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mut·ed

(myo͞o′tĭd)

adj.

a. Muffled; indistinct: a muted voice.

b. Mute or subdued; softened: muted colors.

2. Music Produced by or provided with a mute.

mut′ed·ly adv.

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muted

(ˈmjuːtɪd)

adj

1. (of a sound or colour) softened: a muted pink shirt.

2. (of an emotion or action) subdued or restrained: his response was muted.

3. (Instruments) (of a musical instrument) being played while fitted with a mute: muted trumpet.

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Adj.	1.	muted - in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" hushed, subdued, quiet soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"
	2.	muted - being or made softer or less loud or clear; "the dull boom of distant breaking waves"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises of the street"; "muted trumpets" muffled, softened, dull soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"

muted

adjective subdued, subtle, faded, delicate, restrained, discreet, low-key, pastel, understated, toned down He likes sober muted colours.

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muted

[ˈmjuːtɪd] ADJ [noise] → sordo; [criticism] → callado, silencioso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

muted

[ˈmjuːtɪd] adj

[colour] → doux(douce)

[sound, voice] → sourd(e), assourdi(e)

[trumpet] → bouché(e)

[criticism] → voilé(e)

[reaction] → modéré(e), tempéré(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

muted

adj → gedämpft; (fig) criticism etc → leise, leicht

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

muted

[ˈmjuːtɪd] adj (noise) → attutito/a, smorzato/a; (criticism) → attenuato/a (Mus) → in sordina (000) (trumpet) → con sordina

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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