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1 deaf
deaf [def]1. adjective2. plural noun3. compounds* * *[def] 1.2.the deaf — (+ v pl) les sourds mpl, les malentendants mpl voir note
2) figto turn a deaf ear to — faire la sourde oreille à, rester sourd à
to fall on deaf ears — [request, advice] ne pas trouver d'écho
••••to be as deaf as a post — (colloq) être sourd comme un pot (colloq)
Ce mot peut être perçu comme injurieux dans cette acception. Lui préférer hearing-impaired••Ce mot peut être perçu comme injurieux dans cette acception. Lui préférer hearing-impaired -
2 deaf
B adj1 [person, animal] sourd voir note ; to go deaf devenir sourd ; to be deaf in one ear être sourd d'une oreille ; that's his deaf ear il n'entend pas de cette oreille, il est sourd de cette oreille ;2 fig to be deaf to être sourd à ; to turn a deaf ear to faire la sourde oreille à, rester sourd à ; to fall on deaf ears [request, advice] ne pas trouver d'écho.to be as deaf as a post ○ être sourd comme un pot ○ ; there are none so deaf as those who will not hear Prov il n'est pire sourd que celui qui ne veut pas entendre Prov. Ce mot peut être perçu comme injurieux dans cette acception. Lui préférer hearing-impaired. -
3 deaf
deaf [def]sourd;∎ to go deaf devenir sourd;∎ deaf in one ear sourd d'une oreille;∎ deaf people les sourds mpl;∎ are you deaf? tu es sourd?;∎ figurative to turn a deaf ear to sb/sth faire la sourde oreille à qn/qch;∎ figurative our complaints fell on deaf ears nos protestations n'ont pas été entendues;∎ (as) deaf as a post sourd comme un pot;∎ proverb there are none so deaf as those who will not hear il n'est pire sourd que celui qui ne veut entendre∎ the deaf les sourds mpl -
4 post-lingually deaf
post-lingually deaf adj sourd post-linguistique.
См. также в других словарях:
deaf as a post — Someone who is as deaf as a post is unable to hear at all … The small dictionary of idiomes
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deaf as a post — totally deaf; is incapable of hearing anything; stone deaf … English contemporary dictionary
deaf as a post — adjective stone deaf … Wiktionary
(as) deaf as a post — informal phrase very deaf Thesaurus: ear and hearinghyponym general words for the face or its featuressynonym Main entry: deaf * * * ( … Useful english dictionary
be as deaf as a post — British, American & Australian, informal, Australian to be completely deaf. She s 89 and as deaf as a post … New idioms dictionary
Deaf Wrestlefest — Event poster for the 2009 edition of Deaf Wrestlefest Information Promotion Steel City Wrestling … Wikipedia
deaf — W3 [def] adj [: Old English;] 1.) physically unable to hear anything or unable to hear well →↑hearing impaired ▪ communication between deaf and hearing people ▪ I think Mum s going a bit deaf . ▪ She s deaf and dumb (=unable to hear or speak) and … Dictionary of contemporary English
deaf — [ def ] adjective ** not able to hear anything, or not able to hear very well. Many deaf people wear a hearing aid to help them hear. Deaf people often use their hands to communicate in sign language, and many can lip read what other people are… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
deaf — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unpersuaded, insensitive; inattentive, oblivious. See inattention, deafness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not able to hear] Syn. hard of hearing, hearing impaired, unhearing, stone deaf, earless, dull … English dictionary for students
post — post1 W3S3 [pəust US poust] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(job)¦ 2¦(postal system)¦ 3¦(letters)¦ 4¦(collection/delivery)¦ 5¦(piece of wood/metal)¦ 6¦(football/hockey etc)¦ 7¦(newspaper)¦ 8¦(soldier/guard etc)¦ 9 border/military/customs/police post … Dictionary of contemporary English