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1 deaf
• huonokuuloinen• kuuro• kuulorajoitteinen* * *def1) (unable to hear: She has been deaf since birth.) kuuro2) ((with to) refusing to understand or to listen: He was deaf to all arguments.) kuuro•- deafness- deafen
- deafening
- deaf-mute
- fall on deaf ears
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2 deaf-mute
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3 deaf and dumb
• kuuromykkä -
4 deaf person
• kuuro -
5 deaf-aid telephone
• tekstipuhelin -
6 deaf-blind
• kuurosokea -
7 deaf-muteness
medicine, veterinary• kuuromykkyys -
8 deaf-mutism
medicine, veterinary• kuuromykkyys -
9 stone-deaf
• umpikuuro* * *adjective (completely cold, dead, or deaf: He's almost stone-deaf; Your soup is stone-cold. He was stone-dead.) jääkylmä, kuollut kuin kivi, umpikuuro -
10 turn a deaf ear to
(deliberately to ignore: They turned a deaf ear to my advice.) olla kuuro jollekin -
11 fall on deaf ears
((of a warning etc) to be ignored.) kaikua kuuroille korville -
12 become deaf
• kuuroutua -
13 half deaf
• puolikuuro -
14 half-deaf
• puolikuuro -
15 somewhat deaf
• huonokuuloinen -
16 stone-cold
adjective (completely cold, dead, or deaf: He's almost stone-deaf; Your soup is stone-cold. He was stone-dead.) jääkylmä, kuollut kuin kivi, umpikuuro -
17 stone-dead
adjective (completely cold, dead, or deaf: He's almost stone-deaf; Your soup is stone-cold. He was stone-dead.) jääkylmä, kuollut kuin kivi, umpikuuro -
18 birth
• alkuperä• alku• aateluus• suku• synnytys• syntyminen• syntymä• syntyperä• synty• poikue* * *bə:Ɵ1) ((an) act of coming into the world, being born: the birth of her son; deaf since birth.) syntymä2) (the beginning: the birth of civilization.) synty, alku•- birthday
- birthmark
- birthplace
- birthrate
- give birth to
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19 dumb
• hölmö• tyhmä• vaitelias• puhumaton• mitään sanomaton• mykkä• mykistää• äänetön* * *1) (without the power of speech: She was born deaf and dumb; We were struck dumb with astonishment.) mykkä2) (silent: On this point he was dumb.) puhumaton3) ((especially American) very stupid: What a dumb thing to do!) typerä•- dumbness- dumbly -
20 hard of hearing
• heikkokuuloinen• huonokuuloinen• kuulovikainen* * *(rather deaf: He is a bit hard of hearing now.) huonokuuloinen
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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