deaf

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deaf
[def]
adjetivo
1sordo(a)
  • to be deaf -> ser/estar sordo(a)
  • deaf and dumb -> sordomudo(a)
  • to go deaf -> quedarse sordo(a)
  • to be deaf in one ear -> ser sordo(a) de un oído
  • as deaf as a post -> sordo(a) como una tapia
  • to turn a deaf ear to somebody -> hacer caso omiso de alguien
  • the appeal fell on deaf ears -> la apelación cayó en saco roto
sustantivo plural
también:
  • the deaf -> los sordos

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deaf [def]
adjetivo
1Sordo, el que está privado del sentido del oído.
  • To make deaf -> aturdir, ensordecer, dejar sordo
  • To turn a deaf ear -> hacerse el sordo
  • Born deaf -> sordo de nacimiento
  • Deaf and dumb -> sordomudo
  • The deaf -> los sordos
va. Ensordar, ensordecer.

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deaf [def]
adjective
deafer (comparative)deafest (superlative)
1 (unable to hear) sordo
deaf in one ear sordo de un oído
to be as deaf as a (door)post estar más sordo que una tapia
2 (unwilling to hear)
deaf to all appeals sordo a todos los ruegos
to turn a deaf ear to sth hacer oídos sordos no prestar oídos a algo;or
the plea fell on deaf ears el ruego cayó en saco roto
the deaf (n) los sordos; (m)
modifier
deaf aid (n) audífono; (m) sonotone;™ (m)

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