blind alley in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for blind alley in the English»French Dictionary

blind alley N lit, fig

blind alley

voie f sans issue

to lead up a blind alley

ne mener nulle part

Translations for blind alley in the English»French Dictionary

alley [Brit ˈali, Am ˈæli] N

1. alley:

alley (for pedestrians)

allée f

alley (for vehicles)

ruelle f

2. alley (in park):

alley

allée f

3. alley Am (on tennis court):

alley

couloir m

it's right up my alley inf

c'est vraiment mon truc inf

I.blind [Brit blʌɪnd, Am blaɪnd] N Ce mot peut être perçu comme injurieux dans cette acception. Lui préférer visually handicapped ou visually impaired.

1. blind:

the blind + vb pl

les aveugles mpl voir note

school for the blind

école pour aveugles or non-voyants mpl

2. blind (at window):

blind

store m

3. blind:

blind (front)

façade f

blind (subterfuge)

feinte f

it was just a blind

ce n'était qu'une façade

4. blind Am (hide):

blind

affût m

II.blind [Brit blʌɪnd, Am blaɪnd] ADJ

1. blind lit person:

blind

aveugle voir note

a blind man/woman

un/-e aveugle

to go blind

perdre la vue

to be blind in one eye

être borgne

are you blind inf?

tu es aveugle ou quoi? inf

2. blind (unaware):

blind person, panic, rage, acceptance, obedience

aveugle

to be blind to fault, defect

être aveugle à

to be blind to quality, virtue

être insensible à

to be blind to risk, danger

être inconscient de

3. blind (from which one can't see):

blind corner, brow of hill

sans visibilité

on my blind side

dans mon angle mort

blind entrance

entrée dérobée

4. blind (without looking):

blind tasting

en aveugle

5. blind (blank):

blind wall, facade

aveugle

6. blind AVIAT:

blind landing

sans visibilité

7. blind (slightest) inf:

he doesn't know a blind thing about it

il n'y connaît strictement rien

III.blind [Brit blʌɪnd, Am blaɪnd] ADV

1. blind (without seeing):

blind fly, land

sans visibilité

blind taste

en aveugle

2. blind FOOD:

blind bake

à blanc

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

1. blind lit injury, accident person:

blind

rendre aveugle

to be blinded in an accident

perdre la vue dans un accident

to be blinded in one eye

perdre un œil

2. blind (dazzle) sun, light:

blind person

éblouir

3. blind (mislead, overwhelm):

blind pride, love:

aveugler

to be blinded by passion, love

être aveuglé par

V.blind [Brit blʌɪnd, Am blaɪnd] VB intr Brit

blind → eff

VI.blind [Brit blʌɪnd, Am blaɪnd]

love is blind

l'amour est aveugle

it's a case of the blind leading the blind

ils n'en savent pas plus long l'un que l'autre

to turn a blind eye

fermer les yeux (to sur)

See also swear, rob, eff, bat

I.swear <pret swore; pp sworn> [Brit swɛː, Am swɛr] VB trans

1. swear LAW:

swear (gen) (promise) loyalty, allegiance, revenge

jurer

to swear (an oath of) allegiance to

faire serment d'allégeance à

I swear!, I swear it! form

je le jure!

I swear to God, I didn't know

je ne le savais pas, je le jure

to swear to do

jurer de faire

to swear (that)

jurer que

he swore he'd never write again/never to write again

il a juré qu'il n'écrirait plus jamais/de ne plus jamais écrire

I could have sworn she was there

j'aurais juré qu'elle y était

to swear to sb that …

jurer à qn que …

I swear by all that I hold dear that …

je jure sur la tête de tous ceux que j'aime que …

to swear blind (that) inf

jurer sur sa tête que

2. swear (by solemn oath):

to swear sb to secrecy

faire jurer le secret à qn

she had been sworn to secrecy

on lui avait fait jurer le secret

to be sworn to do

avoir prêté serment de faire

to be sworn into office

prêter serment

3. swear (curse):

‘damn!’ he swore

‘bon Dieu!’ jura-t-il

to swear at

pester contre

to be or get sworn at

se faire injurier

II.swear <pret swore; pp sworn> [Brit swɛː, Am swɛr] VB intr

1. swear (curse):

swear

jurer

she swore loudly

elle a lâché un juron

he never swears

il ne dit jamais de gros mots

to swear in front of

dire de gros mots devant

stop swearing!

arrête de jurer!, ne sois pas si grossier!

