French Conversation · Level 36
75 words
French word
aveugle
Pronunciation
IPA/avœgl/
Meaning
- adjectiveblind
Example
J'ai aidé un vieil homme aveugle hier.
I helped a blind old man yesterday.
More examples
Elle lit en braille car elle est aveugle.
She reads in Braille because she is blind.
Core concept
A person moving through the world without a visual map, or making decisions without clear judgment.
Common phrases
être aveugle
to be blind
une personne aveugle
a blind person
Similar words
non-voyant: A neutral term for a person or state with no sight.
malvoyant: Having weak vision that makes objects hard to see clearly.
borgne: Having no sight in one eye.
Definition in French
Qui est privé de la vue; adjectif décrivant l'absence de vision, utilisé aussi figurativement pour l'absence de jugement.
Word origin
French aveugle comes from Old French forms derived through Vulgar Latin from Latin ab oculis, meaning without eyes.
Usage tips
- As a noun, un aveugle means a blind person, while the adjective has the same form for masculine and feminine but takes a plural -s.