deaf in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for deaf in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.deaf [Brit dɛf, Am dɛf] ADJ Just as hearing-impaired is often used in English instead of deaf, Italian may substitute non udente for sordo.

1. deaf person, animal:

deaf

sordo

to go deaf

diventare sordo

to be deaf in one ear

essere sordo da un orecchio, non sentire da un orecchio

that's his deaf ear

è sordo da quell'orecchio, da quell'orecchio non sente

2. deaf fig:

to be deaf to

essere sordo a

to turn a deaf ear

fare orecchie da mercante

to turn a deaf ear to

non dare ascolto a

to fall on deaf ears request, advice

cadere nel vuoto, non essere ascoltato

II.deaf [Brit dɛf, Am dɛf] N

the deaf + verbo pl

i sordi

III.deaf [Brit dɛf, Am dɛf]

to be as deaf as a post inf

essere sordo come una campana

there are none so deaf as those who will not hear prov

non c'è peggior sordo di chi non vuol sentire

stone deaf [Brit, Am ˌstoʊn ˈdɛf] ADJ

stone deaf

sordo come una campana

I.deaf-blind [Am ˌdɛfˈblaɪnd] ADJ

deaf-blind

sordocieco

II.deaf-blind [Am ˌdɛfˈblaɪnd] N

deaf-blind

sordocieco m / sordocieca f

deaf aid [Am ˈdɛf ˌeɪd] N Brit

deaf aid

apparecchio m acustico

tone-deaf [Brit təʊnˈdɛf, Am ˈtoʊn ˌdɛf] ADJ MUS

to be tone-deaf

non avere orecchio

word deaf [ˈwɜːdˌdef] ADJ

word deaf

affetto da afasia acustica, da sordità verbale

I.deaf mute [Brit, Am] dated or offens ADJ

deaf mute

sordomuto

II.deaf mute [Brit, Am] dated or offens N

deaf mute

sordomuto m / sordomuta f

deaf-and-dumb [Brit ˌdɛf(ə)nˈdʌm, Am ˌdɛfənˈdəm] offens

deaf-and-dumb → deaf without speech

See also deaf without speech

I.deaf without speech [ˈdefwɪˌðaʊtˌspiːtʃ] ADJ

deaf without speech

sordomuto

II.deaf without speech [ˈdefwɪˌðaʊtˌspiːtʃ] N

the deaf without speech + verbo pl

i sordomuti

post-lingually deaf [ˈpəʊstlɪŋɡwɪlɪˌdef] ADJ

post-lingually deaf

che soffre di sordità acquisita

I.deaf without speech [ˈdefwɪˌðaʊtˌspiːtʃ] ADJ

deaf without speech

sordomuto

II.deaf without speech [ˈdefwɪˌðaʊtˌspiːtʃ] N

the deaf without speech + verbo pl

i sordomuti

deaf in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for deaf in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.deaf [def] ADJ

deaf

sordo, -a

to go deaf

diventare sordo

to be deaf to sth fig

fare orecchi da mercante a qc

II.deaf [def] N pl

the deaf

i sordi

tone-deaf [ˈtoʊn·ˈdef] ADJ

tone-deaf

che non ha orecchio musicale

deaf-mute [ˌdef·ˈmju:t] N

deaf-mute

sordomuto(-a) m (f)

stone-deaf [ˌstoʊn·ˈdef] ADJ

stone-deaf

sordo, -a come una campana

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deaf and dumb

sordomuto, -a

Translations for deaf in the Italian»English Dictionary

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sordomuto (-a)

deaf-and-dumb

sordomuto (-a)

deaf mute

sordo (-a)

deaf

essere sordo da un orecchio

to be deaf in one ear

sordo come una campana

(as) deaf as a post

sordo (-a)

deaf person

fare il sordo

to play deaf

film sottotitolato per non udenti

movie subtitled for the deaf

tapparsi le orecchie fig

to turn a deaf ear

sordo come una campana

deaf as a post

deaf Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to fall on deaf ears

rimanere inascoltato

to turn a deaf ear (to sth)

fare orecchie da mercante (riguardo a qc)

to go deaf

diventare sordo

to be deaf to sth fig

fare orecchi da mercante a qc

the deaf

i sordi

deaf and dumb

sordomuto, -a

deaf in one ear

sordo da un orecchio

to be deaf in one ear

essere sordo da un orecchio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The deaf would have to pay for regular phone lines and bear the additional expense of a fax machine.

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It is considered the first modern treatise of sign language phonetics, setting out a method of oral education for deaf people and a manual alphabet.

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There are several deaf and hard-of-hearing professors and lecturers, too; an interpreter can vocalize their lectures for hearing students.

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He strikes enemies blind and deaf but when his own men fight they go berserk and can not be harmed.

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To the contrary, it is an asset of and for the deaf community to be deaf in behavior, values, knowledge and fluency in sign language.

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I was born deaf due to German measles or rubella, as it was known.

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She hopes to coach gymnastics and especially wishes to inspire other deaf gymnasts to succeed at advanced levels.

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I was amazed the lengthy explanation fell on deaf ears.

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She was born deaf and attended mainstream schools.

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Lane was born deaf and, at two weeks old, was diagnosed with congenital nerve deafness.

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