SORDAS

adj. dull; hollow; muffled, muted; deaf

n. tone-deaf, unable to hear differences between tones

Soft, or muffled hand claps.

= deaf.
Ex: Contrary to popular belief, people who have been deaf from birth are not indifferent to aesthetic literature.
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* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.
* con un ruido sordo = plump.
* hacerse el sordo = turn + a deaf ear to, pretend + not to have heard, turn + a blind eye to.
* oídos sordos = deaf ears.
* ruido sordo = thud.
* servicios bibliotecarios para los sordos = library services for the deaf.
* sordos, los = deaf, the, deafened people.
* tan sordo como una tapia = as deaf as a post.