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deaf  (df)

adj. deaf·er, deaf·est

1. Partially or completely lacking in the sense of hearing.

2. Deaf Of or relating to the Deaf or their culture.

3. Unwilling or refusing to listen; heedless: was deaf to our objections.

n. (used with a pl. verb)

1. Deaf people considered as a group. Used with the.

2. Deaf The community of deaf people who use American Sign Language as a primary means of communication. Used with the.

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[Middle English def, deef, from Old English daf.]

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deafly adv.

deafness n.

Usage Note: The rise of the Deaf Pride movement in the 1980s has introduced a distinction between deaf and Deaf, with the capitalized form used specifically in referring to deaf persons belonging to the communityalso known as Deaf culturethat has formed around the use of American Sign Language as the preferred means of communication. The issue of capitalization is different with deaf than it is for a term such as black. In the case of black, the decision whether or not to capitalize is essentially a matter of personal or political preference, while with deaf the capitalized and uncapitalized forms differ in meaning as well as style. Only persons who are self-identified as belonging to Deaf culture are appropriately referred to as Deaf.

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deaf [dɛf]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology)

a.  partially or totally unable to hear

b.  (as collective noun; preceded by the) the deaf See also tone-deaf

2. refusing to heed deaf to the cries of the hungry

[Old English dēaf; related to Old Norse daufr]

deafly  adv

deafness  n

Usage: See at disabled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	deaf - people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language" people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" deaf person - a person with a severe auditory impairment
Verb	1.	deaf - make or render deaf; "a deafening noise" deafen desensitise, desensitize - cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"
Adj.	1.	deaf - lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part hearing - able to perceive sound
	2.	deaf - (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed; "deaf to her warnings" indifferent heedless, unheeding - marked by or paying little heed or attention; "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt; "heedless of danger"; "heedless of the child's crying"

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deaf

adjective

1. hard of hearing, without hearing, stone deaf, deaf as a post (informal), unhearing She is now profoundly deaf.

2. oblivious, indifferent, unmoved, unconcerned, unsympathetic, impervious, unresponsive, heedless, unhearing The assembly were deaf to all pleas for financial help.

Proverbs
"There's none so deaf as those that will not hear"

Usage: See at disabled.

Translations

deaf [def]

A. ADJ (deafer (compar) (deafest (superl)))

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 or no prestar oídos a algo
the plea fell on deaf ears → el ruego cayó en saco roto

B. NPL the deaf → los sordos mpl

C. CPD deaf aid N → audífono m, sonotone ® m

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deaf [ˈdɛf]

adj

(= unable to hear) [person] → sourd(e)
to turn a deaf ear to sth → faire la sourde oreille à qch

(= oblivious) to remain deaf to sth → rester sourd(e) à qch

npl
the deaf → les malentendants mpl
deaf aid n (British) → appareil m auditif
deaf-and-dumb [ˌdɛfənˈdʌm] adj (old-fashioned) → sourd(e)-muet(te)

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deaf

adj (+er) (lit, fig) → taub; as deaf as a (door)post → stocktaub; he was deaf to her pleas → er blieb gegen alle ihre Bitten taub, er verschloss sich ihren Bitten; to turn a deaf ear to somebody/something → sich jdm/einer Sache (dat) → gegenüber taub stellen; our pleas fell on deaf ears → unsere Bitten fanden kein Gehör

n the deaf pl → die Tauben pl

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deaf:

deaf aid

n → Hörgerät nt

deaf-and-dumb

adj → taubstumm; deaf language → Taubstummensprache f

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deaf [dɛf]

1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) → sordo/a
deaf in one ear → sordo/a da un orecchio
to be deaf to sth (fig) → restare sordo/a a qc
to turn a deaf ear to sth → fare orecchi da mercante a qc
as deaf as a (door)post → sordo/a come una campana

2. npl the deaf → i sordi

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deaf [dɛf]

1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) → sordo/a
deaf in one ear → sordo/a da un orecchio
to be deaf to sth (fig) → restare sordo/a a qc
to turn a deaf ear to sth → fare orecchi da mercante a qc
as deaf as a (door)post → sordo/a come una campana

2. npl the deaf → i sordi

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deaf

adj deaf [def]

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

2 (withto) refusing to understand or to listen He was deaf to all arguments. doof غَيْر مُسْتَعِد أن يَسْمَع отказващ hluchý k døv for taub 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 doof døv for głuchy surdo surd не желающий слушать hluchý k gluh za gluv döv ไม่ยอมฟัง kulak asmayan, sağır 不聽勸告 глухий; той, що відмовляється слухати بے توجہی làm ngơ 不听劝告

n deafness

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

v deafen

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 ohlušit gøre døv betäuben ξεκουφαίνω ensordecer 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 ensurdecer a asurzi заглушать ohlušiť oglušiti zaglušiti göra döv, överrösta ทำให้ไม่ได้ยิน sağır etmek 使聾 глушити, заглушати کان پھاڑنا làm điếc tai 使聋

adj deafening

very loud the deafening roar of the engine. oorverdowend مُصِمٌّ للآذان много шумен ohlušující øredøvende betäubend εκκωφαντικός ensordecedor 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 oorverdovend øredøvende ogłuszający 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

n deaf-ˈmute

a person who is deaf and dumb. doofstom أصَم أبْكَم глухоням hluchoněmý døvstum der/die Taubstumme κωφάλαλος sordomudo 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 doofstomme døvstum głuchoniemy surdo-mudo surdo-mut глухонемой hluchonemý gluhonem gluvonem dövstum [] 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 zůstat nevyslyšen falde for døve øre auf taube Ohren stoßen 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 cair no vácuo a ignora проигнорировать zostať nevypočutý naleteti na gluha ušesa biti ignorisan för döva öron ถูกละเลย dinlememek, kulak asmamak 不顧 залишитися непочутим بے اثر رہنا bị phớt lờ 不顾

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 být hluchý k, ignorovat vende det døve øre til taub sein gegen 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 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 不聽勸告 не слухати кого, не звертати уваги на دھیان نہ دینا cố tình lờ đi 不听劝告

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deaf → أصم hluchý døv taub κουφός sordo kuuro sourd gluh sordo 耳の聞こえない 귀가 들리지 않는 doof døv głuchy surdo глухой döv หูหนวก sağır điếc 耳聋的