"wie ein Blinder von der Farbe reden" meaning in German

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Verb

Forms: redet wie ein Blinder von der Farbe [present, singular, third-person], redete wie ein Blinder von der Farbe [past], wie ein Blinder von der Farbe geredet [participle, past], haben [auxiliary]
Etymology: Literally, “to talk like a blind man about colour”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to talk like a blind man about colour}} “to talk like a blind man about colour”, {{lit|to talk like a blind man about colour}} Literally, “to talk like a blind man about colour” Head templates: {{de-verb|wie_ein_Blinder_von_der_Farbe_reden}} wie ein Blinder von der Farbe reden (weak, third-person singular present redet wie ein Blinder von der Farbe, past tense redete wie ein Blinder von der Farbe, past participle wie ein Blinder von der Farbe geredet, auxiliary haben)
  1. to speak about something of which one has no personal experience, thus in a theoretical, impractical, unrealistic way Tags: weak
    Sense id: en-wie_ein_Blinder_von_der_Farbe_reden-de-verb-SOC7xowc Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17
  2. to speak without knowledge, to drivel Tags: weak
    Sense id: en-wie_ein_Blinder_von_der_Farbe_reden-de-verb-8Vd2B9RG
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to talk like a blind man about colour”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "redet wie ein Blinder von der Farbe",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "redete wie ein Blinder von der Farbe",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "wie ein Blinder von der Farbe geredet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haben",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "de-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "72 28",
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        {
          "english": "The marriage counselor was in her early twenties and of course she talked without any personal experience.",
          "text": "Die Eheberaterin war Anfang 20 und hat natürlich geredet wie ein Blinder von der Farbe.",
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        }
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        "to speak about something of which one has no personal experience, thus in a theoretical, impractical, unrealistic way"
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        ]
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      ]
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        {
          "english": "My husband wanted to teach me about Italian architecture and of course he talked a lot of nonsense.",
          "text": "Mein Mann wollte mich über italienische Architektur belehren und hat natürlich geredet wie ein Blinder von der Farbe.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "tags": [
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "redete wie ein Blinder von der Farbe",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "wie ein Blinder von der Farbe geredet",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "haben",
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      "expansion": "wie ein Blinder von der Farbe reden (weak, third-person singular present redet wie ein Blinder von der Farbe, past tense redete wie ein Blinder von der Farbe, past participle wie ein Blinder von der Farbe geredet, auxiliary haben)",
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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