blind

aveugle

Qui ne voit pas ou voit très peu.

En anglais simple : Unable to see, or able to see only very little.

• She has been blind since birth.
• He is partially blind in his left eye.
• The museum provides audio guides for blind visitors.

Comment l'utiliser : blind in one/both eyes (He is blind in one eye.)

Synonymes : sightless

Contraires : sighted

Expressions courantes : blind person, partially blind, blind in something

aveugle

Qui ne remarque pas un fait ou un problème important, ou refuse de le reconnaître.

En anglais simple : Unable or unwilling to notice an important fact or problem.

• She was blind to his faults.
• How could we have been so blind about the risks?
• Their success made them blind to serious problems.

Comment l'utiliser : blind to something (He was blind to the danger.)

Synonymes : unaware, oblivious

Contraires : aware

Expressions courantes : blind to something, blind about something

sans issue

Qui n’a pas de sortie à l’autre extrémité.

En anglais simple : Having no way out at the far end.

• We turned into a blind alley.
• The blind tunnel ended at a rock face.
• They found themselves in a narrow blind passage.

Synonymes : dead-end

Expressions courantes : blind alley, blind tunnel, blind passage

aveugle

Qui n’a ni fenêtres, ni portes, ni autres ouvertures.

En anglais simple : Having no windows, doors, or other openings.

• The courtyard faced a blind wall.
• A blind facade gave the building a severe appearance.
• They painted a mural on the warehouse’s blind side.

Synonymes : windowless, blank

Expressions courantes : blind wall, blind facade

store

Protection de fenêtre qu’on monte, baisse ou règle pour contrôler la lumière.

En anglais simple : A window covering that you raise, lower, or adjust to control light.

• Please lower the blind.
• We fitted new blinds in the kitchen.
• Sunlight came through the gaps in the blind.

Synonymes : shade

Expressions courantes : roller blind, window blind, lower the blind

affût, cache

Abri où l’on se cache pour observer ou chasser des animaux.

En anglais simple : A shelter where people hide while watching or hunting animals.

• The hunter waited in a blind.
• We watched the ducks from a wooden blind.
• They built a blind beside the marsh.

Synonymes : hide, hiding place

Expressions courantes : duck blind, hunting blind, bird blind

blind, mise forcée

Mise qu’un joueur de poker doit faire avant de voir ses cartes.

En anglais simple : A bet that a poker player must make before seeing their cards.

• He posted the small blind.
• The big blind increased after an hour.
• Players must pay their blinds before the cards are dealt.

Synonymes : forced bet

Expressions courantes : small blind, big blind, post a blind

zéro

Score de zéro dans une ancienne façon de noter les résultats au baseball.

En anglais simple : A score of zero in an old form of baseball scoring.

• The scorer recorded a blind.
• Their first inning ended with a blind on the score sheet.
• The old baseball report lists three blinds for the visiting team.

Synonymes : zero

Expressions courantes : a blind, record a blind