Meaning of akls | Babel Free
[akls]Definitions
- blind (permanently (or temporarily) incapable of seeing)
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blind (unthinking, unchecked, not subject to conscious assessment, control) figuratively
- blind (accidental, unexpected)
- blind (very dark, impossible to see through; without light)
- blind (without an exit, without a passage, only one-way)
- blind (done without looking; done only via instruments)
Examples
“akls cilvēks”
blind person
“akls no dzimšanas”
blind from birth
“kaķēns piedzimst akls”
a kitten born blind
“kļūt aklam”
to become blind
“palīdzēt aklajam”
to help a blind (person)
“pārvest aklo pāri ielai”
to take a blind (person) across the street
“aklais plankums”
the blind spot (light-insensitive spot in the eye)
“akls aklam ceļu rāda, abi iekrīt grāvī”
(if) a blind (person) shows the way to (another) blind (person), both fall into a ditch
“pēkšņa pāreja spilgtā gaismā padara acis aklas”
the sudden transition to bright light makes the eyes blind
“akla paklausība”
blind obedience
“akla tīcība”
blind faith, belief
“akla mīlestība”
blind love
“akls naids”
blind hatred
“aklas dusmas”
blind rage
“Annele turējās visiem spēkiem pretī tumšām, aklām bailēm”
Annele kept all (her) forces against the dark, blind fear
“akla laime”
blind luck
“aklas lodes”
blind bullets (i.e., randomly shot)
“akla nakts”
blind (= dark) night
“akls logs”
blind (= unlit) window
“visapkārt akla tumsa, un dzirdamas tikai vēja gaudas un jūras krākšana”
all around (only) blind darkness, and one could hear only the lamentation of the wind and the roaring of the sea
“akla iela”
blind street, alley
“akla siena”
blind wall (= without windows)
“akla brūce”
blind wound (= internal wound, without an opening to the exterior of the body)
“aklā zarna”
caecum (lit. blind intestine)
“akalis lidojums”
blind flight
“aklā lidmašīnas nolaišanās”
blind airplane landing
“aklā metode mašīnrakstīšanā”
the blind method in typing (i.e., without looking at the keyboard)
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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