English-German translation for "deaf"

"deaf" German translation

deaf
[def]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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taub schwerhörig gedämpft, tot, klanglos
  • taub
    deaf medicine | MedizinMED
    deaf medicine | MedizinMED
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  • deaf → see „ear“
    deaf → see „ear“
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  • gedämpft, tot, klanglos
    deaf muffled: sound obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    deaf muffled: sound obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
deaf
[def]noun | Substantiv s

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die Tauben
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  • the deaf
    die Tauben
    the deaf
to be deaf to remonstrances
(allen) Vorstellungen gegenüber taub bleiben
to be deaf to remonstrances
I seem (to be) deaf today
I seem (to be) deaf today
he is not so deaf but he can hear a gun
er ist nicht so taub, dass er nicht eine Kanone hören könnte
he is not so deaf but he can hear a gun
to turn a deaf ear tosomething | etwas sth
taube Ohren fürsomething | etwas etwas haben
to turn a deaf ear tosomething | etwas sth
the deaf and dumb
die Taubstummen
the deaf and dumb
his words fell on deaf ears
seine Worte fanden taube Ohren
his words fell on deaf ears
as deaf as a block
as deaf as a block
Viele von Ihnen wissen, dass er taub, oder zumindest hochgradig schwerhörig war, als er sie schrieb.
Many of you know that he was deaf, or near profoundly deaf, when he wrote that.
Source: TED
Ich denke, damit würde man die Rechte der Gehörlosen und dieser Minderheit tief verletzen.
I think this would profoundly violate the rights of the deaf minority.
Source: Europarl
Sie haben ihre Forderungen vollständig ignoriert.
You have been utterly deaf to their requests.
Source: Europarl
Wir haben dafür kein Gehör gefunden.
Our calls have fallen upon deaf ears.
Source: Europarl
Ist daraus zu schließen, dass wir blöde, borniert oder taub sind?
Does that mean we are stupid, deaf or stuck in a rut?
Source: Europarl
Dies darf uns natürlich nicht veranlassen, stumm oder blind in der Tschetschenien-Frage zu sein.
But clearly this commitment should not make us deaf and dumb on the question of Chechnya.
Source: Europarl
Ich habe gehörlose Besucher hier, und wir haben den Gebärdendolmetscher.
I have deaf members of the public attending and we have the sign language interpreter.
Source: Europarl
Wir führen einen Dialog mit Schwerhörigen.
It is a dialogue with the deaf.
Source: Europarl
Wir befürchten jedoch sehr, die Vorschläge werden auf taube Ohren stoßen.
However, we fear that these proposals will fall on deaf ears.
Source: Europarl
Aber die Regierungen stellten sich taub gegenüber den Worten der Bürger.
The governments, however, remained deaf to what the public was saying.
Source: Europarl
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