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1 fall on deaf ears
((of a warning etc) to be ignored.) tomber dans l'oreille d'un sourd -
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deaf [def]1. adjective2. plural noun3. compounds* * *[def] 1.2.the deaf — (+ v pl) les sourds mpl, les malentendants mpl voir note
2) figto turn a deaf ear to — faire la sourde oreille à, rester sourd à
to fall on deaf ears — [request, advice] ne pas trouver d'écho
••••to be as deaf as a post — (colloq) être sourd comme un pot (colloq)
Ce mot peut être perçu comme injurieux dans cette acception. Lui préférer hearing-impaired••Ce mot peut être perçu comme injurieux dans cette acception. Lui préférer hearing-impaired -
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B adj1 [person, animal] sourd voir note ; to go deaf devenir sourd ; to be deaf in one ear être sourd d'une oreille ; that's his deaf ear il n'entend pas de cette oreille, il est sourd de cette oreille ;2 fig to be deaf to être sourd à ; to turn a deaf ear to faire la sourde oreille à, rester sourd à ; to fall on deaf ears [request, advice] ne pas trouver d'écho.to be as deaf as a post ○ être sourd comme un pot ○ ; there are none so deaf as those who will not hear Prov il n'est pire sourd que celui qui ne veut pas entendre Prov. Ce mot peut être perçu comme injurieux dans cette acception. Lui préférer hearing-impaired. -
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[def]1) (unable to hear: She has been deaf since birth.) sourd2) ((with to) refusing to understand or to listen: He was deaf to all arguments.) sourd•- deafness- deafen - deafening - deaf-mute - fall on deaf ears - turn a deaf ear to
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