ciego

adj.

1 blind, unseeing, eyeless, sightless.

2 unperceptive, blind, uncomprehending, half-blind.

3 senseless.

4 blind, dead-end.

5 blind, viewless.

m.

1 blind man, blind person, blind, sightless person.

2 blind intestine, caecum, cecum, blindgut.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cegar.

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ciego

► adjetivo

1 (persona) blind

2 (conducto) blocked up

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (persona) blind person

► nombre masculino ciego

1 ANATOMÍA caecum (US cecum), blind gut

► nombre masculino plural los ciegos

1 the blind

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a ciegas (sin ver) blindly 2 (sin pensar) without thinking

■ no digas las cosas a ciegas don't say things off the top of your head

estar ciego,-a de ira to be blind with anger

ponerse ciego,-a familiar (bebiendo) to get blind drunk 2 (de drogas) to get stoned

quedarse ciego,-a to go blind

ser ciego,-a de nacimiento to be born blind

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ciego

► nombre masculino

1 ANATOMÍA caecum (US cecum), blind gut

► nombre masculino plural

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1. (f. - ciega)

noun

blind person

2. (f. - ciega)

adj.

blind

- a ciegas

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ciego, -a

1. ADJ

1) (=invidente) blind

es ciego de nacimiento — he has been blind from o since birth, he was born blind

la justicia es ciega — justice is blind

• dejar ciego a algn — to blind sb

las luces me dejaron ciego por un momento — the lights blinded me for a moment

el accidente la dejó ciega — she was blinded in the accident

• estar ciego — to be blind

pero ¿estás ciego? ¿no ves que el semáforo está en rojo? — are you blind or what? can't you see the lights are red?

• quedarse ciego — to go blind

se quedó ciego después del accidente — he was blinded in the accident, he went blind as a result of the accident

- más ciego que un topo

2) [por ofuscación]

a) [persona] blind

• ciego a — blind to

ciego a las necesidades del resto del mundo — blind to the needs of the rest of the world

• ciego de celos — blind with jealousy

ciego de dolor — in absolute agony

ciego de ira o rabia — blind with rage

b) [violencia] mindless, senseless; [fanatismo] mindless

3) (=total) [confianza, fe] unquestioning, blind pey

tenían una confianza ciega en su líder — they had unquestioning o pey blind faith in their leader

exijo de todos mis hombres una obediencia ciega — I demand unquestioning obedience from all my men

4) (=bloqueado) [arco, entrada] blind; [conducto, tubo] blocked

5) ** (=borracho) blind drunk *, pissed **; [con drogas duras] high *; [con drogas blandas] stoned **

• ponerse ciego a o de algo — (=borracho) to get pissed on sth **, get trashed on sth (EEUU) **; [con drogas duras] to get high on sth *; [con drogas blandas] to get stoned on sth **; [comiendo] to stuff o.s. with sth *

6)

• a ciegas —

a) (=sin ver)

andar o caminar a ciegas — to grope one's way

avanzamos a ciegas hasta encontrar el interruptor — we groped our way to the light switch

buscó a ciegas la puerta — he searched blindly for the door, he groped about searching for the door

• volar a ciegas — to fly blind

b) (=sin pensar) [actuar, decidir] in the dark; [obedecer] unquestioningly, blindly pey

creíamos a ciegas todo lo que decía el partido — we unquestioningly o pey blindly believed everything the party said, we believed everything the party said without question

cita 1), b)

2.

SM / F (=invidente) blind man/blind woman

una organización de ciegos — an organization for the blind, a blind people's organization

3. SM

1) Esp

**

¡qué ciego llevaba! — [de alcohol] he was blind drunk * o pissed! **; [de drogas duras] he was high as a kite *; [de drogas blandas] he was stoned out of his mind **

2) (Anat) caecum, cecum (EEUU)

3) Caribe (=claro) forest clearing

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I

-ga adjetivo

1)

a) (invidente) blind

es ciego de nacimiento — he was born blind

se quedó ciego — he went blind

a ciegas: anduvimos a ciegas por el pasillo we groped our way along the corridor; lo decidió a ciegas he decided without thinking it through; comprar a ciegas to buy something without seeing it first; más ciego que un topo as blind as a bat; ponerse ciego a or de algo — (Esp fam) to stuff oneself with something (colloq)

b) (ante una realidad)

estar ciego a algo — to be blind to something

2) (ofuscado) blind

ciego de ira — blind with fury

3) <fe/obediencia> blind

4) <conducto/cañería> blocked; <arco> blank; <muro> blind

5) (Esp fam) (por alcohol) blind drunk (colloq); (por la droga) stoned (sl)

