"blind as a bat" meaning in Anglais

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Adjective

IPA: \blaɪnd ɑs ə bæt\ Audio: En-au-blind as a bat.ogg
  1. Myope comme une taupe. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-blind_as_a_bat-en-adj-dUSgBMJ- Categories (other): Métaphores en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (aveugle comme un hibou): blind as an owl Synonyms (aveugle comme une taupe): blind as a mole

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    "De blind (aveugle), as (comme) et bat (chauve-souris). Littéralement: aveugle comme une chauve-souris."
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      "sense": "aveugle comme une taupe",
      "word": "blind as a mole"
    },
    {
      "sense": "aveugle comme un hibou",
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  "word": "blind as a bat"
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