sordo

adj.

1 deaf, unhearing.

2 dull, low-frequency, low-sounding.

3 mute, unvoiced, voiceless, surd.

Una vocal sorda A mute vowel.

m.

deaf person.

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sordo

► adjetivo

1 (persona) deaf

2 (sonido, dolor, golpe) dull

3 LINGÚÍSTICA voiceless, unvoiced

4 figurado (cólera) pent-up

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (persona) deaf person

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a lo sordo familiar silently, on the quiet

estar sordo,-a como una tapia figurado to be stone-deaf, be as deaf as a post

permanecer sordo,-a a ... figurado to remain deaf to ...

quedarse sordo,-a to go deaf

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(f. - sorda)

adj.

deaf

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sordo, -a

1. ADJ

1) [persona] deaf

quedarse sordo — to go deaf

mostrarse sordo a, permanecer sordo a — to be deaf to

se mostró sordo a sus súplicas — he was deaf to her entreaties, her entreaties fell on deaf ears

- a la sorda

- sordo como una tapia

2) (=insonoro) [ruido] dull, muffled; [dolor] dull; [emoción, ira] suppressed

3) (Ling) voiceless

2.

SM / F deaf person

hacerse el sordo — to pretend not to hear, turn a deaf ear

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I

-da adjetivo

1) (Med) deaf

se quedó sordo — he went deaf

es sordo de nacimiento — he was born deaf

2) <ruido/golpe> dull, muffled; <dolor> dull; (Ling) voiceless

II

-da masculino, femenino deaf person

una escuela para sordos — a school for the deaf

hacerse el sordo — to pretend not to hear

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= deaf.

Ex. Contrary to popular belief, people who have been deaf from birth are not indifferent to aesthetic literature.

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* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.

* con un ruido sordo = plump.

* hacer oídos sordos = turn + a deaf ear to.

* hacerse el sordo = turn + a deaf ear to, pretend + not to have heard, turn + a blind eye to.

* más sordo que una tapia = as deaf as a post.

* oídos sordos = deaf ears.

* ruido sordo = thud.

* servicios bibliotecarios para los sordos = library services for the deaf.

* sordos, los = deaf, the, deafened people.

* tan sordo como una tapia = as deaf as a post.

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I

-da adjetivo

1) (Med) deaf

se quedó sordo — he went deaf

es sordo de nacimiento — he was born deaf

2) <ruido/golpe> dull, muffled; <dolor> dull; (Ling) voiceless

II

-da masculino, femenino deaf person

una escuela para sordos — a school for the deaf

hacerse el sordo — to pretend not to hear

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= deaf.

Ex: Contrary to popular belief, people who have been deaf from birth are not indifferent to aesthetic literature.

* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.

* con un ruido sordo = plump.

* hacer oídos sordos = turn + a deaf ear to.

* hacerse el sordo = turn + a deaf ear to, pretend + not to have heard, turn + a blind eye to.

* más sordo que una tapia = as deaf as a post.

* oídos sordos = deaf ears.

* ruido sordo = thud.

* servicios bibliotecarios para los sordos = library services for the deaf.

* sordos, los = deaf, the, deafened people.

* tan sordo como una tapia = as deaf as a post.

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sordo¹ -da

adjective

A (Med) deaf

se quedó sordo he went deaf

es sordo de nacimiento he was born deaf

no me grites que no soy or (esp Esp) no estoy sordo don't shout, I'm not deaf

permaneció sordo a or ante mis súplicas my pleas fell on deaf ears, he remained deaf to my pleas

B

1 ‹ruido/golpe› dull, muffled

2 (Ling) voiceless

3 ‹dolor› dull

4 ‹cólera/rabia› supressed, pent-up

sordo² -da

masculine, feminine

deaf person

una escuela para sordos a school for the deaf

a lo sordo on the quiet

hacerse el sordo to pretend not to hear

no hay peor sordo que el que no quiere oír there are none so deaf as those who will not hear

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sordo

◊ -da adjetivo

1 (Med) deaf;

◊ se quedó sordo he went deaf;

es sordo de nacimiento he was born deaf
2 ‹ruido/golpe› dull, muffled;
‹dolor› dull;
(Ling) voiceless
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
deaf person;

◊ hacerse el sordo to pretend not to hear

sordo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (que no puede oír) deaf
2 (golpe, ruido) dull, low
(dolor) dull
3 (insensible a los consejos, súplicas) deaf
4 Ling voiceless, un sonido sordo, an unvoiced sound
II sustantivo masculino y femenino deaf person
los sordos, the deaf pl
♦ Locuciones: fam fig hacerse el sordo, to turn a deaf ear

'sordo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ensordecer
- hacerse
- sorda
- tapia
English:
can
- deaf
- dull
- go
- muffled
- muted
- rumble
- rumbling
- stone-deaf
- thud
- thump
- unvoiced
- what
- ache
- heavy
- stone

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sordo, -a

♦ adj

1. [que no oye] deaf;

quedarse sordo to go deaf;

¡no chilles, que no estoy sordo! there's no need to shout, I'm not deaf!;

Comp

estar sordo como una tapia, estar más sordo que una tapia to be (as) deaf as a post;

Comp

permanecer sordo a o [m5]ante algo to be deaf to sth

2. [pasos] quiet, muffled

3. [ruido, dolor] dull

4. Gram voiceless, unvoiced

♦ nm,f

[persona] deaf person;

los sordos the deaf;

Comp

hacerse el sordo to turn a deaf ear;

el jefe se hacía el sordo cuando oía hablar de aumentos de sueldo the boss pretended not to hear when people mentioned pay Br rises o US raises

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sordo

I adj

1 deaf

2 sonido dull

II m, sorda f deaf person;

hacerse el sordo turn a deaf ear;

los sordos the deaf pl

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sordo, -da adj

1) : deaf

2) : muted, muffled

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sordo¹ adj

1. (persona) deaf

se ha quedado sordo he has gone deaf

2. (ruido) low / dull

el libro cayó al suelo con un golpe sordo the book fell on the floor with a dull thud

sordo como una tapia as deaf as a post

sordo² n deaf person

los sordos the deaf