"ciego" en el diccionario Español-Inglés

ciego, a

a 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
MODISMOS más ciego que un topo  as blind as a bat

2 (por ofuscación)

2.1
[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

2.2
[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

6.1 (=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

6.2 (=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  → 1.2

b sm/f (=invidente) blind man/blind woman
una organización de ciegos an organization for the blind, a blind people's organization

c 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