What does ciego in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word ciego in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ciego in Spanish.

The word ciego in Spanish means blind, blind, caecum, blind, blind, dazzle, block off, cover up, blind, block, obstruct, go blind, be blinded, be dazzled, shot in the dark, stab in the dark, take a shot in the dark, act without thinking, love is blind, cecum, caecum, as blind as a bat, blank wall, septic tank, go blind. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ciego

blind

adjetivo (que no ve, invidente)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La explosión dejó ciego a un bombero.
The explosion left a firefighter blind.

blind

adjetivo (obsesionado, ofuscado) (figurative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Estaba ciego de ira, no se podía razonar con él.
He was blind with rage -- there was no reasoning with him.

caecum

nombre masculino (parte del intestino grueso) (medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El ciego, el colon y el recto forman parte del aparato digestivo.
The caecum, the colon and the rectum form part of the digestive system.

blind

adjetivo (abertura: cerrado, tapiado) (architecture)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Un arco ciego es el que tiene tapiada su luz o anchura.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A blind wall is one with no doors or windows.

blind, dazzle

verbo transitivo (dejar ciego con luz)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cegaba con la linterna a todos los que se acercaban.
She was blinding (or: dazzling) everyone who approached with her flashlight.

block off, cover up

verbo transitivo (tapar un hueco)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Cegaron la entrada de la vieja mina.
They blocked off (or: covered up) the old mine entrance.

blind

verbo transitivo (dejar ciego)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
En la Biblia cuentan que cegaron a Sansón quemándole los ojos.
In the Bible, the story is that they blinded Samson by burning his eyes.

block, obstruct

verbo transitivo (obstruir un hueco)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Las ramas y troncos cegaron el desagüe.
The branches and the trunk blocked (or: obstructed) the drain.

go blind

verbo transitivo (quedarse sin vista)

No cogí el balón porque aquel foco me cegó.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. His niece went blind at five years of age, after a serious injury.

be blinded, be dazzled

verbo transitivo (ofuscar)

El dinero lo cegó y se enfadó con toda su familia.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The robbers were blinded (or: were dazzled) at the row of police car spotlights pointed at them.

shot in the dark, stab in the dark

locución nominal masculina plural (coloquial (sin rumbo, sin pensar)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

take a shot in the dark

locución verbal (tantear sin pistas)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Antes de dar palos de ciego debemos analizar bien la situación.
Before taking a stab in the dark we should carefully analyse the situation.

act without thinking

locución verbal (actuar sin pensar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Carlos siempre da palos de ciego y después se arrepiente.
Carlos never thinks things through and has to apologise later.

love is blind

expresión (idealizar por amor) (saying)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Los que la queremos le decimos que no se aparte de sus afectos por él, pero el amor es ciego y ella no escucha.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. - I don't understand what she sees in him. - You know what they say; love is blind!

cecum, caecum

nombre masculino (parte del grueso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tiene una lesión en el intestino ciego.

as blind as a bat

locución adjetiva (figurado (miope, que no ve) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ese hombre está más ciego que un topo.; tenemos un cartel gigante en la puerta y no lo ha visto.

blank wall

locución nominal masculina (muro divisorio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La empresa dividió la oficina con muros ciegos.
The company divided the office with blank walls.

septic tank

locución nominal masculina (lugar de descarga de aguas negras)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La casa en el campo tiene pozo ciego.
The country house has a cesspit.

go blind

(perder la vista)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El obrero se quedó ciego por no usar gafas protectoras al soldar.
The worker lost his eyesight from not using protective glasses when welding.

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