apagado2

² = subdued, muffled, dulled.

Ex. And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.

Ex. Garschine cupped his hand over the mouthpiece and uttered some muffled words = Garschine cubrió el microfóno con la mano y pronunció algunas palabras con voz apagada.

Ex. Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.

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* tono apagado = flat tone.