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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

Adjective

1. unable to hear

2. deaf to refusing to listen or take notice of [Old English dēaf]

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

adjective 2. oblivious, indifferent, unmoved, unconcerned, unsympathetic, impervious, unresponsive, heedless, unhearing see see, disabled

Translations

deaf [dɛf] adj → sordo;

to turn a deaf ear to sth → hacer oídos sordos a algo

deaf [dɛf] adj → sourd(e);

to turn a deaf ear to sth → faire la sourde oreille à qch

deaf [dɛf] adj → taub;

(partially) → schwerhörig;

to turn a deaf ear to sth → sich einer Sache dat gegenüber taub stellen

deaf [dɛf] adj → sordo/a;

to turn a deaf ear to sth → fare orecchi da mercante a qc

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deaf

adj deaf [def]

1 unable to hear She has been deaf since birth.doofأَصَم، أَطْرَشглухhluchýdøvtaubκουφόςsordokurtناشنوا؛ کرkuurosourdחֵרֵשबधिर, बहराgluh, nagluhsükettuliheyrnarlaussordo耳の聞こえない들을 수 없는, 귀먹은kurčiaskurlspekakdoofdøvgłuchysurdosurdглухойhluchýgluhgluvdövหูหนวกsağır聾的глухийسننے سے محرومđiếc聋的

2 (with to) refusing to understand or to listen He was deaf to all arguments.doofغَيْر مُسْتَعِد أن يَسْمَعотказващhluchý kdøv fortaubπου αρνείται να ακούσει ή να καταλάβειsordokurtبی توجه بودن به؛ گوش نکردنkuurosourdאוֹטֵם אוֹזנָייִם ל-कुछ सुनने-समझने से इनकारnemati razumijevanja za neštonem akarja meghallgatnitulisem daufheyrist (við e-u)sordo聞こうとしない들으려 하지 않는kurčiaskurlstulidoofdøv forgłuchysurdosurdне желающий слушатьhluchý kgluh zagluvdövไม่ยอมฟังkulak asmayan, sağır不聽勸告глухий; той, що відмовляється слухатиبے توجہیlàm ngơ不听劝告

n ˈdeafness

doofheidصَمَم، طَرَشглухотаhluchotadøvheddie Taubheitκωφότηταsorderakurtusناشنواییkuuroussurditéחֵירשוּתबहरापन, बधिरताgluhoćasüketségketulianheyrnarleysisordità耳が聞えないこと귀머거리, 귀먹음kurtumaskurlumskepekakandoofheiddøvhetgłuchotasurdezsurzenieглухотаhluchotagluhotagluvoćadövhetหูหนวกsağırlık聾，耳背глухотаبہراپنtật điếc聋，耳背

v ˈdeafen

to make hearing difficult; to have an unpleasant effect on the hearing I was deafened by the noise in there!doof maak, verdoofيُصِمُّ الآذانбивам оглушенohlušitgøre døvbetäubenξεκουφαίνωensordecerkurdistamaکر کردنtehdä kuuroksiassourdirלְהַחֲרִיש אוֹזנָייִםबहरा करने वाली आवाजoglušiti(meg)süketítmemekakkandrekkja með hávaðaassordare耳を聞えなくする못듣게 하다apkurtintipadarīt kurlu; apdullinātmemekakandoof maken(over)døveogłuszyćensurdecera asurziзаглушатьohlušiťoglušitizaglušitigöra döv, överröstaทำให้ไม่ได้ยินsağır etmek使聾глушити, заглушатиکان پھاڑناlàm điếc tai使聋

adj ˈdeafening

very loud the deafening roar of the engine.oorverdowendمُصِمٌّ للآذانмного шуменohlušujícíøredøvendebetäubendεκκωφαντικόςensordecedorkõrvulukustavکر کننده؛ گوشخراشkorvia huumaavaassourdissantמַחֲרִיש אוֹזנָיִיםबहुत तेज आवाजzaglušujućifülsüketítőkeras sekaliærandiassordante耳をつんざくような(귀먹을 정도로) 소리가 큰kurtinantisapdullinošssangat kuatoorverdovendøredøvendeogłuszającyensurdecedorasurzitorоглушительныйohlušujúcioglušujočzaglušujućiöronbedövandeซึ่งดังมากsağır edici震耳慾聾的оглушливий; такий, що заглушуєبہت شور والاrất to震耳欲聋的

n ˌdeaf-ˈmute

a person who is deaf and dumb. doofstomأصَم أبْكَمглухонямhluchoněmýdøvstumder/die Taubstummeκωφάλαλοςsordomudokurttummکر و لال؛ ناشنواkuuromykkäsourd-muet, sourde-muetteחֵרֵש-אִלֵםमूक-बधिरgluhonijemsüketnémabisu tulidaufdumbur maðursordomutoろうあ者농아자kurčnebyliskurlmēmaisorang yang pekak dan bodohdoofstommedøvstumgłuchoniemysurdo-mudosurdo-mutглухонемойhluchonemýgluhonemgluvonemdövstum []คนหูหนวกเป็นใบ้sağır ve dilsiz聾啞人глухонімийگونگا بہرا شخصngười câm điếc聋哑人

fall on deaf ears

(of a warning etc) to be ignored. geen gehoor gee aan ietsيَتَجاهَلбивам игнориранzůstat nevyslyšenfalde for døve øreauf taube Ohren stoßenπέφτω στο κενό, αφήνω κπ. αδιάφοροcaer en oídos sordoskurtidele kõrvadele rääkimaنادیده گرفته شدنkaikua kuuroille korvilletomber dans l'oreille d'un sourdלִפּוֹל עַל אוֹזנָיִים חֵירשוֹתबेअसर होनाne uvažiti upozorenje ili savjetsüket fülekre találdiabaikantala fyrir daufum eyrumcadere nel vuoto無視される무시되다nebūti išgirstamnesadzirdēt (brīdinājumu u.tml.)telah diabaikangeen gehoor vindentale for døve ørernie znaleźć posłuchucair no vácuoa ignoraпроигнорироватьzostať nevypočutýnaleteti na gluha ušesabiti ignorisanför döva öronถูกละเลยdinlememek, kulak asmamak不顧залишитися непочутимبے اثر رہناbị 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 nieتَصامَّ عَن، أعارَهُ أذْنا صَمّاءигнорирамbýt hluchý k, ignorovatvende det døve øre tiltaub sein gegenκλείνω τα αφτιά μου, αδιαφορώ εσκεμμένα για κτ.hacerse el sordo(millegi suhtes) kurt olemaاعتنا نکردن؛ گوش فرا ندادنolla kuuro jollekinfaire la sourde oreille àלְהַפנוֹת אוֹזֵן חָרֵישָהनजर अंदाज करनाnamjerno zanemariti savjet ili upozorenjenem akarja meghallgatnimengabaikandaufheyrastfare orecchi da mercante～に耳を貸さない무시하다praleisti pro ausislaist gar ausīmmengabaikanzich doof houden voorvende det døve øre tilpuszczać mimo uszufazer ouvidos de mercadora nu lua în seamăпропускать мимо ушейbyť hluchý vočidelati se gluhegaignorisatislå (vända) dövörat tillเจตนาไม่ฟังdinlememek, kulak asmamak不聽勸告не слухати кого, не звертати уваги наدھیان نہ دیناcố tình lờ đi不听劝告