blind

  • 41blind — I UK [blaɪnd] / US adjective ** 1) a) unable to see. Some people prefer to use the expression visually impaired Her father is completely blind. Blind and sighted children attend the same school. go blind: The disease made her go blind in one eye …

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  • 42Blind — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Blind », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Blind est un mot anglais ou allemand qui… …

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  • 43blind — Für etwas blind sein: etwas nicht sehen wollen. Wichtiges oder Gefährliches nicht wahrnehmen; das, was alle anderen sehen, nicht erkennen können.{{ppd}}    Das unvernünftige und unverständliche Verhalten eines Menschen wird mit dem eines Blinden… …

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  • 44blind — [[t]bla͟ɪnd[/t]] ♦♦♦ blinds, blinding, blinded 1) ADJ Someone who is blind is unable to see because their eyes are damaged. I started helping him run the business when he went blind... How would you explain colour to a blind person? Derived words …

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  • 45blind — [[t]blaɪnd[/t]] adj. blind•er, blind•est, v. n. adv. 1) oph unable to see; lacking the sense of sight 2) unwilling or unable to understand: blind to their faults[/ex] 3) not characterized or determined by reason or control: blind chance[/ex] 4)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 46blind — /blaɪnd / (say bluynd) adjective 1. lacking the sense of sight. 2. unwilling or unable to try to understand: blind to all arguments. 3. not controlled by reason: blind tenacity. 4. not possessing or proceeding from intelligence. 5. lacking all… …

  • 47blind — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German blint blind, Old English blandan to mix more at blend Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) sightless (2) having less than 1/10 of normal vision in the more efficient …

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  • 48blind — Unable to see; without useful sight. See blindness. * * * blind blīnd adj 1 a) lacking or deficient in sight esp having less than 1/10 of normal vision in the more efficient eye when refractive defects are fully corrected by lenses b) of or… …

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  • 49blind — {{11}}blind (adj.) O.E. blind blind, also dark, enveloped in darkness, obscure; unintelligent, lacking mental perception, probably from W.Gmc. *blinda blind (Cf. Du., Ger. blind, O.N. blindr, Goth. blinds blind ), perhaps, via notion of to make… …

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  • 50blind — Synonyms and related words: ableptical, abstruse, alibi, amaurotic, ambuscade, ambush, ambushment, amorphous, apology, art, artful dodge, artifice, automatic, awning, back band, backstrap, bag of tricks, bamboozle, bandage, bat, be bright, beach… …

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