II

-ga masculino, femenino

1) (invidente) (m) blind man; (f) blind woman

en el país or el reino de los ciegos el tuerto es (el) rey — in the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king

2) ciego masculino (Anat) cecum*

3) ciego masculino (Esp arg)

qué ciego llevaba/se cogió! — (por droga) he was/got stoned out of his mind (sl); (por alcohol) he was/got totally plastered (colloq)

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I

-ga adjetivo

1)

a) (invidente) blind

es ciego de nacimiento — he was born blind

se quedó ciego — he went blind

a ciegas: anduvimos a ciegas por el pasillo we groped our way along the corridor; lo decidió a ciegas he decided without thinking it through; comprar a ciegas to buy something without seeing it first; más ciego que un topo as blind as a bat; ponerse ciego a or de algo — (Esp fam) to stuff oneself with something (colloq)

b) (ante una realidad)

estar ciego a algo — to be blind to something

2) (ofuscado) blind

ciego de ira — blind with fury

3) <fe/obediencia> blind

4) <conducto/cañería> blocked; <arco> blank; <muro> blind

5) (Esp fam) (por alcohol) blind drunk (colloq); (por la droga) stoned (sl)

II

-ga masculino, femenino

1) (invidente) (m) blind man; (f) blind woman

en el país or el reino de los ciegos el tuerto es (el) rey — in the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king

2) ciego masculino (Anat) cecum*

3) ciego masculino (Esp arg)

qué ciego llevaba/se cogió! — (por droga) he was/got stoned out of his mind (sl); (por alcohol) he was/got totally plastered (colloq)

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ciego¹

¹ = blind, mindless, blind man.

Ex: It is the order of words that helps us to distinguish between 'office post' and 'post office' or, to quote the hackneyed example, 'blind Venetian' and 'Venetian blind'.

Ex: This article argues that mindless adulation is no substitute for honest discussions of the bad as well as the good in young adult literature.

Ex: Volunteering to answer a query that has not yet been asked is like helping a blind man to the other side of the street without first making sure he wants to cross.

* a ciegas = blindfold, blindfolded, in the dark.

* amor ciego = blind love.

* andar a tientas y a ciegas = grope (for/toward).

* a tientas y a ciegas = blindly, in the dark.

* a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.

* biblioteca para ciegos = library for the blind.

* ciegos, los = blind, the.

* cita a ciegas = blind date.

* comprar a ciegas = buy + a pig in a poke.

* curva ciega = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.

* dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).

* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey = in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey = be a case of the blind leading the blind.

* ensayo doble ciego = double-blind research study.

* fe ciega = blind faith, blind trust.

* hacerse el ciego = pretend + not to have seen.

* ir a tientas y a ciegas = bump around + in the dark, fumble.

* licencia a ciegas = shrink-wrapped licence [shrinkwrapped licence].

* más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.

* palos de ciego = a stab in the dark, a shot in the dark.

* pozo ciego = cesspool, cesspit.

* punto ciego = blind spot.

* referencia ciega o vacía = blind reference.

* volverse ciego = become + blind.

ciego²

² = drunk back, blind drunk.

Ex: Is it not against the law to release a drunk back into society who may be still under the infuence?.

Ex: New research published today finds that even having just one stiff drink can make you 'blind drunk'.

* ponerse ciego = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

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ciego¹ -ga

adjective

A

1 (invidente) blind

es ciego de nacimiento he was born blind

se quedó ciego he went blind

el accidente lo dejó ciego he was blinded in the accident, the accident left him blind

¿estás ciego?, ¿no ves que está cerrado? (fam); are you blind? can't you see that it's closed? (colloq)

a ciegas: no tomes decisiones importantes así, a ciegas don't rush blindly into important decisions like that

no me gusta comprar las cosas a ciegas I don't like buying things without seeing them first

anduvimos a ciegas por el pasillo we groped our way along the corridor

ir ciego (en mus) to have a bad hand

más ciego que un topo as blind as a bat

ponerse ciego a or de algo (Esp fam); to gorge oneself on o (colloq) stuff oneself with sth

2 (ante una realidad) estar ciego A algo to be blind TO sth

está ciega a sus defectos she is blind to his faults

B (ofuscado) blind

ciego de celos/ira blind with jealousy/fury

C ‹fe/obediencia› blind

tiene una confianza ciega en sus hijos she trusts her children blindly, she has blind faith in her children

