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кон с капаци

English translation: someone is wearing blinkers

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Bulgarian term or phrase:кон с капаци
English translation:someone is wearing blinkers
Entered by: Ivan Klyunchev

12:49 Jul 21, 2010
Bulgarian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
Bulgarian term or phrase: кон с капаци
Днес се чудех как е "кон с капаци" и понеже го няма в речника искам да попитам дали някой от този форум знае как се превежда този израз на английски.
Serina
someone is wearing blinkers
Explanation:
Collins: blinkers [blɪ̱ŋkə(r)z] 1) (disapproval) If you describe someone as wearing blinkers, you think that they have a narrow point of view and are not taking other people's opinions into account. [BRIT] As far as mathematicians are concerned, there's a certain virtue in wearing intellectual blinkers... At least you have removed your blinkers and can now see the relationship in its true colours. (in AM, use blinders) 2) Blinkers are two pieces of leather which are placed at the side of a horse's eyes so that it can only see straight ahead. [mainly BRIT] (in AM, use blinders).
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Ivan Klyunchev
Bulgaria
Local time: 07:02
Grading comment
Много благодаря :)))
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4 +5someone is wearing blinkers
Ivan Klyunchev


  

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someone is wearing blinkers


Explanation:
Collins: blinkers [blɪ̱ŋkə(r)z] 1) (disapproval) If you describe someone as wearing blinkers, you think that they have a narrow point of view and are not taking other people's opinions into account. [BRIT] As far as mathematicians are concerned, there's a certain virtue in wearing intellectual blinkers... At least you have removed your blinkers and can now see the relationship in its true colours. (in AM, use blinders) 2) Blinkers are two pieces of leather which are placed at the side of a horse's eyes so that it can only see straight ahead. [mainly BRIT] (in AM, use blinders).

Ivan Klyunchev
Bulgaria
Local time: 07:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Много благодаря :)))

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kendriya .: :)
4 mins
  -> Благодаря.
agree  Yavor Dimitrov
5 mins
  -> Благодаря.
agree  Galina Rusinova
20 hrs
  -> Благодаря.
agree  Mark Bossanyi: blinkered person, blinkered attitude, blinkered point of view и пр.
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Благодаря. Ibid.: blinkered: A blinkered view, attitude, or approach is narrow and does not take into account other people's opinions. A blinkered person has this kind of attitude. Да добавя ли blinkered person към речника?
agree  Andrei Vrabtchev
3 days 3 hrs
  -> Благодаря.
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