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más sordo que una tapia

deaf as a wall

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Fixed comparative idiom

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Le llamé tres veces y no contestó, está más sordo que una tapia.

I called him three times and he did not answer, he is deaf as a post.

—¿Le avisaste? —Sí, pero es más sordo que una tapia para esas cosas.

—Did you warn him? —Yes, but he is deaf as a post about that kind of thing.

Mi abuelo está más sordo que una tapia sin el audífono.

My grandfather is deaf as a post without his hearing aid.

Le llamé tres veces y no contestó, está más sordo que una tapia.

I called him three times and he did not answer, he is deaf as a post.

—¿Le avisaste? —Sí, pero es más sordo que una tapia para esas cosas.

—Did you warn him? —Yes, but he is deaf as a post about that kind of thing.

Mi abuelo está más sordo que una tapia sin el audífono.

My grandfather is deaf as a post without his hearing aid.