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blind  (blnd)

adj. blind·er, blind·est

1.

a. Sightless.

b. Having a maximal visual acuity of the better eye, after correction by refractive lenses, of one-tenth normal vision or less (20/200 or less on the Snellen test).

c. Of, relating to, or for sightless persons.

2.

a. Performed or made without the benefit of background information that might prejudice the outcome or result: blind taste tests used in marketing studies.

b. Performed without preparation, experience, or knowledge: made a blind stab at answering the question.

c. Performed by instruments and without the use of sight: blind navigation.

3. Unable or unwilling to perceive or understand: blind to a lover's faults.

4. Not based on reason or evidence; unquestioning: put blind faith in their leaders.

5. Slang Drunk.

6. Lacking reason or purpose: blind fate; blind choice.

7.

a. Difficult to comprehend or see; illegible.

b. Incompletely or illegibly addressed: blind mail.

c. Hidden from sight: a blind seam.

d. Screened from the view of oncoming motorists: a blind driveway.

e. Secret or otherwise undisclosed: a blind item in a military budget.

8. Closed at one end: a blind socket; a blind passage.

9. Having no opening: a blind wall.

10. Botany Failing to produce flowers or fruits: a blind bud.

n.

1. (used with a pl. verb) Blind people considered as a group. Used with the: a radio station for reading to the blind.

2. Something, such as a window shade or a Venetian blind, that hinders vision or shuts out light.

3. A shelter for concealing hunters or nature photographers.

4. Something intended to conceal the true nature, especially of an activity; a subterfuge.

adv.

1.

a. Without seeing; blindly.

b. Without the aid of visual reference: flew blind through the fog.

2. Without forethought or provision; unawares: entered into the scheme blind.

3. Without significant information, especially that might affect an outcome or result: "When you read blind, you see everything but the author" Margaret Atwood.

4. Informal Into a stupor: drank themselves blind.

5. Used as an intensive: Thieves in the bazaar robbed us blind.

tr.v. blind·ed, blind·ing, blinds

1. To deprive of sight: was blinded in an industrial accident.

2. To dazzle: skiers temporarily blinded by sunlight on snow.

3. To deprive of perception or insight: prejudice that blinded them to the merits of the proposal.

4. To withhold light from: Thick shrubs blinded our downstairs windows.

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[Middle English, from Old English; see bhel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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blinding·ly adv.

blindly adv.

blindness n.

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blind

Adjective

1. unable to see

2. unable or unwilling to understand: she is blind to his faults

3. not determined by reason: blind hatred

4. acting or performed without control or preparation

5. done without being able to see, relying on instruments for information

6. hidden from sight: a blind corner

7. closed at one end: a blind alley

8. completely lacking awareness or consciousness: a blind stupor

9. having no openings: a blind wall

Adverb

1. without being able to see ahead or using only instruments: flying blind

2. without adequate information: we bought the house blind

3. blind drunk Informal very drunk

Verb

1. to deprive of sight permanently or temporarily

2. to deprive of good sense, reason, or judgment

3. to darken; conceal

4. to overwhelm by showing detailed knowledge: he tried to blind us with science

Noun

1. a shade for a window

2. any obstruction or hindrance to sight, light, or air

3. a person, action, or thing that serves to deceive or conceal the truth [Old English]

blinding adj
blindly adv
blindness n

USAGE: See at disabled.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blind - people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group; "he spent hours reading to the blind" people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" blind person - a person with a severe visual impairment
	2.	blind - a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); "he waited impatiently in the blind" cover, covert, concealment, screen - a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"
	3.	blind - a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" screen curtain, drape, drapery, pall, mantle - hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" shutter - a hinged blind for a window window blind - a blind for privacy or to keep out light blinder, winker, blinker - blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
	4.	blind - something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind" subterfuge deception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood
Verb	1.	blind - render unable to see bedazzle, daze, dazzle - to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights" seel - sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons snow-blind - affect with snow blindness; "the glare of the sun snow-blinded her"
	2.	blind - make blind by putting the eyes out; "The criminals were punished and blinded" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" abacinate - blind by holding a red-hot metal plate before someone's eyes; "The prisoners were abacinated by their captors"
	3.	blind - make dim by comparison or conceal dim darken - make dark or darker; "darken a room"
Adj.	1.	blind - unable to see; "a person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision"--Kenneth Jernigan unsighted sighted - able to see
	2.	blind - unable or unwilling to perceive or understand; "blind to a lover's faults"; "blind to the consequences of their actions" unperceiving, unperceptive - lacking perception; "as unperceptive as a boulder"
	3.	blind - not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic" unreasoning irrational - not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals"

