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Meanings of deafen in inglés

portugués
ensurdecer

Make or render deaf.

ensurdecer
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Examples for "deaf"
Examples for "deaf"
1
Is your speaking problem physical, or does it come from being deaf?
The stand
2
Even Josef, spirit deaf, could tell the words were more than words.
The spirit rebellion: the legend of eli monpress: book 2
3
Some deaf workers have developed tricks to help them navigate certain situations.
The Guardian
4
Audio Tribes: a dramatic take on being deaf within a hearing family.
Radio NZ
5
Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's really, really bad and completely tone deaf.
The South African
Usage of deafen in inglés
1
And it may deafen some people to the legitimacy of your points.
Wired
2
And the hurrahs and cries of triumph were enough to deafen one.
Strange True Stories of Louisiana
3
I am going to ring for mass, and it will deafen you.
The Valiant Runaways
4
One could not deafen one's ears against that note of human agony.
The Soul of the War
5
There's technical difficulties; sound issues that briefly almost deafen the crowd.
The Irish Times
6
They rend the air and deafen you with their shrill cries.
Lights and Shadows of New York Life / or, the Sights and Sensati...
7
My echo comes directly enough, but it does not deafen me.
Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories
8
Only, as soon as he should wake, he would no doubt deafen everybody.
Fruitfulness
9
While he lived, how deafen himself to the call of life?
The Glory of the Conquered: The Story of a Great Love
10
Perhaps your own reiterated cries deafen you to the voice you hoped to hear.
A grief observed
11
In this confined space the roar of the twenty-four-pounders could deafen anyone in minutes.
Success to the Brave
12
A second later, explosions ripped through the area, shocking and deafening her.
Red inferno: 1945
13
TV VIEW: All week, the sounds were so silent they were deafening.
The Irish Times
14
It was right on the road & the traffic noise was deafening.
The new yorker
15
The crash of the report almost deafened them in that narrow room.
Darkness and Dawn
16
Each man had to speak clearly, as the noise level was deafening.
Red inferno: 1945
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portugués
ensurdecer
Deafen through the time
Deafen across language varieties
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