sánh hơn của 'dun', màu nâu xám sẫm hơn) - người đòi nợ (tiếng lóng cũ)
• Korean: 더너 (옛 비교급: 더 칙칙한 회갈색) - 빚 독촉자 (옛날 속어)
• Turkish: dunner (eski, daha koyu grimsi kahverengi anlamında) - tahsildar (eski argo)
• Urdu: ڈنر (پرانا: زیادہ سیاہ خاکستری-بھورا) - قرض وصول کرنے والا (پرانا محاورہ)
• Indonesian: dunner (lỗi thời: màu nâu xám sẫm hơn) - người thu nợ (từ lóng cũ)

Oraciones de Ejemplo

The paint was dunner than I expected.

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He wore a dunner coat this winter.

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That horse looks dunner than the others.

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In old books, you might find 'dunner' meaning a debt collector.

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I thought her sweater was brown, but it's even dunner up close.

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Don't use 'dunner'—no one will know what you mean!

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