blenden
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verb
- to dazzle; to blindconfuse someone’s sight by means of excessive brightness
- to show off; to posetry to make an impression on someone by behaving affectedly and/or overstating one’s achievements
- to blindpunish someone by making them blind
Forms
Present
| I | blende |
|---|---|
| you | blendest |
| he, she, it | blendet |
| we | blenden |
| you (plural) | blendet |
| they | blenden |
Preterite
| I | blendete |
|---|---|
| you | blendetest |
| he, she, it | blendete |
| we | blendeten |
| you (plural) | blendetet |
| they | blendeten |
Subjunctive I
| I | blende |
|---|---|
| you | blendest |
| he, she, it | blende |
| we | blenden |
| you (plural) | blendet |
| they | blenden |
Subjunctive II
| I | blendete |
|---|---|
| you | blendetest |
| he, she, it | blendete |
| we | blendeten |
| you (plural) | blendetet |
| they | blendeten |
Imperative
| you | blend / blende |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | blendet |
Other forms
| infinitive | blenden |
|---|---|
| past participle | geblendet |
| present participle | blendend |
Used in the library
- Die Scheinwerfer des Wagens blenden den Beamten.The car's headlights dazzle the officer.B2Noch einmal, bitte (3) — Once more, please (3) (B2)
- Das Wetter war grauenhaft, und an sonnigen Tagen blendete das Eis die Männer.The weather was dreadful, and on sunny days the ice dazzled the men.B2Noch einmal, bitte (12) — Once more, please (12) (B2)
- Auf der Bühne blenden die Scheinwerfer Anton so stark, dass er das Publikum gar nicht sieht.On stage the spotlights dazzle Anton so much that he can't see the audience at all.B2Noch einmal, bitte (27) — Once more, please (27) (B2)