sordoa sorda
adjective
deaf person
hacerse el sordo to pretend not to hear; turn a deaf ear
sordo
sordo(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (unable to hear)
Louis aprendió el lenguaje de señas porque es sordo.Louis learned sign language because he is deaf.
b. hearing-impaired
Hay una nueva exposición para niños sordos en el museo.There is a new exhibition for hearing-impaired children at the museum.
2. (muted)
3. (not sharp)
a. dull
Intentar estudiar con un dolor sordo es insoportable.Trying to study with a dull pain is unbearable.
4. (linguistics)
a. voiceless
Las cuerdas vocales no vibran al pronunciar un sonido sordo.Your vocal cords do not vibrate when you utter a voiceless sound.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
5. (person)
b. deaf (collectively)
Hay una universidad para los sordos en Washington, D.C.There is a university for the deaf in Washington, D.C.
sordoadjectiveNoun
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (que no oye)
a. deaf
2. (fig)
a.
permanecer sordo a o ante algoto be deaf to something
estar más sordo que una tapiato be stone deaf
3. (pasos)
a. quiet, muffled
4. (ruido, dolor)
a. dull
5. (grammar)
a. voiceless, unvoiced
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
6. (persona)
a. deaf person
los sordosthe deaf
hacerse el sordoto turn a deaf ear
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