Usage examples of "deaf ear" in English with translation to French

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She is completely deaf in her left ear. Elle est complètement sourde de l'oreille gauche.
There's no one more deaf than he who does not want to listen. Il n'est pas de pire sourd que celui qui ne veut écouter.
You really have an ear for music. Tu as vraiment l'oreille musicale.
He goes to a school for the deaf. Il va à une école pour les sourds.
The cat's ear swiveled in the direction of the noise. L'oreille du chat pivota en direction du bruit.
Are you deaf? Es-tu sourd ?
When he whispered something into her ear, she moved just as he said, as if she had been hypnotized. Lorsqu'il chuchota quelque chose à son oreille, elle se déplaça conformément à ses indications, comme si elle avait été hypnotisée.
He thinks he's becoming deaf because he doesn't hear people talking about him anymore. Il croit qu'il devient sourd parce qu'il n'entend plus parler de lui.
One day, while I was playing with my cat, I finally bit his ear. Un jour, alors que je jouais avec mon chat, j'ai finalement mordu son oreille.
He pretends to be deaf. Il prétend être sourd.
I put the receiver to my ear. J'ai mis le combiné du téléphone près de mon oreille.
It is a dialogue of the deaf. C'est un dialogue de sourds.
He whispered sweet nothings into her ear. Il murmura de doux mots à son oreille.
He went deaf as a result of an accident. Il est devenu sourd à la suite d'un accident.
I wonder what ear lobes are for? Je me demande à quoi servent les lobes d'oreilles.
She goes to a school for the deaf. Elle va à une école pour les sourds.
I tried explaining the algebra homework to him but it just went in one ear and out the other. Je tentai de lui expliquer le devoir d'algèbre, mais ça rentra juste par une oreille et ça ressortit pas l'autre.
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf. Il faut de la sagesse pour comprendre la sagesse : la musique n'est rien si l'audience est sourde.
She whispered something into his ear. Elle murmura quelque chose à son oreille.
How can rattlesnakes localise their prey and track it through grass and bushes, after they wound it, if they're fully deaf? Comment le serpent à sonnette peut-il localiser sa proie et la suivre à travers herbes et buissons, après qu'il l'a blessée, s'il est complètement sourd ?
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