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hearing impaired

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
hearing impaired, hearing-impaired adj	dated, offensive (partially deaf)	hipoacúsico adj
Note: Many people prefer the term "hard of hearing." A hyphen is used when the adjective comes before the noun it modifies.
	Her parents were hearing impaired, and so she learned sign language from birth.
	Sus padres son hipoacúsicos, así que ella aprendió lengua de señas desde que nació.
the hearing impaired npl	dated, offensive (partially deaf people)	hipoacúsico, hipoacúsica nm, nf
		persona con problemas de audición nf + loc adj
Note: "People with hearing loss" and "people with partial hearing" are preferred.
	The film has subtitles for the hearing impaired.
	La película tiene subtítulos para hipoacúsicos.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
hearing and speech impaired adj	(partially deaf with speaking difficulties)	con necesidades comunicativas especiales loc adj
	In this classroom, there is one child who is hearing and speech impaired.
	En esta clase hay un niño con necesidades comunicativas especiales.
impaired hearing n	(partial deafness)	déficit auditivo, trastorno auditivo nm + adj
		hipoacusia nf
		pérdida auditiva nf + adj
	(coloquial)	sordera parcial nf + adj
	He suffered from impaired hearing following the explosion.
	Sufrió un déficit auditivo después de la explosión.

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