B1💬 Vida cotidiana
Fare orecchie da mercante
To turn a deaf ear
Traducción literal
"To make merchant's ears"
Qué significa
To turn a deaf ear / to pretend not to hear
Ejemplo en contexto
"Gli ho detto mille volte di pulire la sua stanza, ma fa orecchie da mercante."
"I've told him a thousand times to clean his room, but he turns a deaf ear."
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