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blind
(blīnd)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: 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. often blinds Something, such as a window shade or a Venetian blind, that hinders vision or shuts out light.
3. A shelter for concealing hunters, photographers, or observers of wildlife.
4. Something intended to conceal the true nature, especially of an activity; a subterfuge.
5. A forced bet in poker that is placed before the cards are dealt.
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 proposal's merits.
4. To withhold light from: Thick shrubs blinded our downstairs windows.
[Middle English, from Old English; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]
blind′ing·ly adv.
blind′ly adv.
blind′ness n.
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Blindness
See also eyes.
a lack or loss of sight. — ableptical, adj.
a condition of partial or total blindness, caused by a disease of the optie nerve. — amaurotic, adj.
obscurity of vision, occurring without any organic change in the eyes; the first stage of amaurosis. — amblyopic, adj.
blindness.
blindness.
Medicine. the condition of snow blindness.
Obsolete, the state of having defective eyesight; purblindness.
Obsolete, the process of blinding.
a disease of the eyes, in which the eyeball hardens and becomes tense, often resulting in blindness. — glaucomatous, adj.
the loss of sight in daylight. — hemeralopic, adj.
a writing frame designed for use by blind people.
the loss of sight in darkness. — nyctalopic, adj.
a device combining a selenium cell and telephone apparatus that converts light energy into sound energy, used to enable blind people to sense light through the hearing and thus read printed matter.
an instrument for writing when unable to see.
a blind spot or blind area in the field of vision.
the totality of medical knowledge concerning the causes, treatment, and prevention of blindness.
a person who devotes himself to helping the blind.
blindness. — typhlotic, adj.
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Blindness
See Also: EYE(S); EYE EXPRESSIONS, BLANK
- Blind as a bat —Anon
Attribution for this enduringly popular cliche dates back to the seventeenth century and a somewhat longer old English version from John Clarke’s Paromiologia: “Blind as a bat at noone.” Less used variants are “Blind as a beetle” and “Blind as a buzzard.”
- Blind as a flame of fire —Algernon Charles Swinburne
- Blind as a fool’s heart —Robert Browning
- Blind [about understanding love and hate] as a newborn child —Marguerite Duras
- Blind as a newt —Leigh Allison Wilson
- Blind as a night fog —Daniel Berrigan
- Blind as a stone —Anon
This still commonly used expression dates back to the fourteenth century, even before Chaucer used it in Canterbury Tales: “Blind as is a stoon.”
- (Eyes staring,) blind as glass —Rose Tremain
- Blind as Hell —William Habbington
- Blind as ignorance —Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher
- Blind as inexperience —Victor Hugo
- Blind as love —Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Blind as maggots —Mark Helprin
- Blind as night —Beryl Markham
- (Bright and) blind as the moon in the blank mid-morning sky —F. D. Reeve
- Blind as the waves of the sea —Eva Gore-Booth
- Oblivious of … as an ant or a flea might be to the sound of the avalanche on which it rides —William Faulkner
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Noun 1. [画像:blindness - the state of being blind or lacking sight]blindness - the state of being blind or lacking sight
legal blindness - vision that is 20/200 or worse in both eyes (20/200 vision is the ability to see at 20 feet what a normal eye can see at 200 feet)
anopia - sightlessness (especially because of a structural defect in or the absence of an eye)
snowblindness, snow-blindness - temporary blindness caused by exposure to sunlight reflected from snow or ice
eyelessness - blindness due to loss of the eyes
figural blindness - inability to see shapes and contours
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blindness
nounThe condition of not being able to see:
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عَمى
slepota
blindhed
Blindheit Amaurose
sokeus
sljepilosljepoća
vakság
blinda, blindni
slepota
slepota
körlük
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blindness
[ˈblaɪndnɪs] n → cécité fblindness to sth (= refusal to see) → refus m de voir qchblind spot n (in car, plane) → angle m mort
to have a blind spot about sth (fig) → ne rien comprendre à qchblind trust n (FINANCE) organisme indépendant de gestion d'actifs
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blindness
n (lit, fig) → Blindheit f → (to gegenüber)
