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sordo como una tapia

adj.

as deaf as a post

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sordo
, a

a adj

1    [persona]   deaf
quedarse sordo      to go deaf
mostrarse sordo a, permanecer sordo a      to be deaf to
se mostró sordo a sus súplicas      he was deaf to her entreaties, her entreaties fell on deaf ears
MODISMOS a la sorda, MODISMOS a sordas      on the quiet, surreptitiously
MODISMOS sordo como una tapia      as deaf as a post

2    (=insonoro)
[ruido]   dull, muffled
[dolor]   dull
[emoción, ira]   suppressed

3 (Ling) voiceless

b sm/f deaf person
hacerse el sordo to pretend not to hear, turn a deaf ear

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sordo como una tapia	exp.	as deaf as a post	(MODISMOS)

come como una desesperada	exp.	she eats as if she were half-starved
¿cómo se come eso?	exp.	what on earth is that?	(MODISMOS)
saltar la tapia	exp.	to climb over the wall
una tapia cuajada de pintadas	exp.	a wall covered in graffiti
dolor sordo	pref.	dull pain
dolor sordo	nm.	dull pain
quedarse sordo	exp.	to go deaf
hacerse el sordo	exp.	to pretend not to hear
mostrarse sordo a	exp.	to be deaf to
permanecer sordo a	exp.	to be deaf to
a sordas	exp.	on the quiet	(MODISMOS)
a sordas	exp.	surreptitiously	(MODISMOS)
hacerse el sordo	exp.	turn a deaf ear
me estoy quedando sordo	exp.	I'm going deaf
a la sorda	exp.	on the quiet	(MODISMOS)
a la sorda	exp.	surreptitiously	(MODISMOS)
fue un diálogo de sordos	exp.	nobody listened to what anyone else had to say
fue un diálogo de sordos	exp.	it was a dialogue of the deaf
hacer oídos sordos a algo	exp.	to turn a deaf ear to sth	(MODISMOS)
se mostró sordo a sus súplicas	exp.	he was deaf to her entreaties
se mostró sordo a sus súplicas	exp.	her entreaties fell on deaf ears
¡baja la voz, que no estoy sordo!	exp.	keep your voice down, I'm not deaf!
no me grites, que no estoy sorda	exp.	don't shout, I'm not deaf
a palabras necias, oídos sordos :	exp.	it's best not to listen to the silly things people say	(REFRANES)
come mucho	exp.	she eats a lot
¡come y calla!	exp.	shut up and eat your food!

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'sordo como una tapia' also found in translations in English-Spanish dictionary
as deaf as a post	adj.	más sordo que una tapia
to be as deaf as a (door)post	exp.	estar más sordo que una tapia	(IDIOMS)

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