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1 fall on deaf ears
((of a warning etc) to be ignored.) naleteti na gluha ušesa -
2 deaf
[def]1) (unable to hear: She has been deaf since birth.) gluh2) ((with to) refusing to understand or to listen: He was deaf to all arguments.) gluh za•- deafness- deafen
- deafening
- deaf-mute
- fall on deaf ears
- turn a deaf ear to* * *[def]adjective ( deafly adverb)gluh, naglušen; ( with) omamljendeaf as a post ( —ali door-nail, stone, beetle, an adder) — popolnoma gluh, gluh ko zemljanone so deaf as those who won't hear — najbolj gluhi so tisti, ki nočejo slišatito turn a deaf ear — delati se gluhega, ne uslišati -
3 ear
I [iə] noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) uho2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) posluh•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears II [iə] noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) klas* * *I [iə]1.nounklas;2.intransitive verbpognati v klasII [iə]transitive verbarchaic orati zemljoIII [iə]nounmuha na puškiIV [iə]nounuho; posluh; ušesce, luknjica; figuratively pozornostto reach the ear of s.o. — priti komu na uhoto set by the ears — povzročiti prepir, nahujskati, spretito win s.o.'s ear — biti od koga uslišana word in your ears — strogo zaupno, med nama povedano
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fall on deaf ears — (of a remark, request, etc) to be ignored • • • Main Entry: ↑ear * * * fall on deaf ears phrase if something such as a warning, a request, or an attempt to change someone’s attitude falls on deaf ears, it is completely ignored by the person who… … Useful english dictionary
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fall on deaf ears — if a request or advice falls on deaf ears, people ignore it. Appeals to release the hostages fell on deaf ears. Warnings that sunbathing can lead to skin cancer have largely fallen on deaf ears in Britain … New idioms dictionary
fall on deaf ears — If something you say falls on deaf ears, it is either ignored or attracts no attention. Her warning about the need to repair the roof fell on deaf ears … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
fall on deaf ears — verb Of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored. Every time I ask him to do something for me, it falls on deaf ears. Syn: go in one ear and out the other … Wiktionary
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fall on deaf ears — be ignored. → deaf … English new terms dictionary
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fall on deaf ears — not be responded to, be ignored or disregarded, be passed without receiving attention … English contemporary dictionary
fall on deaf ears — idi to be disregarded; pass unheeded … From formal English to slang