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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBlind
/blaɪnd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Unable to see because of injury, disease, or a congenital condition.
"He has been blind since birth."
- 1
A screen for a window, especially one mounted on a roller.
"She pulled down the window blinds to keep out the sun."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English blind, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blind and German blind, ultimately from a base meaning 'dark' or 'confused'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Blind" is said worldwide
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cieco
Transliteration: cieco
"Lui è cieco dalla nascita."
aveugle
Transliteration: aveugle
"Il est aveugle de naissance."
blind
Transliteration: blind
"Er ist seit seiner Geburt blind."
ciego
Transliteration: ciego
"Él es ciego de nacimiento."
cego
Transliteration: cego
"Ele é cego de nascença."
अंधा
Transliteration: andha
"वह जन्म से अंधा है।"
盲的
Transliteration: máng de
"他天生失明。"
눈먼
Transliteration: nunmeon
"그는 선천적으로 눈이 멀었습니다."
盲目
Transliteration: moumoku
"彼は生まれつき目が見えません。"
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