blind
A movable covering for a window to keep out light, made of cloth or of narrow slats…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.
» He went blind from the accident.
Er erblindete aufgrund des Unfalls. — pne
Он ослеп из-за несчастного случая. — Hellerick
Він осліпнув через нещасний випадок. — aandrusiak
Він став сліпим в результаті аварії. — aandrusiak
Він утратив зір через нещасний випадок. — aandrusiak
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10 sensesA 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.
Jalousie, Rouleau, Rollo
што́рыštóry, марки́заmarkíza, жалюзи́žaljuzí
што́раštóra, фіра́нкаfiránka, жалюзі́žaljuzí
A destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc.
A place where people can hide in order to observe wildlife.
a duck blind
Field biologists use blinds, and so do hunters.
Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge, deception.
A blindage.
A hiding place.
a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
(colloquial)The blindside.
(slang)No score.
Blinder, Blinde
слепо́йslepój, слепа́яslepája
A forced bet: the small blind or the big blind.
The blinds are $10 and $20, and the ante is $1.
Blind
A player who is forced to pay such a bet.
The blinds immediately folded when I reraised.
Examples
832 sentencesHe went blind from the accident.
Він осліпнув через нещасний випадок. — aandrusiak
ruОн ослеп из-за несчастного случая. — Hellerick
deEr erblindete aufgrund des Unfalls. — pne
He is blind in one eye.
Він сліпий на одне око. — aandrusiak
ruОн слепой на один глаз. — NastyaKayokhtina
deEr ist auf einem Auge blind. — Kerstin
Tom is blind in one eye.
Том сліпий на одне око. — deniko
ruТом слеп на один глаз. — Biga
deTom ist auf einem Auge blind. — enteka
How can you be so blind?
Як ти можеш бути таким сліпим? — deniko
ruКак можешь ты быть таким слепым? — sharptoothed
Don't forget that Tom is blind.
Не забувай, що Том сліпий. — deniko
ruНе забывайте, что Том слеп. — Wezel
deVergessen Sie nicht, dass Tom blind ist. — mayabe
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English blynd, from Old English blind, from Proto-West Germanic *blind, from PFrom Middle English blynd, from Old English blind, from Proto-West Germanic *blind, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.
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Forms
plural: blindsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight:screen
- something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity:subterfuge
Word family
11 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- a blind date
- blind in one
- blind date
- on a blind
- is blind in
- legally blind
- opened the blinds
- was born blind
- love is blind
- are both blind
- born blind
- both blind
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.