Meaning of kurlums | Babel Free

Definitions

1. deafness (the quality of being deaf; the inability to perceive sounds)
   declension-1, masculine
2. deafness (unwillingness to hear, to listen)
   declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“savā kurlumā viņš nav troksni dzirdējis”

in (= because of) his deafness he didn't hear the noise

“paaugstināts trokšņa līmenis rada daudzas slimības: nervu, psihiskās, sirds un asinsvadu slimības, tas var būt par iemeslu kurlumam”

increased noise levels cause many diseases: nervous, mental, cardiovascular diseases, it can (also) be the cause for deafness

“tev kurlums iesēdies ausīs, un tu nedzirdi vairs”

to you, deafness has set in the ears, and you will no longer hear

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