B1adjective · common

deaf

deaf · deafer · deafest

глухий

глухой, глухие

taub, die Gehörlosen, gehörlos

Unable to hearUnable (or partially able) to hear.

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/diːf/

» Tom is deaf in one ear.

Tom ist auf einem Ohr taub.

Том глух на одно ухо.

Том глухой на одно ухо.

Том глухий на одне вухо.

Meaning

5 senses

Unable (or partially able) to hear.
My brother has been deaf since sustaining injuries in the war.
It's important for TV shows to provide closed captioning for the deaf.
taub, gehörlos, die Gehörlosen
глухо́йgluxój, глухиеgluxije
глухи́йhluxýj
Unwilling to listen or be persuaded; determinedly inattentive.
Those people are deaf to reason.
Of or relating to the community of deaf people.
(obsolete)Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete)Decayed; tasteless; useless.
a deaf nut; deaf corn

More definitions

lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
(usually followed by ‘to’) unwilling or refusing to pay heed

Examples

343 sentences

Tom is deaf in one ear.
Том глухий на одне вухо. — deniko
ruТом глух на одно ухо. — urusu_tom
deTom ist auf einem Ohr taub. — al_ex_an_der
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Tom is beginning to go deaf.
Том починає втрачати слух. — deniko
ruТом начинает терять слух. — marafon
deTom fängt an, taub zu werden. — dinkel_girl
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Tom said that Mary was deaf.
Том сказав, що Мері глуха. — deniko
ruТом сказал, что Мэри глухая. — marafon
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Tom isn't deaf, but Mary is.
Том не глухий, а от Мері глуха. — deniko
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I wonder if Tom is going deaf.
Мені цікаво, чи Том втрачає слух. — deniko
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

unable to hear:

Русский

By meaning 2

unable to hear:

unable to hear, used as a substantive: deaf people considered as a group:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

unable to hear:

unable to hear, used as a substantive: deaf people considered as a group:

Origin

From Middle English def, deef, from Old English dēaf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub (“dea

From Middle English def, deef, from Old English dēaf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub (“deaf”), from Proto-Germanic *daubaz (“deaf or stunned”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, smoke, darken, obscure”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τυφλός (tuphlós, “blind”). See also dumb. Doublet of daff, dof, and dowf.

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