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blind

adjective 1. sightless, unsighted, unseeing, eyeless, visionless, stone-blind << OPPOSITE sighted

adjective 2. (usually followed by to) unaware of, unconscious of, deaf to, ignorant of, indifferent to, insensitive to, oblivious of, unconcerned about, inconsiderate of, neglectful of, heedless of, insensible of, unmindful of, disregardful of << OPPOSITE aware

adjective 3. unquestioning, prejudiced, wholesale, indiscriminate, uncritical, unreasoning, undiscriminating

adjective 4. hidden, concealed, obscured, dim, unseen, tucked away << OPPOSITE open

adjective 5. dead-end, closed, dark, obstructed, leading nowhere, without exit

adjective 6. unthinking, wild, violent, rash, reckless, irrational, hasty, senseless, mindless, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, unchecked, impetuous, intemperate, unconstrained see see, disabled

Translations

blind [blaɪnd] adj → ciego

n (for window) → persiana

vt → cegar (= dazzle); deslumbrar

blind [blaɪnd] adj → aveugle

n (for window) → store m

vt → aveugler;

to turn a blind eye (on or to) → fermer les yeux (sur);

the blind npl → les aveugles mpl

blind [blaɪnd] adj → blind

n (for window) → Rollo nt, Rouleau nt;

(also: Venetian blind) → Jalousie f

vt → blind machen;

(dazzle) → blenden;

(deceive) (with facts etc) → verblenden;

the blind npl (blind people) → die Blinden pl;

to turn a blind eye (on or to) → ein Auge zudrücken (bei);

to be blind to sth (fig) → blind für etw sein

blind [blaɪnd] adj → cieco/a

n (for window) → avvolgibile m (= Venetian blind); veneziana

vt → accecare;

to turn a blind eye (on or to) → chiudere un occhio (su)

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blind

adj blind [blaind]

1 not able to see a blind man. blinde أعْمى сляп slepý blind blind τυφλός ciego pime نابینا sokea aveugle עִוֵר @@@עִיווֵר$$$ अंधा slijep vak buta blindur cieco 盲目の 장님의 aklas akls; neredzīgs buta blind blind niewidomy cego orb слепой slepý slep slep blind บอด kör, görmez, âmâ 瞎的 сліпий نابینا ، اندھا mù 瞎的

2 (with to) unable to notice She is blind to his faults. blind أَعْمى عَن أخطاء الغيْر،مُتَغاضٍ незабелязващ нищо slepý (k) blind blind ανίκανος να δει καθαρά ciego, que no se da cuenta de algo pime نادان؛ بی بصیرت sokea aveugle (à) אָטוּם ל- असफल zaslijepljen érzéketlen tidak memperhatikan, tak dapat melihat blindur á/fyrir cieco a ～に気づかない 이해하지 못하는 aklas akls tak perasan dengan blind blind ślepy cego orb (la) не замечающий slepý (k) slep (za) slep blind för ไม่เคยรู้ görmek/anlamak istemeyen, görmemezlikten gelen 視而不見的 необережний, необачний بے بصیرت ، بے عقل không nhìn thấy 视而不见的

3 hiding what is beyond a blind corner. blinde hoek حاجِبٌ للرؤيَه сляп nepřehledný blind; uoverskuelig unübersichtlich που κρύβει ό,τι βρίσκεται από πίσω sin visibilidad varjatud نقطۀ کور؛ آنچه دیدنش مشکل است näkymätön sans visibilité - עִוֵר @@@עִיווֵר$$$ बन्द mrtvi kut be nem látható menyembunyikan blind- cieco 見通しのきかない (가려서) 보이지 않는 užstojantis, dengiantis (par ielu u.tml.) bez izejas; akls; neperspektīvs tak nampak blind blind-; uoversiktlig przysłaniający, niewidoczny sem visibilidade fără vizibilitate невидимый nepriehľadný nepregleden slepi med skymd sikt ซ่อน kör, görülmeyen 隱蔽的 глухий جس کے پار نہ دیکھا جا سکے không rõ ràng 隐蔽的

