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To be ignored.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, intransitive
Examples
- Every time I ask him to do something for me, it falls on deaf ears.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: go in one ear and out the other
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
aan dovemansoren gericht zijn
— of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored
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Finnish:
kaikua kuuroille korville
— of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored
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French:
tomber dans l'oreille d'un sourd
— of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored
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German:
auf taube Ohren stoßen
— of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored
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Hebrew:
נָפַל עַל אֹזְנַיִם עֲרֵלוֹת
(nafál 'al oznáim arelót)
— of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored
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Hungarian:
süket fülekre talál
— of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored
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Italian:
essere ignorato
— of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored
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Italian:
non trovare ascolto
— of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored
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Italian:
cadere nel vuoto
— of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored
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Italian:
fare orecchie da mercante
— of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored
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Norwegian:
falle på døve ører
— of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored
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Polish:
trafiać w próżnię
— of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored
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Polish:
trafić w próżnię
— of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored
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Portuguese:
cair em saco roto
— of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored
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Spanish:
caer en saco roto
— of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored
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Telugu:
చెవిటివాని ముందు శంఖమూదినట్లు
(ceviṭivāni mundu śaṅkhamūdinaṭlu)
— of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored
