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单词 kaikua kuuroille korville
释义

kaikua kuuroille korville

Finnish

Etymology

kaikua (to echo) + kuuroille (to deaf) + korville (to ears)

Verb

kaikua kuuroille korville

  1. (idiomatic) to fall on deaf ears (of a request, complaint, statement, etc, to be ignored)
  2. (idiomatic) to turn a deaf ear (to refuse to listen or hear something)
    Yritin puhua hänelle, mutta se kaikui kuuroille korville.
    I tried to speak to her, but she turned a deaf ear.

Usage notes

  • (turn a deaf ear): The construction is slightly different in English and in Finnish. In English the listener actively turns a deaf ear, but in Finnish the speaker's words echo over deaf ears. The meaning is the same. See examples above.
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