braille
A system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented…A system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips.
» Can you write Braille?
Ты умеешь писать по Брайлю?
Вы умеете писать по Брайлю?
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips.
Brailleschrift, Blindenschrift
а́збука Бра́йляázbuka Brájlja, систе́ма Бра́йляsistéma Brájlja, брайльbrajlʹ
a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals
Examples
10 sentencesCan you write Braille?
ruТы умеешь писать по Брайлю? — marafon
Books written in braille are very important for people with visual impairments.
My grandfather had a braille book about Esperanto and Ido.
The child had written in Braille on a Personal Digital Assistant.
Blind people read by touching, using a system of raised dots called Braille.
ruСлепые читают на ощупь, используя систему выпуклых точек под названием "шрифт Брайля". — Biga
deBlinde Menschen lesen durch Berühren, dabei benutzen sie ein System von erhabenen Punkten, das Brailleschrift genannt wird. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French braille, named after French educator Louis Braille (1809–1852). The /Borrowed from French braille, named after French educator Louis Braille (1809–1852). The /eɪl/ seems to reflect a spelling pronunciation; French has /aj/ instead.
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Forms
plural: braillesSynonyms
1 synonyms- French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852):Louis Braille
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable