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1 tomber dans l’oreille d’un sourd
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2 sourd
sourd, e [suʀ, suʀd]1. adjectivea. [personne] deafc. [son, voix] muffled ; [couleur, colère] subdued ; [consonne] voiceless ; [douleur] dull ; [désir, inquiétude] gnawing ; [lutte] silent2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *
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sourde suʀ, suʀd adjectif1) Médecine [personne] deaf2) ( insensible) deaf (à to)3) ( étouffé) [bruit, explosion] dull, muffled; [voix] muffled; [plainte] faint, muted4) ( diffus) [douleur] dull5) ( secret) [lutte, machinations] secret, hidden6) Linguistique voiceless, surd
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nom masculin, féminin deaf personles sourds — the deaf (+ v pl)
••mieux vaut entendre ça que d'être sourd! — (colloq) hum what stupid things you hear!
comme un sourd — [crier, taper, frapper] like one possessed
* * *suʀ, suʀd sourd, -e1. adj1) (personne) deaf2) fig3) (bruit, voix) muffled4) (douleur) dull5) LINGUISTIQUE (consonne) voiceless, unvoiced6) (violence) muted7) (lutte) silent, hidden8) (couleur) muted2. nm/fil n'est pire sourd que celui qui ne veut entendre — there's none so deaf as those that will not hear
* * *A adj1 Méd [personne] deaf; être sourd d'une oreille to be deaf in one ear; arrête de hurler, je ne suis pas sourd! there's no need to shout, I'm not deaf!; tu es sourd ou quoi? are you deaf or what?;2 ( insensible) deaf (à to); être sourd aux supplications/prières de qn to be deaf to sb's pleas/entreaties; être sourd à la pitié to feel no pity; ⇒ pot;3 ( étouffé) [bruit, bourdonnement, craquement, explosion] dull, muffled; [voix] muffled; [plainte, gémissement, exclamation] faint, muted;5 ( secret) [lutte, machinations, intrigues] secret, hidden;6 Phon voiceless, surd.B nm,f deaf person; les sourds the deaf.faire la sourde oreille to turn a deaf ear; mieux vaut entendre ça que d'être sourd○! hum what stupid things you hear!; comme un sourd [crier, taper, frapper] like one possessed; il n'est pire sourd que celui qui ne veut (pas) entendre Prov there's none so deaf as those who will not hear; ce n'est pas tombé dans l'oreille d'un sourd it didn't fall on deaf ears.1. [personne] deafarrête de crier, je ne suis pas sourd! stop shouting, I'm not deaf ou I can hear (you)!2. [indifférent]le gouvernement est resté sourd à leurs revendications the government turned a deaf ear to their demands————————, sourde [sur, surd] nom masculin, nom fémininfrapper ou taper comme un sourd to bang with all one's might————————sourde nom fémininLINGUISTIQUE unvoiced ou voiceless consonant -
3 désert
désert, e [dezεʀ, εʀt]1. adjective2. masculine noun* * *
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déserte dezɛʀ, ɛʀt adjectif1) ( inhabité) uninhabited2) ( vide) deserted
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nom masculin lit, fig desert* * *dezɛʀ, ɛʀt désert, -e1. adjLe dimanche, le centre commercial est désert. — On Sundays the shopping centre is deserted.
2. nm* * *A adj1 ( inhabité) uninhabited; île déserte desert island;2 ( vide) deserted.prêcher dans le désert to be a voice in the wilderness.l'endroit était désert the place was deserted, there was nobody around————————nom masculin1. GÉOGRAPHIE desertil crie ou parle ou prêche dans le désert his words fall on deaf ears3. (littéraire) [monotonie] vacuityle désert de ma vie my vacuous ou empty lifele désert de Gobi the Gobi Desertle désert du Kalahari the Kalahari Desertle désert de Libye the Libyan Desertle désert du Namib the Namib Desertle désert de Nubie the Nubian Desertle désert du Sahara the Sahara Desert
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