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blindness
[ˈblaɪndnɪs] n → cecitàblindness to the realities of life → rifiuto di guardare in faccia la realtà
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blind
(blaind) adjective1. not able to see. a blind man. blinde أعْمى сляп cego slepý blind blind τυφλός ciego pime نابینا sokea aveugle עור, עיוור अंधा slijep vak buta blindur cieco 盲目の 눈먼 aklas akls; neredzīgs buta blind blind niewidomy ړوند ، نه لیدونکی 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 cego slepý (k) blind blind ανίκανος να δει καθαρά ciego, que no se da cuenta de algo pime نادان؛ بی بصیرت sokea vioille aveugle אָטוּם ל- असफल zaslijepljen érzéketlen tidak memperhatikan, tak dapat melihat blindur á/fyrir cieco a 〜に気づかない 깨닫지 못하는 aklas akls tak perasan dengan blind blind ślepy ناپوه ، پرته له بصیرت څخه 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 sem visibilidade nepřehledný unübersichtlich blind; uoverskuelig που κρύβει ό,τι βρίσκεται από πίσω sin visibilidad varjatud نقطۀ کور؛ آنچه دیدنش مشکل است sokea kulma sans visibilité - עור, עיוור बन्द mrtvi kut be nem látható menyembunyikan blind- cieco 見通しのきかない 막다른 užstojantis, dengiantis (par ielu u.tml.) bez izejas; akls; neperspektīvs tak nampak blind blind-; uoversiktlig przysłaniający, niewidoczny ړوند ټکی، هغه څه چی لیدل یی ستونزمن دی 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 de cegos slepecký, pro nevidomé Blinden-... blinde- που έχει σχέση με τυφλούς ή προορίζεται για αυτούς para invidentes/ciegos pimedate مخصوص نابینایان sokeita varten pour les aveugles עבור עור, עיוור अंधों का या के लिए za slijepe vak untuk orang buta blindra- per ciechi 盲人の 맹인용의 aklųjų aklo-; neredzīgo- sekolah orang buta blinden- blinde- dla niewidomych ړندوته ځانګړی شوی 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
noun1. (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 cortina roleta die Jalousie persienne; rullegardin στόρι, παραθυρόφυλλο persiana kate نورگیر kaihtimet store תריס र्दृष्टिरोध zastor redőny, roló kerai gluggatjald avvolgibile, veneziana ブラインド 블라인드 žaliuzės, (pakeliama) užuolaida žalūzija; (nolaižams loga) aizkars menurunkan bidai jaloezie persienne, rullegardin, skodde żaluzja, zasłona د رڼا مخ نیونکی estore stor жалюзи roleta roleta roletna rullgardin ม่านบังตา çekme perde, stor perde 百葉窗 штора; жалюзі پردہ ۔ چلمن rèm 窗帘,百叶窗
2. something intended to mislead or deceive. He did that as a blind. voorwendsel شَيء للتَّمْويه прикритие subterfúgio klam, léčka, finta der Vorwand vildspor; lokkedue παραπλανητική ενέργεια, πρόσχημα pretexto, evasiva, subterfugio silmapete فریب؛ حیله harhautus 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 눈을 속이는 것 priedanga, maskuotė acu apmānīšana buta dekmantel villspor; lokkedue zasłona dymna, kamuflaż چل، حیله او بانه subterfúgio înşelăciune отговорка trik zvijača maska täckmantel, förevändning สิ่งที่ทําให้สับสน şaşırtmaca, örtmece, maske 掩護,蒙蔽 обдурювання, обман بے سوچے سمجھے cái cớ 蒙蔽
verb to make blind. He was blinded in the war. blind gemaak يُصيبُ بالعَمى ослепявам cegar oslepit, zbavit zraku blind machen gøre blind τυφλώνω cegar, volver ciego pimedaks tegema نابینا کردن sokeuttaa rendre aveugle לְהִתעָווֵר अंधा करना oslijepiti megvakít menjadi buta blinda accecare 盲にする 눈이 멀게 하다 apakinti padarīt neredzīgu/aklu menjadi buta blind maken, verblinden blinde, gjøre blind oślepić ړوندول 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
ˈblinding adjective1. tending to make blind. a blinding light. verblindende مُصيبٌ بالعَمى ослепяваща ofuscante oslnivý, oslepující blendend blændende εκτυφλωτικός cegador pimestav کور کننده sokaiseva aveuglant מסנוור अंधा करने वाला zaslijepljujuć vakító menyilaukan blindandi accecante 目をくらませるような 눈을 멀게 하는, 눈부신 akinantis apžilbinošs silau verblindend blendende; det å bli/gjøre blind oślepiający ړوندونکی ofuscante orbitor ослепляющий oslepujúci slepeč zaslepljujući bländande อาจทําให้ตาบอด kör edici, gözleri kamaştıran 眩目的 сліпучий اندھا کر دینے والا loá mắt 眩目的,刺眼的
2. sudden. He realized, in a blinding flash, that she was the murderer. verblindende فُجائي рязък súbito bleskový plötzlich med ét ξαφνικός como un relámpago, de súbito välgatuslik ناگهانی äkillinen aveuglant פתאום अचानक strelovito villanásnyi tiba-tiba allt í einu abbagliante 突然の 갑작스런 akimirksniu pēkšņs silauan verblindend med ett olśniewający ناڅاپه súbito de moment внезапный bleskový nenaden iznenadan plötslig ทันทีทันใด ani 突然的 раптовий اچانک ، دفعۃً đột ngột loé lên 突然的
ˈblindly adverb blindweg بصورة عَمْياء слепешката cegamente slepě, naslepo blind i blinde; blindt τυφλά ciegamente, deslumbrantemente pimesi کورکورانه sokeasti aveuglément כְּעִיוֵור आंखों पर पट्टी बांधे हुये naslijepo vakon membuta í blindni ciecamente 盲目的に 맹목적으로, 눈부시도록 aklai akli secara membuta blind i blinde, blindt ślepo ړوندوالی سره cegamente orbeşte слепо slepo slepo slepo blint อย่างมองไม่เห็น görmeksizin, kör gibi 眩目地 наосліп اندھا دھند mù quáng; mò mẫm 眩目地
