deaf-mute

deaf-mute

also deaf mute (dĕf′myo͞ot′)Offensive

n.

A person who can neither hear nor speak.

adj.

Being deaf and unable to speak. See Usage Note at mute.

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deaf-mute

n

(Physiology) a person who is unable to hear or speak. See also mute¹⁷, mutism^2b

adj

(Physiology) unable to hear or speak

[C19: translation of French sourd-muet]

ˈdeaf-ˌmuteness, ˈdeaf-ˌmutism n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

deaf′-mute′

usage: See dumb.

—
Offensive. adj.

1. unable to hear and speak.

n.

2. a person who is unable to hear and speak, esp. one in whom inability to speak is due to congenital or early deafness.

[1830–40; translation of French sourd-muet]

deaf′-mute′ness, deaf′-mut′ism, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	deaf-mute - a deaf person who is unable to speak deaf-and-dumb person, mute deaf person - a person with a severe auditory impairment dummy, silent person - a person who does not talk
Adj.	1.	deaf-mute - lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak deaf-and-dumb deaf - lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part

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Translations

deaf-mute

[ˈdefˈmjuːt] N → sordomudo/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

deaf-mute

n → Taubstumme(r) mf

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

deaf-mute

[ˈdɛfˌmjuːt] n → sordomuto/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

deaf

(def) adjective

1. unable to hear. She has been deaf since birth. doof أَصَم، أَطْرَش глух surdo hluchý taub døv κουφόςsordo kurt ناشنوا؛ کر kuuro sourdחרש बधिर, बहरा gluh, nagluh süket tuli heyrnarlaus sordo 耳の聞こえない 귀머거리의 kurčias kurls pekak doofdøvgłuchy كوڼ ، په غوږو دروند، ځان كوڼ اچوونكى surdo surd глухой hluchý gluh gluv döv หูหนวก sağır 聾的 глухий سننے سے محروم điếc 聋的

2. (with to) refusing to understand or to listen. He was deaf to all arguments. doof غَيْر مُسْتَعِد أن يَسْمَع отказващ surdo hluchý k taub døv for που αρνείται να ακούσει ή να καταλάβει sordo kurt بی توجه بودن به؛ گوش نکردن kuuro sourd אוֹטֵם אוֹזנָייִם ל- कुछ सुनने-समझने से इनकार nemati razumijevanja za nešto nem akarja meghallgatni tuli sem daufheyrist (við e-u) sordo 聞こうとしない 귀를 기울이지 않는 kurčias kurls tuli doofdøv forgłuchy : كوڼ ، په غوږو دروند، ځان كوڼ اچوونكى surdo surd не желающий слушать hluchý k gluh za gluv döv ไม่ยอมฟัง kulak asmayan, sağır 不肯聽的 глухий; той, що відмовляється слухати بے توجہی làm ngơ 不愿听的

ˈdeafness noun

doofheid صَمَم، طَرَش глухота surdez hluchota die Taubheit døvhed κωφότητα sordera kurtus ناشنوایی kuurous surditéחירשות बहरापन, बधिरता gluhoća süketség ketulian heyrnarleysi sordità 耳が聞えないこと 귀머거리임 kurtumas kurlums kepekakan doofheiddøvhetgłuchota كوڼ والى surdez surzenie глухота hluchota gluhota gluvoća dövhet หูหนวก sağırlık 聾，耳背 глухота بہراپن tật điếc 聋，耳背

ˈdeafen verb

to make hearing difficult; to have an unpleasant effect on the hearing. I was deafened by the noise in there! doof maak, verdoof يُصِمُّ الآذان бивам оглушен ensurdecer ohlušit betäuben gøre døv ξεκουφαίνωensordecer kurdistama کر کردن tehdä kuuroksi assourdir לְהַחֲרִיש אוֹזנָייִם बहरा करने वाली आवाज oglušiti (meg)süketít memekakkan drekkja með hávaða assordare 耳を聞えなくする 귀머거리가 되게 하다 apkurtinti padarīt kurlu; apdullināt memekakan doof maken (over)døve ogłuszyć كڼول ensurdecer a asurzi заглушать ohlušiť oglušiti zaglušiti göra döv, överrösta ทำให้ไม่ได้ยิน sağır etmek 使人暫時聽不見，震耳欲聾 глушити, заглушати کان پھاڑنا làm điếc tai 使聋，震耳欲聋的

ˈdeafening adjective

very loud. the deafening roar of the engine. oorverdowend مُصِمٌّ للآذان много шумен ensurdecedor ohlušující betäubend øredøvende εκκωφαντικόςensordecedor kõrvulukustav کر کننده؛ گوشخراش korviahuumaava assourdissant מַחֲרִיש אוֹזנָיִים बहुत तेज आवाज zaglušujući fülsüketítő keras sekali ærandi assordante 耳をつんざくような 매우 요란한 kurtinantis apdullinošs sangat kuat oorverdovendøredøvendeogłuszający کون کونکی ensurdecedor asurzitor оглушительный ohlušujúci oglušujoč zaglušujući öronbedövande ซึ่งดังมาก sağır edici 震耳欲聾的 оглушливий; такий, що заглушує بہت شور والا rất to 震耳欲聋的

ˌdeaf-ˈmute noun

a person who is deaf and dumb. doofstom أصَم أبْكَم глухоням surdo-mudo hluchoněmý der/die Taubstumme døvstum κωφάλαλοςsordomudo kurttumm کر و لال؛ ناشنوا kuuromykkä sourd-muet, sourde-muette חֵרֵש-אִלֵם मूक-बधिर gluhonijem süketnéma bisu tuli daufdumbur maður sordomuto ろうあ者 농아자 kurčnebylis kurlmēmais orang yang pekak dan bodoh doofstommedøvstumgłuchoniemy کون surdo-mudo surdo-mut глухонемой hluchonemý gluhonem gluvonem dövstum [person] คนหูหนวกเป็นใบ้ sağır ve dilsiz 聾啞人 глухонімий گونگا بہرا شخص người câm điếc 聋哑人

fall on deaf ears

(of a warning etc) to be ignored. geen gehoor gee aan iets يَتَجاهَل бивам игнориран cair no vácuo zůstat nevyslyšen auf taube Ohren stoßen falde for døve øre πέφτω στο κενό, αφήνω κπ. αδιάφορο caer en oídos sordos kurtidele kõrvadele rääkima نادیده گرفته شدن kaikua kuuroille korville tomber dans l'oreille d'un sourd לִפּוֹל עַל אוֹזנָיִים חֵירשוֹת बेअसर होना ne uvažiti upozorenje ili savjet süket fülekre talál diabaikan tala fyrir daufum eyrum cadere nel vuoto 無視される 묵살되다 nebūti išgirstam nesadzirdēt (brīdinājumu u.tml.) telah diabaikan geen gehoor vinden tale for døve ører nie znaleźć posłuchu له پامه غورځيدلى cair no vácuo a ignora проигнорировать zostať nevypočutý naleteti na gluha ušesa biti ignorisan för döva öron ถูกละเลย dinlememek, kulak asmamak 對牛彈琴 залишитися непочутим بے اثر رہنا bị phớt lờ 未被理睬, 不被听取

turn a deaf ear to

deliberately to ignore. They turned a deaf ear to my advice. doof wees vir iets, nie aan iets gehoor wil gee nie تَصامَّ عَن، أعارَهُ أذْنا صَمّاء игнорирам fazer ouvidos de mercador být hluchý k, ignorovat taub sein gegen vende det døve øre til κλείνω τα αφτιά μου, αδιαφορώ εσκεμμένα για κτ. hacerse el sordo (millegi suhtes) kurt olema اعتنا نکردن؛ گوش فرا ندادن ummistaa korvansa faire la sourde oreille à לְהַפנוֹת אוֹזֵן חָרֵישָה नजर अंदाज करना namjerno zanemariti savjet ili upozorenje nem akarja meghallgatni mengabaikan daufheyrast fare orecchi da mercante ～に耳を貸さない 귀를 기울이지 않다 praleisti pro ausis laist gar ausīm mengabaikan zich doof houden voor vende det døve øre til puszczać mimo uszu غوږ نه كيښودل fazer ouvidos de mercador a nu lua în seamă пропускать мимо ушей byť hluchý voči delati se gluhega ignorisati slå (vända) dövörat till เจตนาไม่ฟัง dinlememek, kulak asmamak 充耳不聞 не слухати кого, не звертати уваги на دھیان نہ دینا cố tình lờ đi 置若罔闻，装没听到

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deaf-mute

n. sordomudo-a, condición que impide oír y hablar.

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