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21 deaf-muteness
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22 stone-deaf
adjective (completely cold, dead, or deaf: He's almost stone-deaf; Your soup is stone-cold. He was stone-dead.) completamente frío/tieso/sordotr[stəʊn'def]1 sordo,-a como una tapiaadj.• sordo como una tapia adj.'stəʊn'defadjective (colloq) sordo como una tapia (fam)['stǝʊn'def]ADJ sordo como una tapia, sordo del todo* * *['stəʊn'def]adjective (colloq) sordo como una tapia (fam) -
23 tone-deaf
tr['təʊn'def]1 que no tiene sentido musical, que no tiene oídoadj.• duro de oído adj.'təʊn'defto be tone-deaf — no tener* oído (musical)
['tǝʊn'def]ADJ que no tiene oído musical* * *['təʊn'def]to be tone-deaf — no tener* oído (musical)
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24 to turn a deaf ear
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25 to fall on deaf ears
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26 become deaf
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27 be deaf to
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28 make deaf
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29 play deaf
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30 turn a deaf ear
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31 the deaf
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32 to be be as deaf as a post
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33 to be deaf in one ear
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34 to be deaf to something
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35 to be stone deaf
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36 to go deaf
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37 turn a deaf ear to
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38 to be as deaf as a (doorpost)
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39 the plea fell on deaf ears
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40 to turn a deaf ear to sth
hacer oídos sordos or no prestar oídos a algo
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