blind spot

angle mort

Zone autour de la voiture qu’on ne voit ni directement ni dans les rétroviseurs.

En anglais simple : An area near your car that you cannot see directly or in your mirrors.

• There is a car in your blind spot.
• She checked her blind spots before changing lanes.
• Could that cyclist be in my blind spot?

Synonymes : blindside

Expressions courantes : your blind spot, check blind spots, a blind spot

tache aveugle

Petite zone de chaque œil qui ne capte pas la lumière, là où sort le nerf optique.

En anglais simple : The small area in every eye that cannot sense light because the nerve leaves the eye there.

• Every eye has a blind spot.
• The test showed where my natural blind spot was.
• Your brain usually fills in the missing picture at the blind spot.

Synonymes : scotoma

Expressions courantes : the blind spot, natural blind spot, locate blind spots

scotome, tache aveugle

Partie du champ de vision où une maladie de l’œil rend la vue difficile ou impossible.

En anglais simple : An area of your sight where an eye disease makes it difficult or impossible to see.

• The disease caused a blind spot in her vision.
• He noticed new blind spots while reading.
• An eye examination revealed a small blind spot near the centre of my vision.

Synonymes : scotoma

Expressions courantes : central blind spot, develop blind spots, a blind spot

zone blanche, zone morte

Endroit où les signaux radio sont beaucoup plus faibles qu’aux alentours.

En anglais simple : A place where radio signals are much weaker than in nearby places.

• This valley is a blind spot for radio signals.
• We lost radio contact in a blind spot.
• New transmitters should reduce the network's blind spots.

Synonymes : dead zone

Expressions courantes : radio blind spot, a blind spot, coverage blind spots

angle mort

Endroit d’un théâtre ou d’un stade où un obstacle empêche de bien voir ou entendre le spectacle.

En anglais simple : A place in a theatre or stadium where something stops you seeing or hearing the performance properly.

• Our seats were in a blind spot.
• A pillar created a blind spot near the stage.
• The new theatre has fewer blind spots for its audience.

Expressions courantes : a blind spot, avoid blind spots, auditorium blind spots