blinding

blinding
adjective
blendend [Licht, Sonnenlicht, Blitz]; grell [Strahl]

a blinding headache — rasende Kopfschmerzen Pl.

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adjective
1) (tending to make blind: a blinding light.) blendend
2) (sudden: He realized, in a blinding flash, that she was the murderer.) plötzlich
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blind·ing
[ˈblaɪndɪŋ]
adj
1. (bright) flash blendend attr; light also grell
2. (obstructing vision)
to be \blinding die Sicht rauben
he struggled through the \blinding snowstorm er kämpfte sich durch den Schneesturm, wobei er kaum die Hand vor den Augen sah
to have a \blinding headache solche Kopfschmerzen haben, dass einem der Schädel platzt
3. BRIT (fam: skilful) brillant
4.
to come to sb in a \blinding flash jdm blitzartig klar werden
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['blaIndɪŋ]
adj
light blendend; truth ins Auge stechend; headache, pain furchtbar

as blinding tears filled her eyes — von Tränen geblendet

* * *
adjective
blendend [Licht, Sonnenlicht, Blitz]; grell [Strahl]

a blinding headache — rasende Kopfschmerzen Pl.


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