blind date

blaɪnd deɪt

Definition

Definition of blind date - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

romanceromantic meeting between strangers

They went on a blind date last night.

introduction

meetup

set up datesocial meeting between two people who have not met before

They were nervous before their blind date..

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Expressions with blind

blind alley

street closed at one end

The car turned into a blind alley.

blind side

side that is not within one's field of vision

He was hit from his blind side during the game..

go blind

lose the ability to see

After the accident, he might go blind.

blind drunk

adj.

extremely intoxicated by alcohol

He was blind drunk and could barely stand..

be blind to

not notice or recognize something important or obvious

He is blind to her feelings.

blind as a bat

adj.

having very poor vision or sight

Without her glasses, she's blind as a bat.

Expressions with date

double date

date where two couples participate together

We went on a double date to the movies.

cheap date

date that costs little money

We went for a walk in the park, it was a cheap date.

date around

explore different romantic relationships

He wanted to date around to find the right person.

to date

adv.

up until now or the present time

This is the best movie I have seen to date.

bring up to date

make something current or modern

We need to bring the software up to date.

date back to

originate from a specific time in the past

The castle dates back to the 12th century.

save the date

reserve a date for an important event

Please save the date for our wedding next June.

be past its sell-by date

no longer useful or relevant

That style is past its sell-by date.

drop-dead date

absolute deadline that cannot be missed

The project must be completed by the drop-dead date.

it's a date

exp.

agreement to meet at a specific time

We agreed to meet at 7 PM, it's a date.

Examples of blind date in a sentence

Blind dates can sometimes lead to lasting relationships.
Their friends set them up on a blind date.
She was excited about her first blind date.

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French:rendez-vous à l'aveugle, rencontre à l'aveugle, ...
German:Blind Date, ...
Italian:appuntamento al buio, incontro al buio, ...
Spanish:cita a ciegas, ...
Portuguese:encontro às cegas, encontro às escuras, ...
Chinese:相亲, ...
Japanese:ブラインドデート, ...
Arabic:مَوْعِد غَرِيب, موعد أعمى, ...
Hebrew:פְּגִישָׁה עִיוֶרֶת, דֵייט עִוֵּר, ...
Russian:свидание вслепую, слепое свидание, ...
Ukrainian:побачення наосліп, ...
Hindi:ब्लाइंड डेट, तयशुदा मुलाकात, ...
Bengali:অচেনা ডেট, অপরিচিত সাক্ষাৎ, ...
Catalan:cita a cegues, ...
Czech:rande naslepo, ...
Danish:blind date, stævnemøde, ...
Dutch:blind date, ...
Greek:ραντεβού στα τυφλά, ...
Hungarian:vakrandi, ...
Khmer:ការណាត់ជួបមនុស្សមិនស្គាល់គ្នា, ការណាត់ជួបរវាងមនុស្សពីរនាក់ដែលមិនធ្លាប់ស្គាល់គ្នា, ...
Korean:소개팅, ...
Persian:قرار ناشناس, دیدار ناشناس, ...
Polish:randka w ciemno, ...
Portuguese (BR):encontro às cegas, ...
Romanian:întâlnire pe nevăzute, ...
Swedish:blindträff, blinddejt, ...
Thai:นัดบอด, การนัดพบระหว่างคนสองคนที่ไม่เคยเจอกันมาก่อน, ...
Turkish:kör randevu, ...
Vietnamese:hẹn hò giấu mặt, cuộc hẹn xem mắt, ...

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