B1 — Intermedio👁️ Partes del cuerpo
Fare orecchie da mercante
To turn a deaf ear
Traducción literal
"To make merchant's ears"
Qué significa
To turn a deaf ear. Refers to deliberately ignoring what someone says, as merchants historically pretended not to hear complaints about prices.
Ejemplo en contexto
"Gli ho detto mille volte di pulire la sua stanza, ma fa sempre orecchie da mercante."
"I've told him a thousand times to clean his room, but he always turns a deaf ear."
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