Casualadjective
tonto
dimwit, slow (mentally)
Formal Equivalent
poco sveglio
Examples in Context
"Ma sei tonto? Ti ho detto tre volte dove ci vediamo!"
"Are you dim? I told you three times where we're meeting!"
"Non fare il tonto, hai capito benissimo cosa intendevo."
"Don't play dumb, you understood perfectly what I meant."
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Cultural Note
Similar to 'scemo' but implies someone is being slow on the uptake rather than outright stupid. Among friends, it's used when someone doesn't get a joke or misses something obvious. 'Fare il tonto' (to play dumb) is a very common expression — often used when you know your friend understood but is pretending not to.
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