faire la sourde oreille

French

Etymology

Literally, to play the deaf ear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛʁ la suʁ.d‿ɔ.ʁɛj/
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Verb

faire la sourde oreille

  1. to turn a deaf ear

Conjugation

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