2. swear (attest):

to swear to having done

jurer d'avoir fait

would he swear to having seen them?

est-ce qu'il pourrait jurer de les avoir vus?

I wouldn't or couldn't swear to it

je n'en jurerais pas

to swear on Bible, honour

jurer sur

rob <pres part robbing; pret, pp robbed> [Brit rɒb, Am rɑb] VB trans

1. rob thief:

rob person

voler

rob bank, shop, train

dévaliser

to be robbed of sth

se faire voler qc

to rob the till

voler de l'argent dans la caisse

2. rob (deprive):

to rob sb of sth

priver qn de qc

to rob Peter to pay Paul

déshabiller Pierre pour habiller Paul

to rob sb blind

escroquer qn

eff [Brit ɛf, Am ɛf] VB intr inf

to eff and blind

jurer comme un charretier

eff off sl!

vas te faire voir! inf

I.bat [Brit bat, Am bæt] N

1. bat SPORTS:

bat

batte f

cricket/baseball bat

batte de cricket/de baseball

table tennis bat

raquette f de tennis de table

2. bat ZOOL:

bat

chauve-souris f

3. bat inf:

old bat pej

vieille bique inf

4. bat (blow):

bat inf

coup m

II.bat <pres part batting; pret, pp batted> [Brit bat, Am bæt] VB trans

bat

frapper

III.bat <pres part batting; pret, pp batted> [Brit bat, Am bæt] VB intr

bat SPORTS (be batsman)

être le batteur

bat (handle a bat)

manier la batte

IV.bat [Brit bat, Am bæt]

at a terrific bat inf Brit

à toute allure

to be blind as a bat

être myope comme une taupe

to do sth off one's own bat inf

faire qc de sa propre initiative

to go to bat for sb inf Am

appuyer qn inf

(right) off the bat inf Am

sans délai

like a bat out of hell inf

comme un possédé

to play a straight bat

jouer franc jeu

without batting an eyelid Brit or eye(lash) Am

sans sourciller

blind alley in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for blind alley in the English»French Dictionary

blind alley <-s> N a. fig

blind alley

impasse m

Translations for blind alley in the English»French Dictionary

blind alley

impasse f

Translations for blind alley in the English»French Dictionary

alley [ˈæl·i] N (narrow street)

alley

ruelle f

blind alley

impasse f

alley cat

chat m de gouttière

I.blind [blaɪnd] N

1. blind (window shade):

blind

store m

2. blind (subterfuge):

blind

prétexte m

3. blind pl (people):

the blind

les aveugles mpl

4. blind (in hunting):

blind

affût m

II.blind [blaɪnd] VB trans a. fig

blind

aveugler

to blind sb to sth

aveugler qn devant qc

III.blind [blaɪnd] ADJ

1. blind (unable to see):

blind

aveugle

blind in one eye

borgne

to be blind to sth a. fig

être aveugle à qc

2. blind (hidden):

blind

sans visibilité

blind door

dérobé(e)

Phrases:

as blind as a bat

myope comme une taupe

to turn a blind eye to sth

fermer les yeux sur qc

love is blind

l'amour est aveugle

IV.blind [blaɪnd] ADV

blind

à l'aveuglette

blind drunk inf

complètement soûl

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The boys search around for a room to rent, and hit blind alley after blind alley until finally settling for an open-lot-turned living quarters.

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A wrong strategic move (we have seen plenty of them over the years) can send a business into a blind alley.

www.stuff.co.nz

Alleys may be paved, or unpaved, and a blind alley is a cul-de-sac.

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The nature/nurture debate surely turns out to be something of a blind alley?

www.theecologist.org

Entering a blind alley is a terminal error that results in the termination of the trial.

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It has been a 10-year-old blind alley.

opinion.inquirer.net

Thus, faith is an epistemological blind alley leading to cognitive dissonance.

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Instead of making a breakthrough, we found ourselves up a blind alley.

med.stanford.edu

He was full of running, but all too often it was running down a blind alley.

www.standard.co.uk

Notably, it led scientists down a blind alley in the belief that the human brain expanded in size before the jaw adapted to new types of food.

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