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1 deaf and dumb
deaf and dumbsurdo-mudo. -
2 deaf and dumb alphabet
deaf and dumb alphabetalfabeto dos surdos-mudos. -
3 born deaf and dumb
born deaf and dumbsurdo-mudo de nascença. -
4 deaf
[def]1) (unable to hear: She has been deaf since birth.) surdo2) ((with to) refusing to understand or to listen: He was deaf to all arguments.) surdo•- deafness- deafen
- deafening
- deaf-mute
- fall on deaf ears
- turn a deaf ear to* * *[def] adj 1 surdo, mouco, que não ouve ou ouve pouco. 2 que não quer ouvir, desatento. as deaf as a post surdo como uma porta. deaf-aid Brit aparelho de surdez. deaf and dumb surdo-mudo. deaf and dumb alphabet alfabeto dos surdos-mudos. deaf to insensível a, surdo a. stone-deaf surdo como uma porta. the deaf os surdos. to turn a deaf ear a) surdear, fingir-se surdo, fazer ouvidos de mercador. b) não conceder. -
5 dumb
1) (without the power of speech: She was born deaf and dumb; We were struck dumb with astonishment.) mudo2) (silent: On this point he was dumb.) mudo3) ((especially American) very stupid: What a dumb thing to do!) estúpido•- dumbness- dumbly* * *[d∧m] vt emudecer, silenciar, fazer calar. • adj 1 mudo. 2 calado, taciturno, silencioso, sem palavra. 3 sem fala (de choque ou surpresa). 4 Amer coll estúpido, parvo, embotado. 5 que tem falta de uma qualidade característica. to strike dumb emudecer de susto. -
6 dumb
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7 deaf-mute
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8 deaf-mute
noun (a person who is deaf and dumb.) surdo-mudo -
9 born
III see bear I* * *[bɔ:n] vt pp of bear. • adj 1 nascido. 2 nato, inato. he is a born poet / ele é um poeta nato. born deaf and dumb surdo-mudo de nascença. first-born primogênito. he was born an Englishman ele é inglês nato. he was born to success (or to be successful) ele estava predestinado a vencer. in all my born days coll toda minha vida. I was not born yesterday não nasci ontem.
См. также в других словарях:
Deaf and dumb — Dumb Dumb, a. [AS. dumb; akin to D. dom stupid, dumb, Sw. dumb, Goth. dumbs; cf. Gr. ? blind. See {Deaf}, and cf. {Dummy}.] 1. Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes. [1913 Webster] To unloose… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deaf and dumb — deaf and dumb, deaf and dumb deaf and dumbadj. both deaf and unable to speak; without the sense of hearing or the faculty of speech. Same as {Deaf mute}. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deaf-and-dumb — deaf and dumb, deaf and dumb deaf and dumbadj. both deaf and unable to speak; without the sense of hearing or the faculty of speech. Same as {Deaf mute}. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deaf-and-dumb — [def′ n dum′] adj. 1. deaf mute 2. of or for deaf mutes: Now regarded as offensive … English World dictionary
deaf-and-dumb — deaf′ and dumb′ adj. Offensive. off sts unable to hear and speak • Etymology: 1150–1200 usage: See dumb … From formal English to slang
deaf-and-dumb — adjective OFFENSIVE not able to hear or speak … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Deaf and dumb — the drum, inside information, e.g. I ll give you the deaf and dumb … Dictionary of Australian slang
deaf and dumb — I Australian Slang the drum, inside information, e.g. I ll give you the deaf and dumb II Cockney Rhyming Slang Bum … English dialects glossary
deaf-and-dumb — adjective unable to hear or speak the deaf and dumb noun (plural) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
deaf and dumb fortune-teller — Occasional literary references in the 18th and 19th centuries indicate that deaf or dumb people were particularly sought after as fortune tellers. This is confirmed in a Scottish example reported in N&Q (1s:12 (1855), 488), and in the 1718… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Deaf and dumb alphabet — Alphabet Al pha*bet, n. [L. alphabetum, fr. Gr. ? + ?, the first two Greek letters; Heb. [=a]leph and beth: cf. F. alphabet.] 1. The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English