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keinen Draht (haben) — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • tone deaf adjective Badly out of touch with how other people feel, so that what you say or do lands as insensitive or oblivious.

Senses

keinen Draht (haben) is used for these senses in English:

  • tone-deaf (colloquial, figurative) Out of touch with the experience of ordinary people.

tone deaf — full definition

  1. adjective Badly out of touch with how other people feel, so that what you say or do lands as insensitive or oblivious.
  2. adjective Unable to hear or reproduce differences in musical pitch accurately.

Related German words