cego
blind
Advanced Adjective
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Pronunciation
/ˈse.ɡu/
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Cultural Note
'O amor é cego' (love is blind) is a very common proverb in Portuguese. 'Às cegas' means blindly or in the dark. José Saramago's Nobel Prize-winning novel 'Ensaio sobre a Cegueira' (Blindness) explores this concept powerfully in Portuguese literature.
📝 Example Sentences
O amor é cego.
Love is blind.
Ela ficou cega de um olho.
She went blind in one eye.
📊 Adjective Forms
| Gender | Form |
|---|---|
| feminine_plural | cegas |
| masculine_plural | cegos |
| feminine_singular | cega |
| masculine_singular | cego |