snow-blind


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snow blindness

n.
A usually temporary loss of vision and inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea, caused by exposure of the eyes to bright sunlight and ultraviolet rays reflected from snow or ice.
snow′-blind′, snow′-blind′ed (-blīn′dĭd) adj.
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snow-blind

adj
(Physiology) temporarily unable to see or having impaired vision because of the intense reflection of sunlight from snow
snow blindness n
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Verb 1. snow-blind - affect with snow blindness; "the glare of the sun snow-blinded her"
blind - render unable to see
Adj. 1. snow-blind - temporarily blinded by exposure to light reflected from snow or ice
blind, unsighted - 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
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snow-blind

[ˈsnəʊˌblaɪnd] ADJ → cegado por la nieve
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