deaf

sağır, işitme engelli

Hiç duyamayan veya çok az duyabilen.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Unable to hear, or able to hear only a little.

• My grandfather is deaf.
• She became partially deaf after the illness.
• Many deaf children learn sign language.

Nasıl kullanılır: deaf in one/both ears (He is deaf in one ear.)

Eş anlamlılar: hard of hearing

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: deaf child, partially deaf, deaf in something

duyarsız, kulak asmayan

Öğütleri, istekleri veya ileri sürülen gerekçeleri dinlemeye yanaşmayan.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Refusing to listen to advice, requests, or arguments.

• He was deaf to our advice.
• The manager remained deaf to their complaints.
• Why are they deaf to every appeal for help?

Nasıl kullanılır: deaf to something (The council remained deaf to our warnings.)

Eş anlamlılar: unresponsive, unreceptive

Zıt anlamlılar: receptive

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: deaf to something, deaf to reason