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turn a deaf ear en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (figuratively) To refuse to listen to.
   • They turned a deaf ear to her entreaties.
   • This really confirms that Sacramentans turn a deaf ear to efforts to legislate bigotry and homophobia. Sacramento ought to take a lot of pride in looking at their community as one that tolerates diversity. 1986 December 14, Jeffrey Ruda, quoting Ron Gray, “Sacramento Holds On To Lesbian/Gay Rights”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 22, page 2:

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Relateds

turn a blind eye · preach to deaf ears · fall on deaf ears

Translations (25)

mi tetērongo (to refuse to listen or hear something) · it fare orecchi da mercante (to refuse to listen or hear something) · pl puścić mimo uszu (to refuse to listen or hear something) · ru пропуска́ть ми́мо уше́й (to refuse to listen or hear something) · mi whakatuturi (to refuse to listen or hear something) · nb vende det døve øret til (to refuse to listen or hear something) · ar صَمَّ الأُذُنَ عَنْ (to refuse to listen or hear something) · es hacer oídos sordos (to refuse to listen or hear something) · hu a füle botját sem mozdítja (to refuse to listen or hear something) · fi kaikua kuuroille korville (to refuse to listen or hear something) · pt fazer ouvidos de mercador (to refuse to listen or hear something) · is skella skolleyrum við (to refuse to listen or hear something) · es hacerse el sordo (to refuse to listen or hear something) · ja 聞く耳を持たぬ (to refuse to listen or hear something) · is láta sem vind um eyru þjóta (to refuse to listen or hear something) · pt fazer ouvidos moucos (to refuse to listen or hear something) · sv slå dövörat till (to refuse to listen or hear something) · gl facerse o xordo (to refuse to listen or hear something) · mi whātuturi (to refuse to listen or hear something) · cmn 充耳不聞 /充耳不闻 (to refuse to listen or hear something) · de (gegenüber etwas) sich taub stellen (to refuse to listen or hear something) · is daufheyrast við (to refuse to listen or hear something) · pl puszczać mimo uszu (to refuse to listen or hear something) · is láta eins og vind um eyru þjóta (to refuse to listen or hear something) · fr faire la sourde oreille (to refuse to listen or hear something)