deaf
A deaf personA deaf person.
» Tom is deaf in one ear.
Tom ist auf einem Ohr taub. — al_ex_an_der
Том глух на одно ухо. — urusu_tom
Том глухой на одно ухо. — marafon
Том глухий на одне вухо. — deniko
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1 senses(nonstandard, rare)A deaf person.
- people who have severe hearing impairments
Examples
343 sentencesTom 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
Tom is beginning to go deaf.
Том починає втрачати слух. — deniko
ruТом начинает терять слух. — marafon
deTom fängt an, taub zu werden. — dinkel_girl
Tom said that Mary was deaf.
Том сказав, що Мері глуха. — deniko
ruТом сказал, что Мэри глухая. — marafon
Tom isn't deaf, but Mary is.
Том не глухий, а от Мері глуха. — deniko
I wonder if Tom is going deaf.
Мені цікаво, чи Том втрачає слух. — deniko
Origin
From Middle English def, deef, from Old English dēaf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub (“deaFrom 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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