blind

1. adjective

1) (not able to see: a blind man.) blind

2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) blind

3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) blind-; uoversiktlig

4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) blinde-

2. noun

1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) persienne, rullegardin, skodde

2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) villspor; lokkedue

3. verb

(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) blinde, gjøre blind

- blinding

- blindly
- blindness
- blind alley
- blindfold 4. verb

(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) binde for øynene

5. adjective, adverb

(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) med bind for øynene

- blind spot

- the blind leading the blind

blende

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blind

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rullegardin

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subst. \/blaɪnd\/

1) rullegardin, persienne, markise (amer.)

2) påskudd, utflukt, skalkeskjul

3) (amer., spesielt ved dyrefotografering) skjulested

4) (militærvesen) blendering, skjermtak, skalkeskjul, splintvern

5) (britisk, gammeldags) sjøslag, drikkelag

II

verb \/blaɪnd\/

1) gjøre blind, blende

• the lights from the other car blinded me

2) (overført) forblinde, blende, bedra

3) skjule, gjemme

4) formørke, blende

5) (militærvesen) blendere

6) (også blind along) kjøre som en gærning, råkjøre, være fartsblind

be blinded bli blind, miste synet

blinded by blendet av

blind oneself to se gjennom fingrene med

blind somebody to gjøre noen blind for

blind somebody with forlede noen med, forblinde noen med

III

adj. \/blaɪnd\/

1) blind

2) (overført) blind

• she was blind to his faults

hun var blind for feilene hans

3) utydelig

4) skjult, hemmelig, usynlig, unnagjemt, avsides

• a blind ditch

en usynlig grøft

5) uten åpning (vindu, utgang), glatt vegg

blind as a bat blind som en muldvarp

blind drunk sørpe full, stupfull

be blind in\/of one\/both eyes være blind på det ene øyet\/begge øynene

a blind leading a blind en blind leder en blind

• it's like (a case) of the blind leading the blind

det er som når en blind leder en blind, det måtte gå galt

blind to the world (hverdagslig) døddrukken, dritings

not a blind bit ikke det grann

• he did not take a blind bit of notice of it

han brydde seg ikke det grann

not a blind word ikke et dugg, ikke et knyst

• do not say a blind word

si ikke et dugg

turn a blind eye to lukke øynene for, vende det døve øret til