D ‹conducto/cañería› blocked; ‹arco› blank; ‹muro› blind calle f A. (↑ calle)

E (Esp fam) (por el alcohol) blind drunk (colloq), plastered (colloq); (por la droga) stoned (sl)

ciego² -ga

masculine, feminine

A (invidente) (masculine) blind man; (feminine) blind woman

en tierra de ciegos or en el país or el reino de los ciegos el tuerto es (el) rey in the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king

B

ciego masculine (Anat) cecum*

C

ciego masculine (Esp arg): ¡qué ciego llevaba! (por la droga) he was stoned out of his mind (sl) (por el alcohol) he was totally plastered (colloq) o (sl) smashed

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Del verbo cegar: (conjugate cegar)

ciego es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
cegar    
ciego
cegar (conjugate cegar) verbo transitivo
1

a) (deslumbrar) to blind

b) (ofuscar) to blind;

◊ cegado por los celos blinded by jealousy

2 ‹conducto/cañería› to block
ciego

◊ -ga adjetivo

1

a) (invidente) blind;

◊ es ciego de nacimiento he was born blind;

se quedó ciego he went blind;
anduvimos a ciegas por el pasillo we groped our way along the corridor

b) (ante una realidad) estar ciego a algo to be blind to sth

c) (ofuscado) blind;

◊ ciego de ira blind with fury

2 ‹fe/obediencia› blind
3 ‹conducto/cañería› blocked;
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (invidente) (m) blind man;
(f) blind woman;

◊ los ciegos the blind

cegar verbo transitivo
1 to blind
2 (una puerta, ventana) to wall up
ciego,-a
I adjetivo
1 (persona) blind: es ciego de nacimiento, he/she was born blind
se quedó ciego, he/she went blind
2 familiar (atiborrado) ponerse ciego (de comida) to stuff oneself
(de alcohol) to get blind drunk
(de droga) to get stoned
II sustantivo masculino argot tener/llevar un ciego impresionante, (borrachera) to be blind drunk
(de droga) to be stoned
III sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 blind person
los ciegos, the blind pl
♦ Locuciones: a ciegas, (sin ver nada) blindly
(sin información o reflexión) compró el coche a ciegas, she bought the car without having a look at it

'ciego' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ciega
- topo
- aberración
- desgracia
- pozo
- punto
- tuerto
English:
blind
- go
- in
- strike
- unquestioning
- be
- cesspit
- dead
- disable
- fanatical
- mindless
- stuff

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ciego, -a

♦ ver cegar

♦ adj

1. [invidente] blind;

Juan es ciego de nacimiento Juan was born blind;

quedarse ciego to go blind

2. [ante algo] blind;

el amor lo ha vuelto ciego love has made him blind

3. [enloquecido] blinded (de by);

entonces, ciego de ira, lo mató then, blind with rage, he killed him;

está ciego por el esquí he's mad about skiing

4. [pozo, tubería] blocked (up)

5. [total] [fe, confianza] blind;

tengo una confianza ciega en él I trust him unconditionally

6. Esp Fam [borracho] blind drunk, Br pissed;

muy Fam [drogado] stoned;

nos pusimos ciegos de cerveza we got blind drunk o Br pissed on beer

♦ nm,f

[invidente] blind person;

los ciegos the blind

♦ nm

1. Anat caecum

2. Esp Fam [de droga] trip;

tener/cogerse un ciego [de alcohol] to be/get blind drunk o plastered o Br pissed;

llevo un ciego que no me tengo I'm totally plastered, Br I'm pissed out of my mind

3.

los ciegos [sorteo de la ONCE] = lottery organized by Spanish association for the blind

4. RP [en naipes] = player who has no trump cards in their hand

♦ a ciegas loc adv

blindly;

andar a ciegas to grope one's way;

no hagas las cosas a ciegas don't act without knowing what you are doing

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ciego

I adj

1 blind;

quedar(se) ciego go blind;

ciego de ira blind with rage;

a ciegas blindly

2 ANAT

:

intestino ciego cecum, Br caecum

II m

1 blind man;

¡eso lo ve un ciego! even a blind man can see that!

2 ANAT cecum, Br

caecum

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ciego, -ga adj

1) invidente: blind

2)

a ciegas : blindly

3)

quedarse ciego : to go blind

♦ ciegamente adv

ciego, -ga n

invidente: blind person

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ciego¹ adj blind

se quedó ciego a consecuencia del accidente he went blind as a result of the accident

ciego² n blind person

los ciegos the blind