blindfold

English

Etymology

From Middle English blyndefolde, blyndfuld, blynfold, blindfeld, blindfelt, yblynfeld, variants of y-blyndfalled, blyndfelled, etc. ("stricken blind, blindfolded"), past participle of Middle English blindfellen (“to strike blind”), from blind (“to blind”) and fellen (“to fell”), equivalent to blind +‎ felled.

Noun

blindfold (plural blindfolds)

1. A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.

   I put a blindfold over my boyfriend's eyes and told him I had a surprise for him.

2. Something that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically).

Translations

a covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes

• Bulgarian: превръзка за очите f (prevrǎzka za očite)
• Catalan: bena (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 眼罩 (zh) (yǎnzhào)

• Danish: bind for øjnene
• Dutch: blinddoek (nl)
• Esperanto: okulkovro
• Finnish: silmäside
• French: bandeau (fr) m (sur les yeux)
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• Galician: venda f
• German: Augenbinde (de) f
• Indonesian: penutup mata
• Italian: benda (it), bendaggio m, bendatura f
• Japanese: アイマスク (aimasuku), 目隠し (ja) (めかくし, mekakushi)
• Portuguese: venda (pt) f
• Russian: повя́зка на глаза́ f (povjázka na glazá), повя́зка (ru) f (povjázka)
• Spanish: venda (es)
• Swedish: ögonbindel c
• Tagalog: piring

something that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically)

• French: voile (fr) m, bandeau (fr) m
• Italian: bendaggio m, bendatura f
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• Portuguese: venda (pt) f
• Russian: шоры (ru) pl (šory)

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• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} venda (es) f
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Adjective

blindfold (not comparable)

1. Having the eyes covered so as to obscure vision
2. Thoughtless; reckless.

Adverb

blindfold (not comparable)

1. With the eyes covered so as to obscure vision

Verb

blindfold (third-person singular simple present blindfolds, present participle blindfolding, simple past and past participle blindfolded)

1. To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see.

   Children need to be blindfolded before they hit the piñata.

2. To obscure understanding or comprehension.

Translations

To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see

• Bulgarian: завързвам очите на (zavǎrzvam očite na)
• Finnish: sitoa silmät
• French: bander les yeux
• German: die Augen verbinden
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• Italian: bendare gli occhi
• Portuguese: vendar (pt)
• Russian: завя́зывать глаза́ (zavjázyvatʹ glazá)
• Swedish: binda för ögonen på

To obscure understanding or comprehension

• German: blind machen
• Portuguese: vendar (pt)
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• Swedish: förblinda (sv)

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• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} vendar (es)