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Meaning of blind | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Frequent
blaɪnd

Definitions

  1. Unable to see, or only partially able to see
  2. blind (covering for a window)
  3. A surname
  4. A movable covering for a window to keep out light, made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
  5. A surname.
  6. Failing to recognize, acknowledge or perceive
  7. fly blind, to pilot an airplane during conditions of poor visibility with only instruments for guidance.
  8. first-person singular present indicative of rolar
  9. A destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc.
  10. Having little or no visibility
  11. To confuse with bright light:bedazzle, daze, dazzle.
  12. a person from Bogotá whose parents were born elsewhere (as distinguished from a cachaco)
  13. A place where people can hide in order to observe wildlife.
  14. Closed at one end; having a dead end; exitless
  15. to make blind. He was blinded in the war. blind gemaak يُصيبُ بالعَمى ослепявам cegar oslepit, zbavit zraku blind machen gøre blind τυφλώνωcegar, 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, verblindenblinde, gjøre blindoślepić ړوندول cegar a orbi лишать(ся) зрения oslepiť oslepiti oslepiti bli blind, förlora synen ทำให้ตาบอด kör e...
  16. a person from Bogotá, regardless of ancestry.
  17. Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge, deception.
  18. Having no openings for light or passage; both dark and exitless
  19. blindweg بصورة عَمْياء слепешката cegamente slepě, naslepo blind i blinde; blindt τυφλάciegamente, 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 blindi 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
  20. A blindage.
  21. blindheid عَمى слепота cegueira slepota die Blindheit blindhed τύφλωση, τυφλότητα ceguera pimedus نابینایی sokeus cécitéעיוורון अन्धापन sljepilo vakság kebutaan blinda, blindni cecità 盲目 실명, 맹목 aklumas aklums kebutaan blindheidblindhetślepota ړوندوالی cegueira cecitate слепота slepota slepota slepilo blindhet การสูญเสียสายตา körlük 失明 сліпота; засліплення اندھا پن sự đui mù 失明
  22. A hiding place.
  23. 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 impasseללא מוצא अंधी गली slijepa ulica zsákutca jalan buntu blindgata vicolo cieco 袋小路 장래성이 없는 일 aklavietė strupceļš jalan buntu doodlopend straatje blindgate, blindveiślepa uliczka تنګه کوڅه ، نری لاره چی د وتللو امکان په کی نه وی sem saída fundătură бесперспекти...
  24. The blindside.
    colloquial
  25. 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 t...
    etc
  26. No score.
    slang
  27. 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 μάτιαvendar 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 blinddoekenbinde for øynenezawiązać oczy د س...
  28. A forced bet: the small blind or the big blind.
  29. 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 aiz...
    etc
  30. A player who is forced to pay such a bet.
  31. 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 شو...

Equivalents

Afrikaans blind
Azərbaycanca kor
Беларуская сляпы штора
Български сляп
বাংলা অন্ধ
Català cec cegar orb persiana
Čeština oslepit oslnit slepý
Cymraeg dall
Esperanto blinda blindigi
Eesti pime
Euskara itsu
Gàidhlig dall sgàile
Magyar vak vakít
Հայերեն կույր
Bahasa Indonesia buta
Íslenska blindur
Italiano accecare ciecamente cieco orbo tenda
Қазақша соқыр
ខ្មែរ ខ្វាក់
Kurdî blind çeç dall kor mork
Latina caeco caecus excaecō occaeco
Lëtzebuergesch blann
Lietuvių aklas
Latviešu akls neredzīgs
Монгол сохор
मराठी आंधळे
Bahasa Melayu buta tunanetra
Malti agħma agħmi
မြန်မာဘာသာ ကန်
Nederlands blenden blind verblinden
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅନ୍ଧ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ انھا
پښتو ړوند
Português às cegas cegar cego estore persiana
Română Chior jaluzea oblon orb
سنڌي انڌو
Slovenčina slepý
Slovenščina slep
Shqip i verbër
Српски šlep маркиза ха
Kiswahili kipofu
தமிழ் குருடு
తెలుగు గుడ్డి
Tagalog bulag persiyana
Türkçe ama görme engelli Görmez Gözsüz kör
ئۇيغۇرچە كور
اردو اندھا
Oʻzbekcha koʻr
Tiếng Việt đui đui mù mu

Examples

“A blind bearing the monogram G.V.T. is pulled down over the waiting room window as if still in mourning for the passing of the railway.”
“Light filtered in through the blinds of the french windows. It made tremulous stripes along the scrubbed pine floor.”
“a duck blind”
“Field biologists use blinds, and so do hunters.”
“A gang of children […] stampede along a slatted path to a blind beside a watering hole: a wooden hut full of long benches with a slot they can peek through, invisible to the animals.”
“So, when the watchful shepherd, from the blind, Wounds with a random shaft the careless hind”
“The blinds are $10 and $20, and the ante is $1.”
“The blinds immediately folded when I reraised.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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