German-English translation for "schwerhörig"

"schwerhörig" English translation

schwerhörig
Adjektiv | adjective adj

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  • hard of hearing
    schwerhörig schlecht hörend
    schwerhörig schlecht hörend
  • deaf
    schwerhörig taub
    schwerhörig taub
examples
  • sich schwerhörig stellen auch | alsoa. figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    to pretend not to hear
    sich schwerhörig stellen auch | alsoa. figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
My father is so old that he is hard of hearing.
Mein Vater ist so alt, dass er schwerhörig ist.
Source: Tatoeba
He didn't read a note, and he was profoundly hearing impaired.
Er konnte keine Noten lesen und er war sehr schwerhörig.
Source: TED
Many of you know that he was deaf, or near profoundly deaf, when he wrote that.
Viele von Ihnen wissen, dass er taub, oder zumindest hochgradig schwerhörig war, als er sie schrieb.
Source: TED
My grandfather, being hard of hearing, often makes an irrelevant answer.
Mein Großvater, der schwerhörig ist, gibt oft Antworten, die danebenliegen.
Source: Tatoeba
I realize he is hard of hearing.
Ich merke, dass er schwerhörig ist.
Source: GlobalVoices
We have thereby taken on board the comments made by the Foundation for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Wir haben also den Bemerkungen der Stiftung für Gehörlose und Schwerhörige Rechnung getragen.
Source: Europarl
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