noun🔗ShareStore, rideauA covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass."The teacher dimmed the classroom by pulling down the blinds. "Le professeur a assombri la salle de classe en tirant les stores.propertyarchitectureitembuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePanneau indicateur de destinationA destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc."The bus driver checked the blind to see where the next stop was. "Le chauffeur de bus a vérifié le panneau indicateur de destination pour voir où était le prochain arrêt.vehiclesigncommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareStore, rideauAny device intended to conceal or hide."a duck blind"un store à canardsdevicethingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLeurre, subterfugeSomething to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge."The politician's carefully crafted speech was a blind to hide their true intentions. "Le discours soigneusement élaboré du politicien était un leurre pour cacher leurs véritables intentions.mindactioncharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn storeA blindage."The construction workers set up a blindage around the building site to protect the workers from the dust. "Les ouvriers du bâtiment ont installé un store autour du chantier pour protéger les travailleurs de la poussière.militaryarchitectureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareArrêtA halting place."The train stopped at the blind, and passengers disembarked for their break. "Le train s'est arrêté à l'arrêt, et les passagers sont descendus pour leur pause.placeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAngle mortThe blindside."The quarterback was caught off guard by the blindside block, and fumbled the ball. "Le quarterback a été pris au dépourvu par le blocage dans l'angle mort et a échappé le ballon.partbodysportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNul(1800s) No score."The music competition had a blind judging; no scores were recorded until the final round. "Le concours de musique avait un jugement nul ; aucun score n'a été enregistré avant la manche finale.sportnumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMise forcéeA forced bet: the small blind or the big blind."The blinds are $10/$20 and the ante is $1."Les mises forcées sont de 10$/20$ et l'ante est de 1$.gamebetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn joueur qui est forcé de payer une telle miseA player who is forced to pay such a bet."The blinds immediately folded when I reraised."Les blinds se sont immédiatement couchés quand j'ai relancé.gamebetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLes aveugles(as a plural) Those who are blind, taken as a group."The blind are a diverse group, with many different skills and experiences. "Les aveugles forment un groupe diversifié, avec de nombreuses compétences et expériences différentes.grouppersonhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAveuglerTo make temporarily or permanently blind."The intense sunlight blinded the hiker for a moment, making it hard to see the trail. "Le soleil intense a aveuglé le randonneur un instant, rendant difficile la vision du sentier.medicinephysiologybodysensationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMaudire, damnerTo curse."My brother was so angry he blind the team with his bad luck. "Mon frère était tellement en colère qu'il a maudit l'équipe avec sa malchance.cursereligionsoulsupernaturaltheologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAveugler, obscurcir, cacherTo darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal."The clouds blinded the sun, obscuring the view from the classroom window. "Les nuages ont aveuglé le soleil, obscurcissant la vue depuis la fenêtre de la salle de classe.sensationmindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSablerTo cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel, for example a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled."The workers blind the newly paved road to make the stones fit together tightly. "Les ouvriers sablent la route nouvellement pavée pour que les pierres s'emboîtent solidement.materialbuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAveugle(of a person or animal) Unable to see, due to physiological or neurological factors."My grandmother is blind, so she needs help crossing the street. "Ma grand-mère est aveugle, elle a donc besoin d'aide pour traverser la rue.physiologymedicineconditionbodydiseasesensationorganismanimalhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAveugle(of an eye) Unable to be used to see, due to physiological or neurological factors."My grandmother is blind in her left eye, so she needs glasses with a stronger magnifying lens. "Ma grand-mère est aveugle de l'œil gauche, elle a donc besoin de lunettes avec une lentille grossissante plus forte.medicinephysiologyorganbodysensationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAveugle, ne pas voirFailing to see, acknowledge, perceive."Authors are blind to their own defects."Les auteurs sont aveugles à leurs propres défauts.mindsensationabilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSans visibilité, obscurOf a place, having little or no visibility."a blind corner"un coin sans visibilitéplaceweatherenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFermé, sans issueClosed at one end; having a dead end"a blind gut"un intestin fermépartareaplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFermé, obstruéHaving no openings for light or passage."a blind alley"une impasseappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMoindre, le plus petit(in certain phrases) Smallest or slightest."The blindest spot on the map for the new student was the route to the library. "Le moindre point sur la carte pour le nouvel étudiant était le chemin vers la bibliothèque.amountdegreequalityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIgnorant, sans connaissance préalableWithout any prior knowledge."He took a blind guess at which fork in the road would take him to the airport."Il a fait une supposition ignorante quant à quelle bifurcation de la route le mènerait à l'aéroport.mindattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAveugle, inconditionnelUnconditional; without regard to evidence, logic, reality, accidental mistakes, extenuating circumstances, etc."blind deference"une déférence aveugleattitudecharacterphilosophymindmoralessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIllisible, incompréhensibleUnintelligible or illegible."a blind passage in a book; blind writing"Un passage illisible dans un livre ; une écriture incompréhensible.languagewritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareStérile, infructueuxAbortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit."blind buds"Bourgeons stérilesplantagricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareAveuglémentWithout seeing; unseeingly."The old woman walked blind down the hallway, bumping into several chairs. "La vieille femme a marché aveuglément dans le couloir, se cognant à plusieurs chaises.physiologysensationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareComplètement, totalementAbsolutely, totally."to swear blind"jurer complètementlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareÀ l'aveugle(three card brag) Without looking at the cards dealt."During the card game, Sarah played blind. "Pendant le jeu de cartes, Sarah a joué à l'aveugle.gamebetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
