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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 -
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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. -
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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 -
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[def]1) (unable to hear: She has been deaf since birth.) sourd2) ((with to) refusing to understand or to listen: He was deaf to all arguments.) sourd•- deafness- deafen - deafening - deaf-mute - fall on deaf ears - turn a deaf ear to -
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7 deaf without speech
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8 deaf-and-dumb
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9 deaf aid
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10 deaf-mute
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11 deaf-aid
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12 deaf-and-dumb
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13 deaf-mute
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15 deaf-and-dumb
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16 deaf-mute
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18 deaf-mute
[ˌdef'mjuːt]noun, adjective sourd-muet/sourde-muette (m/f) -
19 deaf, and, blind, person
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20 deaf, person
personne f qui souffre de surdité
См. также в других словарях:
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 — (d[e^]f or d[=e]f; 277), a. [OE. def, deaf, deef, AS. de[ a]f; akin to D. doof, G. taub, Icel. daufr, Dan. d[ o]v, Sw. d[ o]f, Goth. daubs, and prob. to E. dumb (the original sense being, dull as applied to one of the senses), and perh. to Gr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of 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 — O.E. deaf deaf, also empty, barren, specialized from P.Gmc. *daubaz (Cf. O.S. dof, O.N. daufr, O.Fris. daf, Du. doof deaf, Ger. taub, Goth. daufs deaf, insensate ), from PIE dheubh , which was used to form words meaning confusion, stupefaction,… … Etymology dictionary
deaf — deaf; deaf·en; deaf·en·ing·ly; deaf·ish; deaf·ly; deaf·ness; … English syllables
deaf — ► ADJECTIVE 1) without the faculty of hearing or having impaired hearing. 2) (deaf to) unwilling to listen or respond to. ● fall on deaf ears Cf. ↑fall on deaf ears ● turn a deaf ear Cf. ↑tu … English terms dictionary
deaf — [adj1] without hearing deafened, earless, hard of hearing, stone deaf*, unable to hear; concept 591 Ant. hearing deaf [adj2] unwilling bullheaded*, headstrong, indifferent, intractable, mulish*, oblivious, obstinate, pertinacious, perverse,… … New thesaurus
deaf — [def] adj. [ME def < OE deaf, akin to Ger taub, Goth * daufs < IE * dheubh , misty, obscured < base * dheu : see DULL] 1. totally or partially unable to hear 2. unwilling to hear or listen; giving no heed [deaf to her pleas] deafly adv.… … English World dictionary
Deaf — (?; 277), v. t. To deafen. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deaf|en — «DEHF uhn», transitive verb. 1. to make deaf: »A hard blow on the ear deafened him for life. 2. to stun with noise: »A sudden explosion deafened us for a moment. 3. to drown out by a louder sound. 4. to make soundproof; deaden … Useful english dictionary
deaf — index heedless, incognizant, insensible, insusceptible (uncaring) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary