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* {{sense|a thing in the form of a person}} [[mannequin]], [[marionette]]
 
* {{sense|a thing in the form of a person}} [[mannequin]], [[marionette]]
 
* {{sense|a pacifier}} [[pacifier]] {{italbrac|US}}, [[soother]] {{italbrac|Canada}}
 
* {{sense|a pacifier}} [[pacifier]] {{italbrac|US}}, [[soother]] {{italbrac|Canada}}
 
===Derived terms===
 
* [[dummy bid]]
 
* [[dummy bidder]]
 
 
===Related terms===
 
* [[dumb]]
 
 
===See also===
 
* [[dud]]
 
* [[fake]]
 
* [[feint]]
 
 
===Etymology===
 
{{etystub}}
 
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* {{rhymes|ʌmi}}
 
 
===Derived terms===
 
* [[dummy out]]
 
* [[dummy up]]
 
 
===Translations===
 
{{trans-top|a silent person}}
 
* Italian: {{t|it|taciturno}}
 
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t|sh|mučaljivac|xs=Serbo-Croatian}},  {{t|sh|mutavac|xs=Serbo-Croatian}}
 
{{trans-mid}}
 
{{trans-bottom}}
 
 
{{trans-top|an unintelligent person}}
 
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|тъпак|m}}
 
* Czech: {{t-|cs|hlupák|m}}
 
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|tollo}}
 
* Italian: {{t+|it|stupido|m}}, {{t+|it|it|m|alt=scemo}}
 
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|глупак|m|tr=glúpak}},  {{t|mk|глупачка|f|tr=glúpačka}}
 
* Polish: {{t+|pl|głupek|m}}
 
{{trans-mid}}
 
* Russian: {{t+|ru|дурак|m|tr=durák}},  {{t+|ru|глупец|m|tr=glupéc}},  {{t|ru|дурень|m|tr=dúren'}},  {{t+|ru|дура|f|tr=dúra}} {{f}},  {{t|ru|болван|m|tr=bolván}},  {{t+|ru|чайник|m|tr=čájnik}},  {{t|ru|тупица|m|f|tr=tupíca}},  {{t|ru|бестолочь|f|tr=béstoloč'}}
 
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t|sh|glupan|xs=Serbo-Croatian}},  {{t|sh|budala|xs=Serbo-Croatian}},  {{t|sh|blesan|xs=Serbo-Croatian}},  {{t|sh|tupan|xs=Serbo-Croatian}},  {{t|sh|tupavac|xs=Serbo-Croatian}},  {{t|sh|blentavac|xs=Serbo-Croatian}},  {{t|sh|blento|xs=Serbo-Croatian}}
 
{{trans-bottom}}
 
 
{{trans-top|something constructed with the size and form of a human}}
 
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|манекен|m}}
 
* Czech: {{t|cs|figurína|f}},  {{t|cs|panák|m}}
 
* Finnish: {{t-|fi|mallinukke}}
 
* Italian: {{t-|it|manichino|m}}, {{t|it|sagoma|f}}, {{t|it|fantoccio|m}}
 
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|кукла|f|tr=kúkla}}
 
{{trans-mid}}
 
* Polish: {{t+|pl|manekin|m}}
 
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{qualifier|female}} {{t-|gd|breugag|f|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
 
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t|sh|maneken|xs=Serbo-Croatian}}
 
* Spanish: {{t+|es|maniquí|m}}
 
{{trans-bottom}}
 
 
{{trans-top|a pacifier}}
 
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|залъгалка|f}}
 
* Chinese:
 
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|奶嘴|tr=nǎizuǐ|sc=Hani}}
 
* Czech: {{t-|cs|dudlík|m}}
 
* Dutch: [[fopspeen]], [[speen]] {{m}}
 
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|tutti}}
 
* French: {{t+|fr|suce}}
 
* German: {{t+|de|Schnuller|m}},  {{t|de|Beruhigungssauger|m}}
 
* Greek: {{t+|el|πιπίλα|f|tr=pipila}}
 
{{trans-mid}}
 
* Hungarian: {{t-|hu|cumi}}
 
* Italian: {{t+|it|ciuccio|m}}, {{t|it|ciucciotto|m}}, {{t|it|succhiotto|m}}
 
* Japanese: {{t-|ja|おしゃぶり|tr=o-shaburi}}
 
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|цуцла|f|tr=cúcla}}
 
* Polish: {{t+|pl|smoczek|m}}
 
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|Chupeta|f}}
 
* Russian: {{t|ru|соска|f|tr=sóska}}, {{t|ru|пустышка|f|tr=pustýška}}
 
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t|sh|duda varalica|xs=Serbo-Croatian}},  {{t|sh|cucla|xs=Serbo-Croatian}}
 
* Spanish: {{t-|es|chupete|m}}
 
{{trans-bottom}}
 
 
{{trans-top|nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one}}
 
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|бутафория|f}}
 
* Czech: {{t-|cs|atrapa|f}}
 
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|malli}}
 
* German: {{t+|de|Attrappe|f}}
 
{{trans-mid}}
 
* Italian: {{t|it|simulacro|m}}
 
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|макета|f|tr=makéta}}
 
* Polish: {{t-|pl|atrapa|f}}
 
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t|sh|atrapa|xs=Serbo-Croatian}}
 
{{trans-bottom}}
 
 
{{trans-top|{{bridge}} The partner of the winning bidder, who shows his or her hand.}}
 
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|мор}}
 
{{trans-mid}}
 
* Italian: {{t|it|morto|m}}
 
{{trans-bottom}}
 
 
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Latest revision as of 15:25, 12 October 2014

English

Noun

Dummy (plural dummies)
  1. A silent person; a person who does not talk.
  2. An unintelligent person.
  3. A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.
  4. Something constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person.
  5. A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one.
  6. (Australian, New Zealand, UK) A pacifier.
  7. (bridge (card game)) The partner of the winning bidder, who shows his or her hand.
  8. (UK) A bodily gesture meant to fool an opposing player in sport; feint.
  9. (linguistics) A word serving only to make a construction grammatical.
  10. (programming) An unused parameter or value.

Verb

Dummy (third-person singular simple present dummies, present participle dummying, simple past and past participle dummied)

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

Synonyms