Meaning of kurls | Babel Free

Definitions

1. deaf (not capable of hearing sounds)
2. deaf (who does not want to listen; disobedient)

Equivalents

Examples

“kurlas meitenes”

deaf girls

“būt kurlam ar labo ausi”

to be deaf on the right ear

“viņa bija pilnīgi kurla, sen jau atradinājusies klausīties un mēģināt saprast, ko citi runāja”

she was completely deaf, she had long ago given up listening and trying to understand what others say

“ausis bija pilnīgi aizkritušas, viņš gāja kā kurls”

(his) ears were completely closed, he walked as if deaf

“ausis kurlas no lādiņu kaucieniem un detonācijām”

(his) ears (were) deaf from the howl and detonation of the (bomb)shells

“būt kurlam pret labiem padomiem”

to be deaf to good advice

“Ieva bija un palika pret šiem svarīgiem krusttēva pierādījumiem kurla”

Ieva was and remained deaf to her uncle's important (pieces of) evidence

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