4 of or for blind people a blind school. skool vir blindes لِلْعُميان за слепи slepecký, pro nevidomé blinde- Blinden-... που έχει σχέση με τυφλούς ή προορίζεται για αυτούς para invidentes/ciegos pimedate مخصوص نابینایان sokeain- pour les aveugles עָבוּר עִוֵר @@@עִיווֵר$$$ अंधों का या के लिए za slijepe vak untuk orang buta blindra- per ciechi 盲人の 맹인의 aklųjų aklo-; neredzīgo- sekolah orang buta blinden- blinde- dla niewidomych de cegos pen­tru orbi предназначенный для слепых slepecký za slepe za slepe blindskola ของหรือสำหรับคนตาบอด körlere ait 盲人的 для сліпих نابیناؤں سے متعلق khiếm thị 盲人的

n

1 (often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc The sunlight is too bright – pull down the blinds! blindings شَمْسِيَّةُ الشُّبّاك щори roleta persienne; rullegardin die Jalousie στόρι, παραθυρόφυλλο persiana kate نورگیر kaihdin store תְּרִיס र्दृष्टिरोध zastor redőny, roló kerai gluggatjald avvolgibile, veneziana ブラインド 블라인드, 가리는 것 žaliuzės, (pakeliama) užuolaida žalūzija; (nolaižams loga) aizkars menurunkan bidai jaloezie persienne, rullegardin, skodde żaluzja, zasłona estore stor жалюзи roleta roleta roletna rullgardin ม่านบังตา çekme perde, stor perde 窗帘 штора; жалюзі پردہ ۔ چلمن rèm 窗帘

2 something intended to mislead or deceive He did that as a blind. voorwendsel شَيء للتَّمْويه прикритие klam, léčka, finta vildspor; lokkedue der Vorwand παραπλανητική ενέργεια, πρόσχημα pretexto, evasiva, subterfugio silmapete فریب؛ حیله silmänlume feinte מוֹנֵע מִלִראוֹת धोखा देना prikrivanje falból (csinál) selubung yfirskin; blása ryki í augun á, villa finzione, pretesto 目をくらますもの 속임수 priedanga, maskuotė acu apmānīšana buta dekmantel villspor; lokkedue zasłona dymna, kamuflaż subterfúgio înşelăciune отговорка trik zvijača maska täckmantel, förevändning สิ่งที่ทำให้สับสน şaşırtmaca, örtmece, maske 蒙蔽物 обдурювання, обман بے سوچے سمجھے cái cớ 蒙蔽

v

to make blind He was blinded in the war. blind gemaak يُصيبُ بالعَمى ослепявам oslepit, zbavit zraku gøre blind blind machen τυφλώνω cegar, volver ciego pimedaks tegema نابینا کردن sokaista rendre aveugle לְהִתעָווֵר अंधा करना oslijepiti megvakít menjadi buta blinda accecare 盲にする 눈멀게 하다 apakinti padarīt neredzīgu/aklu menjadi buta blind maken, verblinden blinde, gjøre blind oślepić cegar a orbi лишать(ся) зрения oslepiť oslepiti oslepiti bli blind, förlora synen ทำให้ตาบอด kör etmek 使失明 осліплювати اندھا ہو جانا làm mù 使失明

adj ˈblinding

1 tending to make blind a blinding light. verblindende مُصيبٌ بالعَمى ослепяваща oslnivý, oslepující blændende blendend εκτυφλωτικός cegador pimestav کور کننده sokaiseva aveuglant מסַנוֵור अंधा करने वाला zaslijepljujuć vakító menyilaukan blindandi accecante 目をくらませるような 눈부신 akinantis apžilbinošs silau verblindend blendende; det å bli/gjøre blind oślepiający ofuscante orbitor ослепляющий oslepujúci slepeč zaslepljujući bländande อาจทำให้ตาบอด kör edici, gözleri kamaştıran 使眩目的 сліпучий اندھا کر دینے والا loá mắt 使盲的

2 sudden He realized, in a blinding flash, that she was the murderer. verblindende فُجائي рязък bleskový med ét plötzlich ξαφνικός como un relámpago, de súbito välgatuslik ناگهانی välähdyksenomainen aveuglant פִתאוֹם अचानक strelovito villanásnyi tiba-tiba allt í einu abbagliante 突然の 돌연한, 갑작스런 akimirksniu pēkšņs silauan verblindend med ett olśniewający súbito de moment внезапный bleskový nenaden iznenadan plötslig ทันทีทันใด ani 突然的 раптовий اچانک ، دفعۃً đột ngột loé lên 眩目的

