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Meaning of blind man's buff | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A game where one person is blindfolded and tries to catch the other players.

British, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans blindemol
Català gallina cega
Čeština hra na slepou bábu slepá bába
Deutsch Blinde Kuh Blindekuh Blindekuhspiel
Ελληνικά τυφλόμυγα ψηλαφίνδα
Español gallina ciega
Suomi sokko sokkoleikki sokkosilla olo
Français colin-maillard
Galego pitacega
Íslenska skollaleikur
Italiano mosca cieca moscacieca
日本語 目隠し鬼
한국어 까막잡기
Nederlands blindemannetje
Polski ciuciubabka ślepa babka
Português cabra-cega
Русский жмурки
Svenska blindbock
Tagalog piring-piringan
Türkçe körebe
Tiếng Việt bịt mắt bắt dê

Examples

“That was a further clue; and here, indeed, young Mr. Dowse was getting "warm," as children say⟳ at blind-man's-buff, although, as a matter-of-fact, she had now been talking of George Miller at all.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

blind map blind massage blind mole rat blind mole-rat blind nailing blind passenger

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