cego

Meaning

Adj

1. (comparable) blind (unable to see)
2. (comparable, figuratively) blind; blinded (unable to realise the truth)
3. (comparable) dull (not sharp)
4. (comparable, figuratively) impartial (treating all parties equally)
5. (Portugal, colloquial, comparable) high, stoned

Noun

a blind person

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of cegar

cegar

to blind, to cause blindness

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Concepts

blind

blunt

dull

blind man

sightless

unseeing

deaf

sightless person

unsighted

blindman

bland

be dull

eyeless

gentle

mild

obtuse

soft

sweet

tender

Opposite of

afiado

Synonyms

obtuso

embotado

doce

meigo

mouco

ameno

brando

suave

surdo

rombo

cega

invisual

Translations

ciego

aveugle

cieco

blind

bot

stomp

spuntato

blind

stumpf

kör

obtuso

yassi

smussato

embotado

caecus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛ.ɡu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: caecus

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese cego (“blind”), from Latin caecus (“blind”), from Proto-Italic *kaikos (“blind”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos (“one-eyed, blind”).

Sentences

O amor tem quatro olhos , mas ainda é cego .

Love has four eyes, but it is still blind.

O cego contou as moedas antigas .

The blind man counted the old coins.

O amor é cego , mas você pode vê-lo remotamente .

Love is blind, but you can see it remotely.

Ele possuía a verdade e não podia viver com o cego do espírito .

He possessed the truth and could not live with the blind of the spirit.