blinds in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for blinds in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.blind [Am blaɪnd, Brit blʌɪnd] ADJ

1.1. blind MED:

blind

ciego

blind man

ciego m

blind woman

ciega f

to be blind in one eye

ser tuerto

he's been blind since birth

es ciego de nacimiento

to go blind

quedarse ciego

to be blind to sth

no ver algo

he remained blind to her beauty

permanecía ciego a sus encantos liter or hum

she's blind to the fact that …

no ve or no quiere ver que …

how could I have been so blind?

¿cómo pude haber sido tan ciego?

1.2. blind flying:

blind

por instrumentos

blind

con instrumentos

1.3. blind MOTOR:

blind corner

de poca visibilidad

2. blind (lacking reason, judgment):

blind faith/obedience/fury

ciego

he was blind with passion

lo cegaba la pasión

he was blind with passion

lo enceguecía la pasión LatAm

blind with rage, she slapped him

ciega de ira, le dio una bofetada

he made a blind guess at the answer

intentó adivinar la respuesta

he made a blind guess at the answer

dio una respuesta al azar a ver si acertaba

3. blind Brit inf as intensifier:

it isn't a blind bit of use

no sirve para nada de nada inf

nobody took a blind bit of notice

nadie le hizo ni pizca de caso inf

4. blind (without opening):

blind door/window

tapiado

blind passage

ciego

blind passage

sin salida

blind wall

ciego

blind wall

sin ventanas

II.blind [Am blaɪnd, Brit blʌɪnd] VB trans

1. blind (permanently):

blind

dejar ciego

he was blinded in an accident

perdió la vista or se quedó ciego en un accidente

2. blind:

blind ambition/passion:

cegar

blind ambition/passion:

enceguecer LatAm

blind light/wealth:

deslumbrar

blind light/wealth:

encandilar

he was blinded by her beauty

su belleza lo deslumbró or encandiló

Phrases:

to blind sb to sth

impedirle ver algo a alguien

love blinded her to his faults

el amor le impedía ver sus defectos

III.blind [Am blaɪnd, Brit blʌɪnd] N

1. blind (outside window):

blind

persiana f

roller blind

persiana f (de enrollar)

roller blind

estor m Spain

venetian blind

persiana f veneciana

venetian blind

persiana f de lamas

venetian blind

persiana f americana Arg

venetian blind

cortina f veneciana Urug

2.1. blind (cover, diversion):

blind

pantalla f

blind

subterfugio m

2.2. blind (hide):

blind Am

puesto m

blind Am

paranza f

3. blind (blind people) + pl vb:

the blind

los ciegos

the blind

los invidentes form

a school for the blind

una escuela para ciegos

a school for the blind

una escuela para invidentes form

it's a case of the blind leading the blind

es a cuál de los dos sabe menos

in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king prov

en tierra de ciegos or en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es rey

IV.blind [Am blaɪnd, Brit blʌɪnd] ADV

1. blind Brit inf as intensifier:

to swear blind that …

jurar y perjurar que …

he swore blind that he knew nothing

juró y perjuró que no sabía nada

to be blind drunk

estar más borracho que una cuba inf

2. blind FOOD:

to bake pastry blind

cocer masa en blanco or sin relleno

color-blind, colour-blind Brit [Am ˈkələrblaɪnd, Brit ˈkʌləblʌɪnd] ADJ

color-blind

daltónico

color-blind

daltoniano

stone-blind [stəʊnˈblʌɪnd] ADJ inf

stone-blind

totalmente ciego

stone-blind

ciego como un topo inf

she's stone-blind

está totalmente ciega

she's stone-blind

está ciega como un topo inf

she's stone-blind

no ve nada

deaf-blind [ˌdɛfˈblaɪnd] ADJ

deaf-blind

sordociego

roller blind N

roller blind

persiana f de enrollar

roller blind

cortina f de enrollar

roller blind

estor m Spain

double-blind ADJ

double-blind experiment

experimento m de doble ciego

snow-blind [Am ˈsnoʊˌblaɪnd, Brit] ADJ

snow-blind

afectado de → snow blindness

See also snow blindness

snow blindness N U

snow blindness

ceguera pasajera causada por el resplandor de la nieve

venetian blind N

venetian blind

persiana f veneciana

venetian blind

persiana f de lamas

venetian blind

persiana f americana Arg

venetian blind

cortina f veneciana Urug

blind trust N

blind trust

fundación que administra en forma independiente los negocios de una persona que ocupa un cargo público

blind date N

blind date

cita f a ciegas

blind date

cita f con un desconocido

blinds in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for blinds in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.blind [blaɪnd] N

1. blind pl (person):

the blind

los ciegos

2. blind (window shade):

blind

persiana f

3. blind (cover):

blind

pantalla f

II.blind [blaɪnd] VB trans

1. blind ANAT, MED:

blind

cegar

2. blind (dazzle):

blind

deslumbrar

III.blind [blaɪnd] ADJ

1. blind (unable to see):

blind

ciego, -a

to be blind in one eye

ser tuerto

to be blind to sth

no ver algo

2. blind acceptance, devotion:

blind

ciego, -a

3. blind (hidden):

blind corner

de poca visibilidad

4. blind Brit inf (as intensifier):

not to take a blind bit of notice of sth

no conceder la más mínima importancia a algo

IV.blind [blaɪnd] ADV

to be blind drunk

estar más borracho que una cuba

to swear blind that ...

jurar y perjurar que...

roller blind N Brit, Aus

roller blind

persiana f

colour blind ADJ

colour blind

daltónico, -a

blind alley <-s> N a. fig

blind alley

callejón m sin salida

venetian blind [vəˌni:ʃənˈblaɪnd] N

venetian blind

persiana f veneciana

blind spot N

blind spot

punto m ciego

blind man's buff N no pl

blind man's buff

gallina f ciega

Translations for blinds in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

celosía (persianas)

(Venetian) blinds pl

daltónico (-a)

colour-blind Brit

daltónico (-a)

color-blind Am

persiana

blind

blinds Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be blind in one eye

ser tuerto

to swear blind Brit inf

jurar y perjurar

to turn a blind eye (to sth)

hacer la vista gorda (a algo)

he was born blind

es ciego de nacimiento

to be as blind as a bat

no ver tres en un burro

to be as blind as a bat

ver menos que Pepe Leches inf

to be as blind as a bat

no ver tres en un burro

to be as blind as a bat

ver menos que un topo inf

Spanish national organization for the blind

ONCE

to be blind to what is going on

tener telarañas en los ojos fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This meant that blinds and curtains were specially developed to be fitted into the sunroom without damaging the stability of the structure.

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She can create a pulse of light on the order of several thousand watts of power, which temporarily blinds people with its brilliance.

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Always played with blinds rather than antes, so players may not check on the first betting round (but may on the second round).

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This done, we adorned the glazed areas with plain black roller blinds.

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All of the windows come with pre-installed roller blinds of very nice quality.

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Make sure you have effective blinds, or earplugs, if they help.

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For a small window it is unpractical to have a curtain, blinds are a much easier solution.

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Tame foxes were once used to draw ducks close to hunting blinds.

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The most inexpensive blinds in the 19th century were home-made roller blinds, made of cloth.

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With paper thin solar cells we could have solar cells on blinds, in windows, in curtains, and almost anywhere in the home.

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