TURN A DEAF EAR TO

Meaning of TURN A DEAF EAR TO in English

pretend not to hear, refuse to hear The company turned a deaf ear to our demands for more money and holidays.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

TURN A DEAF EAR TO — refuse to listen to somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TURN A DEAF EAR TO — {v. phr.} To pretend not to hear; refuse to hear; not pay attention. * /Mary turned a deaf ear to …
Slang English vocab
TURN A DEAF EAR TO — Disregard, decline to hear, take no notice of, pay no attention to, pay no regard to.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
TURN A DEAF EAR TO — {v. phr.} To pretend not to hear; refuse to hear; not pay attention. * /Mary turned a deaf ear to …
Словарь английских идиом
TURN A DEAF EAR TO — v. phr. To pretend not to hear; refuse to hear; not pay attention. Mary turned a deaf ear to Lois's …
American Idioms English vocabulary
TURN A DEAF EAR TO — пропускать мимо ушей
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TURN A DEAF EAR TO — не обращать внимания на, не слушать, пропускать мимо ушей
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TURN A DEAF EAR TO — не обращать внимания на, не слушать, пропускать мимо ушей
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TURN A DEAF EAR TO — пропускать мимо ушей
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
EAR — I Organ of hearing and balance. The outer ear directs sound vibrations through the auditory canal to the eardrum, which …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
EAR — I. ˈi(ə)r, ˈiə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ere, from Old English ēare; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEAF — I. ˈdef, archaic & dial -ē- adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English deef, from Old English dēaf; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEAF — (a.) Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn.
Английский словарь Webster
DEAF — (a.) Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive; regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or exhortation; -- …
Английский словарь Webster
DEAF — (a.) Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a …
Английский словарь Webster
DEAF — ( a. ) Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DEAF — ( a. ) Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EAR — ear 1 — earless , adj. — earlike , adj. /ear/ , n. 1. the organ of hearing and equilibrium …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEAF — — deafly , adv. — deafness , n. /def/ , adj., deafer, deafest , n. adj. 1. partially or wholly …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EAR — I. ˈir noun Etymology: Middle English ere, from Old English ēare; akin to Old High German ōra ear, Latin auris, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEAF — ˈdēf adjective Etymology: Middle English deef, from Old English dēaf; akin to Greek typhlos blind, typhein to smoke, Latin fumus …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
EAR — noun the organ of hearing; the external ear. 2. ear ·noun ·same·as crossette. 3. ear ·noun ·same·as acroterium. 4. ear …
Webster English vocab
DEAF — adj obscurely heard; stifled; deadened. 2. deaf ·vt to deafen. 3. deaf ·adj deprived of the power of hearing; deafened. …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
EAR — [ear] n [ME ere, fr. OE eare; akin to OHG ora ear, L auris, Gk ous] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEAF — [deaf] adj [ME deef, fr. OE deaf; akin to Gk typhlos blind, typhein to smoke, L fumus smoke--more at fume] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EAR — vertebrate organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into …
Britannica English vocabulary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEAF — / def; NAmE / adjective ( deaf·er , deaf·est ) 1. unable to hear anything or unable to hear very …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EAR — ear S2 W2 /ɪə $ ɪr/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1,2: Language: Old English ; Origin: eare ] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEAF — deaf W3 /def/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ] 1 . physically unable to hear anything or unable …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
EAR — n. 1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEAF — adj. 1 wholly or partly without hearing (deaf in one ear). 2 (foll. by to) refusing to listen or comply. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EAR — n. 1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEAF — adj. 1 wholly or partly without hearing (deaf in one ear). 2 (foll. by to) refusing to listen or comply. …
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Oxford English vocab
EAR — 1. n.1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b …
Oxford English vocab
DEAF — adj.1 wholly or partly without hearing (deaf in one ear). 2 (foll. by to) refusing to listen or comply. 3 …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EAR — ( ears) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your ears are the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEAF — ( deafer, deafest) 1. Someone who is deaf is unable to hear anything or is unable to hear very well. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEAF — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be born blind/deaf etc (= be blind, deaf etc when born ) deaf mute go …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EAR — (BODY PART) [noun] [C] - either of the two organs, one on each side of the head, by which people …
Cambridge English vocab
DEAF — [plural] [noun]Many of the TV programmes are broadcast with subtitles for the deaf (= deaf people).
Cambridge English vocab
EAR — n. Organ of hearing and balance. The outer ear directs sound vibrations through the auditory canal to the eardrum, which …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEAF — Synonyms and related words : authoritarian, bigot, bigoted, blind, borne, bullheaded, closed, constricted, cramped, creedbound, deaf and dumb, deaf to …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EAR — See: ABOUT ONE'S EARS or AROUND ONE'S EARS, BELIEVE ONE'S EARS, DRY BEHIND THE EARS, FLEA IN ONE'S EAR, GIVE …
Slang English vocab
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Longman Activator English vocab
TURN — n. 25B6; verb the wheels were still turning : GO ROUND, revolve, rotate, spin, roll, circle, wheel, whirl, gyrate, swivel, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EAR — n. 25B6; noun an infection of the ear. : See list. he had the ear of the president : ATTENTION, …
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DEAF — n. 25B6; adjective she is deaf and blind : HARD OF HEARING, having impaired hearing; informal deaf as a post. …
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