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♦ blind (1) /blaɪnd/A a.1 cieco: a blind man, un cieco; blind in one eye, cieco da un occhio; guercio; blind from birth, cieco dalla nascita; to go (o to become) blind, diventare cieco; perdere la vista; the blind, i ciechi; to strike sb. blind, accecare q.2 cieco; che non riesce a vedere; che si rifiuta di vedere: blind to the truth, cieco davanti alla verità3 cieco; sconsiderato; irrazionale: blind anger, cieca furia; blind faith, fede cieca; blind haste, fretta sconsiderata; the blind forces of nature, le forze cieche della natura; blind destiny, la sorte cieca4 (aeron.) cieco; strumentale: blind flight (o blind flying) volo cieco (o strumentale); blind landing, atterraggio cieco5 (fatto) alla cieca; al buio; a scatola chiusa: blind testing, test alla cieca; ( sport) blind pass, passaggio alla cieca; (comm.) blind selling, vendite a scatola chiusa7 senza aperture; cieco; murato; chiuso; ostruito: a blind wall, un muro cieco; a blind alley, un vicolo cieco ( anche fig.); a blind window, una finestra cieca (o finta); a blind pipe, un tubo ostruitoB avv.1 senza vedere; alla cieca: to fly blind, volare alla cieca; to taste wines blind, assaggiare vini con gli occhi bendati2 senza le informazioni necessarie; senza preparazione● blind pig = blind tiger ► sotto □ ( Internet) blind carbon copy ► BCC □ blind date, appuntamento al buio (con q. che s'incontra per la prima volta) □ (anat.) blind gut, intestino cieco □ blind man's buff, moscacieca ( gioco) □ (mil.) blind shell, granata inesplosa □ blind side, lato nascosto alla visuale (di q.); lato cieco □ blind spot, (anat.) punto cieco; macchia cieca; (fig.) punto cieco, zona cieca; ( di persona) incapacità di capire (qc.), cecità mentale; ( radio, TV) punto in zona d'ombra; ( radar) punto in zona morta □ ( legatoria) blind stamping, impressione a secco □ ( cucito) blind stitch, soppunto; sottopunto □ (market.) blind test, prova del paraocchi □ ( slang USA) blind tiger, spaccio illegale di alcolici □ blind tooling = blind stamping ► sopra □ blind track, sentiero difficile da seguire (o rintracciare); (ferr.) binario morto □ (fin., polit.) blind trust, gestione fiduciaria cieca □ ( radio, TV) blind zone, zona d'ombra; zona morta □ (as) blind as a bat (o as a mole), cieco come una talpa □ ( cucina) to bake blind, far cuocere in forno ( una sfoglia) senza ripieno □ It's (a case of) the blind leading the blind, è come un cieco che guida un altro cieco □ (fam.) not a blind bit of, nessunissimo; neanche un briciolo di; il benché minimo □ to turn a blind eye (to), fingere di non vedere (qc.) (spec. di sbagliato, di illecito).blind (2) /blaɪnd/n.5 pretesto; schermo, paravento (fig.)● ( poker) blind opening, apertura al buio □ ( poker) blind raise, controbuio □ blind roller, avvolgibile; serranda □ ( poker) to raise the blind, fare il controbuio □ roller blind, tendina a ghigliottina ( che s'avvolge su un rullo) □ vertical blind, veneziana a stecche verticali.(to) blind /blaɪnd/A v. t.1 ( anche fig.) accecare; abbagliare: I was blinded by the dust, sono stato accecato dalla polvere; He was blinded of one eye, rimase cieco da (o perse) un occhio; He was blinded by the headlights of a car, è stato abbagliato dai fari di un'automobile2 oscurare; opacizzare3 eclissare; confondere; far sfigurare4 (mil.) blindareB v. i.
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blind man's buff — blind man’s buff UK US noun [uncountable] a children’s game in which one player has their eyes covered with a blindfold and tries to catch the others Thesaurus: children s gameshyponym to perform an action in a card gamehyponym Variant: blind man … Useful english dictionary
blind man's buff — (US also blind man s bluff) ► NOUN ▪ a game in which a blindfold player tries to catch others while being pushed about by them. ORIGIN from buff «a blow», from Old French … English terms dictionary
blind|man's buff — «BLYND MANZ BUHF», 1. a game in which a blindfolded person tries to catch one of several other players and tell who he is. 2. Figurative: »Government by blindman s buff (Thomas Carlyle). ╂[buff < buffet] … Useful english dictionary
blind man's buff — or ,blind man s bluff noun uncount a children s game in which one player has their eyes covered with a BLINDFOLD and tries to catch the others … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
blind man's buff — UK / US or blind man s bluff UK / US noun [uncountable] a children s game in which one player has their eyes covered with a blindfold and tries to catch the others … English dictionary
blind man's buff — n [U] a children s game in which one player whose eyes are covered tries to catch the others … Dictionary of contemporary English
Blind man's buff — Blindman s buff Blind man s buff , Blind man s buff Blind man s buff [See {Buff} a buffet.] A game in which one person is blindfolded, and tries to catch some one of the other players, and tell who it is. [1913 Webster] Surely he fancies I play… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blind man's buff — (US also blind man s bluff) noun a game in which a blindfold player tries to catch others while being pushed about by them. Origin C17: from buff a blow , from OFr. bufe (see buffet2) … English new terms dictionary
blind man's buff — noun a game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify the others. Also, blind man s bluff. {from buff2, with reference to the blows administered by the participants or the central player; reinterpreted as a bluff2 or a trick} …
Blind Man's Buff — One of the oldest and most consistently popular of traditional games, played in the past by adults (especially at *Christmas family gatherings) as well as children. In basic form, one player is blindfolded, turned around a few times to… … A Dictionary of English folklore
blind man’s buff — (AmE alsoblindman’s bluff) n [U] a children’s game, played at parties, in which a player whose eyes have been covered tries to catch and identify the other players. ➡ note at toys and games. * * * … Universalium