adv ˈblindly

blindweg بصورة عَمْياء слепешката slepě, naslepo i blinde; blindt blind τυφλά ciegamente, deslumbrantemente pimesi کورکورانه sokeasti aveuglément כְּעִיוֵור आंखों पर पट्टी बांधे हुये naslijepo vakon membuta í blindni ciecamente 盲目的に 맹목적으로 aklai akli secara membuta blind i blinde, blindt ślepo cegamente orbeşte слепо slepo slepo slepo blint อย่างมองไม่เห็น görmeksizin, kör gibi 眩目地 наосліп اندھا دھند mù quáng; mò mẫm 眩目地

n ˈblindness

blindheid عَمى слепота slepota blindhed die Blindheit τύφλωση, τυφλότητα ceguera pimedus نابینایی sokeus cécité עִיווָרוֹן अन्धापन sljepilo vakság kebutaan blinda, blindni cecità 盲目 눈이 보이지 않음 aklumas aklums kebutaan blindheid blindhet ślepota cegueira cecitate слепота slepota slepota slepilo blindhet การสูญเสียสายตา körlük 失明 сліпота; засліплення اندھا پن sự đui mù 失明

blind alley

a situation without any way out This is a blind alley of a job. doodlooppaadjie طَريٌ مَسْدود ситуация без изход slepá ulička vildspor; blindgyde die Sackgasse αδιέξοδο sin salida umbtänav بن بست umpikuja impasse לְלא מוֹצָא अंधी गली slijepa ulica zsákutca jalan buntu blindgata vicolo cieco 袋小路 전도가 암담한 형세 aklavietė strupceļš jalan buntu doodlopend straatje blindgate, blindvei ślepa uliczka sem saída fundătură бесперспективное занятие slepá ulička slepa ulica ćorsokak återvändsgränd สถานการณ์ที่ไม่มีทางออก çözümü olmayan sorun; çıkmaz 死胡同 безвихідь بند گلی یا کوچہ không có lối thoát 死胡同

n ˈblindfold

a piece of cloth etc put over the eyes to prevent someone from seeing The kidnappers put a blindfold over the child's eyes. blinddoek عَصْبَةٌ على العَيْنَيْن превръзка на очите páska na oči bind for øjnene die Augenbinde πανί που δένει τα μάτια και κρύβει την όραση venda silmaside چشم بند silmäside bandeau כִּיסוּי עֵינָיִים आंख की पट्टी, आंखों पर पट्टी बांधना prekrivalo za oči kendő penutup mata bindi fyrir augun benda 目隠し 눈가리개 akių raištis acu aizsegs dengan mata tertutup kain blinddoek bind for øynene przepaska na oczy venda bandă care acoperă ochii повязка на глазах páska trak (prek oči) povez ögonbindel ผ้าปิดตา gözbağı 眼罩 пов'язка на очах آنکھوں پر پٹی dải băng bịt mắt 眼罩

v

to put a blindfold on (some person or animal). blinddoek يَعْصِبُ العَيْنَيْن връзвам/превързвам очите zavázat oči give bind for øjnene die Augen verbinden δένω τα μάτια vendar los ojos (a) silmi kinni siduma چشم بند زدن sitoa silmät bander les yeux (à/de) לִקְשוֹר עֵינָיִים आंखों पर पट्टी बंधा होना zaslijepiti vkinek a szemét beköti menutup mata binda fyrir augun á bendare 目隠しをする 눈을 가리다 užrišti akis aizsiet acis matanya ditutup dengan kain blinddoeken binde for øynene zawiązać oczy vendar a lega pe cineva la ochi cu o bandă завязывать глаза zaviazať oči zakriti oči staviti povez preko očiju binda för ögonen เอาผ้าปิดตา gözlerini bağlamak 遮眼 зав'язувати очі آنکھوں کو ڈھانپنا ، جیسے جانوروں میں bịt mắt 遮眼

adjectiv adv

with the eyes covered by a cloth etc She came blindfold into the room. geblinddoek مَعْصوبُ العَيْنَيْن необмислен mající zavázané oči, se zakrytýma očima med bind for øjnene mit verbundenen Augen με δεμένα μάτια con los ojos vendados seotud silmadega چشم بسته silmät sidottuina les yeux bandés בְּעֵינָיִים קשוּרוֹת आंखों पर पट्टी बंधा होना zaslijepljen bekötött szemű mata tertutup með bundið fyrir augun bendato, con gli occhi bendati 目隠しをして 눈을 가린; 눈을 가리고 užrištomis akimis ar aizsietām acīm dengan mata tertutup dengan kain geblinddoekt med bind for øynene z zawiązanymi oczyma de olhos vendados legat la ochi с завязанными глазами so zaviazanými očami z zakritimi očmi s povezom preko očiju med förbundna ögon โดยมีผ้าปิดตา gözleri bağlı 遮著眼的 із зав'язаними очима آنکھوں پر پٹی بندھے ہوئے bị bịt mắt 遮着眼