ˈblindness noun blindheid عَمى слепота cegueira slepota die Blindheit blindhed τύφλωση, τυφλότητα ceguera pimedus نابینایی sokeus cécité עיוורון अन्धापन sljepilo vakság kebutaan blinda, blindni cecità 盲目 실명, 맹목 aklumas aklums kebutaan blindheid blindhet ślepota ړوندوالی 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 beco sem saída slepá ulička die Sackgasse vildspor; blindgyde αδιέξοδο sin salida umbtänav بن بست ilman ulospääsytietä impasse ללא מוצא अंधी गली slijepa ulica zsákutca jalan buntu blindgata vicolo cieco 袋小路 장래성이 없는 일 aklavietė strupceļš jalan buntu doodlopend straatje blindgate, blindvei ślepa uliczka تنګه کوڅه ، نری لاره چی د وتللو امکان په کی نه وی sem saída fundătură бесперспективное занятие slepá ulička slepa ulica ćorsokak återvändsgränd สถานการณ์ที่ไม่มีทางออก çözümü olmayan sorun; çıkmaz 死胡同,死巷,行不通 безвихідь بند گلی یا کوچہ không có lối thoát 死胡同,绝路
ˈblindfold noun 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 venda páska na oči die Augenbinde bind for øjnene πανί που δένει τα μάτια και κρύβει την όραση venda silmaside چشم بند silmille laitettava side bandeau כִּיסוּי עֵינָיִים आंख की पट्टी, आंखों पर पट्टी बांधना prekrivalo za oči kendő penutup mata bindi fyrir augun benda 目隠し 눈 가리는 천 akių raištis acu aizsegs dengan mata tertutup kain blinddoek bind for øynene przepaska na oczy سترګی ورتړل، د سترګی تړونی 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
verb to put a blindfold on (some person or animal). blinddoek يَعْصِبُ العَيْنَيْن връзвам/превързвам очите vendar zavázat oči die Augen verbinden give bind for øjnene δένω τα μάτια vendar los ojos silmi kinni siduma چشم بند زدن peittää silmät siteellä bander les yeux 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 눈가리개를 하다 užrišti akis aizsiet acis matanya ditutup dengan kain blinddoeken binde for øynene zawiązać oczy د سترګی تړونی تړل 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
adjective, adverb with the eyes covered by a cloth etc. She came blindfold into the room. geblinddoek مَعْصوبُ العَيْنَيْن необмислен de olhos vendados mající zavázané oči, se zakrytýma očima mit verbundenen Augen med bind for øjnene με δεμένα μάτια con los ojos vendados seotud silmadega چشم بسته silmät peitettyinä 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 눈가리개를 한 užrištomis akimis ar aizsietām acīm dengan mata tertutup dengan kain geblinddoekt med bind for øynene z zawiązanymi oczyma تړلی سترګی 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(地) із зав'язаними очима آنکھوں پر پٹی بندھے ہوئے bị bịt mắt 遮着眼的(地)
blind spot1. 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 ponto fraco mezera (ve vědomostech) der schwache Punkt blindt punkt; hul αδύνατο, ασθενές σημείο punto flojo nõrk külg نقطۀ ضعف aukko tiedoissa 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 자기가 모르는 분야 silpna vieta (kāda) vājā puse; (kādam) neizprotama lieta tidak faham zwakke plek det å være blank słabość, słaby punkt د کمزوری ټکی ponto fraco problemă (permanentă) белое пятно nemať porozumenie (pre) vrzel nepoznanica företeelse som man är usel på สิ่งที่ไม่เข้าใจ anlaşılamayan şey, aklın ermediği şey 一竅不通 темний ліс بےعلم ہونا môn học mà người ta kém nhất 一窍不通
2. an area which is impossible or difficult to see due to an obstruction. blindvlek بُقْعَةٌ عَمْياء сляпо петно área sem visibilidade nepřehledné/slepé místo der blinde Fleck blind vinkel σημείο που δεν μπορεί να δει εύκολα κπ. λόγω παρεμβαλλόμενου εμποδίου área sin visibilidad varjatud koht نقطۀ کور sokea piste 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 맹점 mirties taškas grūti pārredzama ceļa daļa titik buta blinde hoek den blinde flekk, dødvinkel obszar niewidoczny, martwy punkt ړوند ټکی 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 死角,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 cego conduzindo cego slepý vůdcem slepého ein Blinder führt einen Blinden den halte fører den blinde 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 sokea taluttaa sokeaa 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 장님을 인도하는 장님(위험천만함의 비유) 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 یو ړوند د بل ړانده امساء کیږی 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
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blind·ness
n. ceguera;
color ___ → acromatopsia, ___ al color;
night ___ → nictalopía, ___ nocturna;
red ___ → ___ roja;
total ___ → pérdida completa de la visión.
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blindness
n ceguera; color — daltonismo (form), dificultad f para diferenciar ciertos colores; night — ceguera nocturnaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.