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def1) (unable to hear: She has been deaf since birth.) sordo2) ((with to) refusing to understand or to listen: He was deaf to all arguments.) sordo•- deafness- deafen
- deafening
- deaf-mute
- fall on deaf ears
- turn a deaf ear to
deaf adj sordotr[def]1 sordo,-a1 los sordos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be be as deaf as a post estar más sordo,-a que una tapiato be deaf in one ear ser sordo,-a de un oídoto be deaf to something hacer oídos sordos a algoto be stone deaf estar más sordo,-a que una tapiato fall on deaf ears caer en oídos sordosto go deaf quedarse sordo,-ato turn a deaf ear hacerse el sordodeaf ['dɛf] adj: sordoadj.• sordo, -a adj.
I defa) sordob) ( unwilling to hear)to be deaf TO something — hacer* oídos sordos a algo
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[def]1. ADJ(compar deafer) (superl deafest)1) (=unable to hear) sordo- be as deaf as a2) (=unwilling to hear)- turn a deaf ear to sth2.NPLthe deaf los sordos mpl3.CPD* * *
I [def]a) sordob) ( unwilling to hear)to be deaf TO something — hacer* oídos sordos a algo
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2 deaf
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3 deaf
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4 deaf mute
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5 deaf-and-dumb
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6 deaf-aid
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7 deaf and dumb
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8 deaf as a doornail
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9 deaf person
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10 deaf-mutism
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11 deaf-mute
noun (a person who is deaf and dumb.) sordomudotr['defmjʊːt]1 sordomudo,-adeaf-mute ['dɛf'mju:t] n: sordomudo m, -da fadj.• sordomudo, -a adj.n.• sordomudo s.m.'def'mjuːtnoun sordomudo, -da m,f['def'mjuːt]N sordomudo(-a) m / f* * *['def'mjuːt]noun sordomudo, -da m,f -
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13 deaf aid
s.aparato para sordos, aparato auditivo, audífono para sordos, aparato para el oído. -
14 deaf ears
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15 deaf field
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16 deaf mutism
s.mutismo dependiente de sordera, sordomudez. -
17 deaf person
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18 deaf-aid
s.1 audífono.2 aparato para sordos, aparato para el oído, audífono para sordos. -
19 deaf-and-dumb
s.sordomudo. -
20 deaf-mute
adj.sordomudo.s.1 sordomudo; especialmente el que es mudo a causa de sordera.2 sordomudo, mudo sordo, sordo-mudo.
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