blind spot

1 any matter about which one always shows lack of understanding She seems to have a blind spot about physics. blindvlek قَضِيَّةٌ عَمْياء / غَيْر مَفْهومَه въпрос, по който човек е неосведомен mezera (ve vědomostech) blindt punkt; hul der schwache Punkt αδύνατο, ασθενές σημείο punto flojo nõrk külg نقطۀ ضعف heikko kohta refuser de comprendre/voir clair חוֹסֵר הָבָנָה ב- अंधस्थल, अंधबिन्दु slijepa mrlja fehér folt kelemahan, titik lemah blindur blettur; vera blindur fyrir e-u, neita að skilja/sjá punto debole 弱点 약점, 맹점 silpna vieta (kāda) vājā puse; (kādam) neizprotama lieta tidak faham zwakke plek det å være blank słabość, słaby punkt ponto fraco problemă (per­ma­nentă) белое пятно nemať porozumenie (pre) vrzel nepoznanica företeelse som man är usel på สิ่งที่ไม่เข้าใจ anlaşılamayan şey, aklın ermediği şey 不易理解之事﹐無知 темний ліс بےعلم ہونا môn học mà người ta kém nhất 容易疏忽的弱点

2 an area which is impossible or difficult to see due to an obstruction. blindvlek بُقْعَةٌ عَمْياء сляпо петно nepřehledné/slepé místo blind vinkel der blinde Fleck σημείο που δεν μπορεί να δει εύκολα κπ. λόγω παρεμβαλλόμενου εμποδίου área sin visibilidad varjatud koht نقطۀ کور katve endroit sans visibilité נקוּדָה מֵתָה ऐसी जगह‍ जिसे किसी व्यवधान के कारण देखना संभव नहीं हो slijepa točka vakfolt pandangan terhalang blindur blettur, staður sem sést ekki zona morta 盲点 보이지 않는 곳 mirties taškas grūti pārredzama ceļa daļa titik buta blinde hoek den blinde flekk, dødvinkel obszar niewidoczny, martwy punkt área sem visibilidade punct mort; fără vizi­bi­litate участок плохой обзорности neprehľadné miesto nepregledno mesto zaklon område (föremål) varöver sikten är skymd, blind fläck จุดบอด kör nokta 視線不佳之處，盲點 “біла пляма” جس کے پار نہ دیکھا جا سکے điểm mù 盲点

the blind leading the blind

one inexperienced or incompetent person telling another about something My teaching you about politics will be a case of the blind leading the blind. 'n blinde lei 'n ander blinde أَعْمى يَقودُ أَعْمى! един слепец води друг slepý vůdcem slepého den halte fører den blinde ein Blinder führt einen Blinden στους τυφλούς βασιλεύει ο μονόφθαλμος tan ciego el uno como el otro; el Maestro Ciruela, que no sabía leer y puso escuela nagu pime talutaks pimedat کوری عصاکش کور دیگر شود kuin sokea taluttaisi rampaa l'aveugle conduisant l'aveugle הָעִיוֵור מוֹלִיך אֶת הָעִיוֵור अंधों की अगुआई करे अंधा slijepac slijepca vodi vak vezet világtalant orang bodoh mengajarkan sesuatu blindur leiðir blindan (il cieco che guida i ciechi) とても危険だ 소경을 인도하는 소경, 지극히 위험한 상태 aklas aklą veda aklais ved aklo seperti ketam mengajar anaknya berjalan lurus een blinde die de blinden leidt den halte fører den blinde wiódł ślepy kulawego cego a conduzir cego uite cine vorbeşte слепой ведёт слепого žmurknúť kadar slepec vodi slepca slep vodi slepog en blind som leder en blind คนไม่รู้พยายามบอกหรืออธิบายให้คนอื่นที่ไม่รู้เหมือนกันเข้าใจ kelden köseye yardım 外行指導外行 сліпий сліпого веде یوں جیسے ایک اندھا دوسرے اندھے کو رستہ دکھائے kẻ không biết gì lại chỉ bảo người khác làm 外行指导外行