dim

not bright or clear; having little light

tenue, oscuro, apagado

Collocations dim light · dim room

• The lights were dim and the air was thick with smoke.

  Las luces estaban tenues y el aire estaba espeso de humo.

not clear or sharp; not easy to see clearly

borroso, difuso, desenfocado

Collocations dim vision · dim image

• His eyesight was dim and he could barely see the words on the page.

  Su vista era borrosa y apenas podía leer las palabras en la página.

not clear or easy to remember; not sharp in your mind

vago, difuso, borroso (en la memoria)

Collocations dim memory · dim recollection

• My memories of that time are dim and unclear.

  Mis recuerdos de ese tiempo son vagos e inciertos.

to make something less bright or clear; to reduce the brightness of something

apagar, atenuar, oscurecer

• dim a light

• She dimmed the lights to create a romantic atmosphere.

  Ella atenuó las luces para crear una atmósfera romántica.

to make something less important or noticeable; to reduce the importance of something

disminuir, atenuar, oscurecer (en importancia)

• dim a feature

• The new regulations will dim the importance of traditional skills.

  Las nuevas regulaciones disminuirán la importancia de las habilidades tradicionales.