TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
blind1, a. 1 Dall; caoch. a Blind in one eye, leathchaoch. A blind person, dall m. The blind, na daill. The blind leading the blind, an dall ag déanamh an eolais don dall; an dall is an bacach, is an dall ar tosach. He is as blind as a bat, a mole, tá sé chomh caoch le smután. He turned a blind eye to it, lig sé air féin nach bhfaca sé é. In a blind man's holiday, idir dall agus dorchadas. Love is blind, folaíonn grá gráin. S.a. COLOUR-BLIND, DAY-BLIND, STONE-BLIND. b He is blind to his own interests, ní léir dó a leas féin. c adv. P: He went at it blind, chuaigh sé ina cheann agus a dhá shúil druidte. Av: To fly blind, eitilt ar na hionstraimí. S.a. DRUNK 1. 2 (Hidden) Blind ditch, díog fholaithe. Needlew: Blind hemming, fáithim dhofheicthe. S.a. CORNER1 3. 3 Blind path, cosán caoch. Blind alley, clós caoch. Blind alley occupation, post nach dual biseach dó. Arch: Blind door, window, doras, fuinneog chaoch. ► blindly, adv. Go dall; go haingiallta.
blind2, v.tr. 1 a Dallaim, bainim radharc na súl de. b (Dazzle) Dallaim, caochaim. The sun is blinding me, tá an ghrian ag baint na súl asam. 2 To blind a road, brat clocha beaga a chur ar bhóthar (tarráilte).
blind3, s. 1 Dallóg f. Sun-blind, dallóg ghréine. Roller-blind, dallóg rolláin. Venetian blind, dallóg lataí. 2 His piety is only a blind, níl ina chuid cráifeachta ach cur i gcéill.
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Aut: Blind corner, coirnéal m caoch.
He was blind drunk, bhí sé dallta, caoch ar meisce.
Home for the blind, teach m na ndall.
He is blind in one eye, tá leathshúil chaoch aige.
If the blind lead the blind, má ghiollaíonn an caoch an dall.
Love is blind, folaíonn grá gráin.
Lame as well as blind, dall agus bacach chomh maith.