blind
gb/blˈaɪnd/ us/blˈaɪnd/
A2
Ingles
~ 3000
vak, reluxa, redőny, roló, vak valamivel szemben, megvakít, elvakít, les, leshely, leskunyhó
A2
1
vak
A2
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone] is blind
She has been blind since birth.
Születése óta vak.
The accident left him blind in one eye.
A baleset következtében az egyik szemére vak lett.
Blind people often use guide dogs.
He went blind after a serious illness.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
My grandfather is blind.
A nagyapám vak.
The man is blind in his left eye.
A férfi a bal szemére vak.
She is blind and uses a white cane.
He went blind when he was 50.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'blind' with 'deaf', which refers to hearing, not sight.
Kahulugan
Unable to see
Mga kolokasyon
born blind
|completely blind
|go blind
|partially blind
Mga kasingkahulugan
sightless (A more formal or literary synonym for lacking sight.)
Mga kasalungat
sighted (Describes someone who has normal vision.)
Mga tema
health
|disability
|human_body
|body
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
Not able to see with your eyes.
Unable to use the sense of sight.
PANGNGALAN
A2
2
Padron ng paggamit:
pull down [a/the] blind
We closed the blinds to keep the room cool.
Leengedtük a reluxát, hogy hűvös maradjon a szoba.
She adjusted the blinds to let in more light.
Úgy állította be a reluxát, hogy több fény jusson be.
The blinds were dusty after months of not being used.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
I closed the blinds.
Leengedtem a reluxát.
The blinds are white.
A reluxa fehér.
We opened the blinds to see outside.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Some learners confuse 'blind' (window covering) with 'curtain'; they are similar but not identical.
Kahulugan
Window covering
Mga kolokasyon
roller blind
|venetian blind
|close the blinds
|draw the blinds
Mga kasingkahulugan
shade (Often used interchangeably in American English, though 'shade' usually refers to a single piece of fabric.)
Mga kasalungat
curtain (A different type of window covering made from hanging fabric panels.)
Mga tema
home
|furniture
|housing
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
A cover for a window that stops light from coming in.
A screen or covering for a window, usually made of slats or fabric, that can be raised, lowered, or adjusted to block light or provide privacy.
B1
3
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone] is blind to [something]
She was blind to his faults.
Vak volt a hibáival szemben.
He remained blind to the risks involved.
Továbbra is vak maradt az ezzel járó kockázatokkal szemben.
They are blind to the suffering around them.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
He is blind to the danger.
Nem veszi észre a veszélyt.
She is blind to her mistakes.
Nem veszi észre a saját hibáit.
They are blind to the truth.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may take this meaning literally rather than understanding it as metaphorical awareness.
Kahulugan
Unaware of something obvious
Mga kolokasyon
blind to the truth
|blind to danger
|blind to reality
Mga kasingkahulugan
oblivious (Implies being unaware, often without realizing it.)
Mga kasalungat
aware (Means knowing or noticing something.)
Mga tema
emotions
|thinking
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
Not able to see or understand something that is easy for others to see or understand.
Not noticing or not willing to notice something that is obvious to others.
PANDIWA
B1
4
Padron ng paggamit:
to blind [someone]
The explosion blinded him in one eye.
A robbanás megvakította az egyik szemére.
The bright spotlight momentarily blinded her.
Az erős reflektorfény egy pillanatra elvakította.
He was blinded by a chemical accident.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
The light blinded me for a moment.
A fény egy pillanatra elvakított.
The accident blinded him in one eye.
A baleset következtében az egyik szemére megvakult.
The sun blinded her when she looked up.
Kahulugan
Cause loss of sight
Mga kolokasyon
blind someone with light
|permanently blind
Mga kasingkahulugan
dazzle (Can mean temporarily blinding with bright light.)
Mga kasalungat
restore sight (To give back someone's ability to see.)
Mga tema
violence
|health
|body
Depinisyon
To make someone not able to see.
To make someone lose their ability to see, either temporarily or permanently.
PANGNGALAN
B2
TECHNICAL
5
The hunters waited quietly in the duck blind.
A vadászok csendben várakoztak a kacsalesben.
We set up a blind near the water's edge.
Leshelyet állítottunk fel a vízpart közelében.
The soldiers built a blind for observation.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
The hunters sat in a blind.
A vadászok egy lesben ültek.
We used a blind to watch the birds.
Lesből figyeltük a madarakat.
The man waited in the hunting blind.
Kahulugan
Concealment shelter for hunting/military use
Mga kolokasyon
duck blind
|hunting blind
Mga kasingkahulugan
hide (British English term for a similar shelter used for observing wildlife.)
Mga tema
hunting
|military
|animals
|nature
|law
Depinisyon
A small shelter where people hide when hunting animals or watching birds.
A shelter used to hide a person from view, especially while hunting or observing wildlife, or in military operations.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
blind
IPA
GB/blˈaɪnd/
US/blˈaɪnd/
Mga pantig at diin
blind (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (blind)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
- Base: blind
- Comparative: blinder
- Superlative: blindest
Noun
- Base: blind
- Plural: blind, blinds
Verb
- Base: blind
- 3rd Person Singular: blinds
- Present Participle: blinding
- Past: blinded
Mga kaugnay na salita
Mga ekspresyon
blind spot
1/blˈaɪnd spˈɑt/
fixed phrase
Area unseen or not understood
Something you cannot see or understand well, even if it is clear to others.
Mga Halimbawa
- Check your mirrors for cars in your blind spot before changing lanes.
- Math has always been a blind spot for me.
the blind leading the blind
1/ðə blˈaɪnd lˈidɪŋ ðə blˈaɪnd/
idiom
Uninformed guiding uninformed
When people who do not know much are trying to teach or lead other people who also do not know much.
Mga Halimbawa
- With no experience between them, it was like the blind leading the blind.
- It felt like the blind leading the blind during the project.
as blind as a bat
1/ˈæz blˈaɪnd ˈæz ə bˈæt/
idiom
informal
Having very bad eyesight
Having very bad eyesight; not able to see well.
Mga Halimbawa
- Without my glasses I'm as blind as a bat.
- Without my glasses I’m as blind as a bat.
- He's as blind as a bat when it comes to fashion trends.
- He’s as blind as a bat when it comes to reading small print.
- She joked that she was as blind as a bat in the dark room.
turn a blind eye (to)
1/tˈɚn ə blˈaɪnd ˈaɪ tə/
idiom
Pretend not to notice wrongdoing
To choose to ignore something bad or wrong.
Mga Halimbawa
- The police sometimes turn a blind eye to minor offenses.
- The manager turned a blind eye to the safety violations.
- Management turned a blind eye to safety violations.
- He turned a blind eye when his friend cheated.