This is the 13936th most frequent Spanish word.
sordos
"Deaf" (persons who cannot hear).
In this sentence, 'sordos' is used as an adjective to describe students who are deaf.
Los estudiantes sordos utilizan lenguaje de señas para comunicarse.
Deaf students use sign language to communicate.
Here, 'sordos' is used metaphorically to suggest they paid no heed, similar to not hearing.
Ignoraron mis advertencias como si fueran sordos.
They ignored my warnings as if they were deaf.
In this example, 'sordos' works as a noun referring to people who are deaf.