blind

cieco

Che non può vedere o vede molto poco.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: blind in one/both eyes (He is blind in one eye.)

Sinonimi: sightless

Contrari: sighted

Espressioni comuni: blind person, partially blind, blind in something

cieco

Che non nota un fatto o problema importante, oppure non vuole riconoscerlo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: blind to something (He was blind to the danger.)

Sinonimi: unaware, oblivious

Contrari: aware

Espressioni comuni: blind to something, blind about something

senza uscita, cieco

Che non ha un’uscita all’altra estremità.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: dead-end

Espressioni comuni: blind alley, blind tunnel, blind passage

cieco, senza aperture

Che non ha finestre, porte o altre aperture.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: windowless, blank

Espressioni comuni: blind wall, blind facade

tenda, veneziana

Copertura per finestre che si alza, abbassa o regola per controllare la luce.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: shade

Espressioni comuni: roller blind, window blind, lower the blind

capanno, appostamento

Riparo dove ci si nasconde per osservare o cacciare animali.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: hide, hiding place

Espressioni comuni: duck blind, hunting blind, bird blind

buio

Puntata che un giocatore di poker deve fare prima di vedere le proprie carte.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: forced bet

Espressioni comuni: small blind, big blind, post a blind

zero

Punteggio di zero in un vecchio sistema di registrazione dei risultati del baseball.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: zero

Espressioni comuni: a blind, record a blind