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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmalentendant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mal·en·tan·dant
"Il est malentendant de l'oreille gauche."
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Having impaired hearing in one or both ears; partially deaf.
"He is a bit half-deaf in his left ear and always asks people to speak louder."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English 'healf' (denoting a part or moiety) and 'dēaf' (meaning lacking the sense of hearing or dull of hearing). The compound has been used in Germanic languages since the Middle English period to informally describe partial hearing impairment.
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malentendant
Transliteration: mal·en·tan·dant
"Il est malentendant de l'oreille gauche."
halbtäubisch
Transliteration: halbtäubisch
"Er ist auf dem linken Ohr halbtäubisch."
ipoacusico
Transliteration: i·po·a·cu·si·co
"Mio nonno è ipoacusico da un orecchio."
medio sordo
Transliteration: medio sordo
"Es medio sordo del oído derecho."
surdo-mudo
Transliteration: surdo
Script: parcialmente surdo
"Ele é parcialmente surdo de um ouvido."
कम सुनने वाला
Transliteration: kam sunne wala
"वह एक कान से कम सुनने वाला है।"
半聋
Transliteration: bàn lóng
"他的左耳有点半聋。"
난청의
Transliteration: nan-cheong-ui
"그는 한쪽 귀가 난청이다."
難聴の
Transliteration: nanchō no
"彼は片耳が難聴です。"
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