colour-blind
/ˈkʌlə blaɪnd/adjective
उच्चारण कल ब्लाइन्ड
वर्णांध, रंगों में अंतर न कर पाने वाला
Core word
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unable to see the difference between some colours, especially red and green
वर्णांध, रंगों में अंतर न कर पाने वाला
- About one in twelve men is colour-blind to some degree.
- He is colour-blind and cannot tell red from green.
- He is colour-blind, so he finds traffic lights difficult at night.
+ 2 more examples
- Being colour-blind, she could not complete the colour test.
- Colour-blind students may need help with coloured charts.
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treating people of different races equally, without being influenced by the colour of their skin
रंगभेद न करने वाला
- The company says its hiring policy is colour-blind.
- A truly colour-blind society judges people by their work, not their skin.
- The company claims to be colour-blind when hiring.
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- Laws should be colour-blind and treat everyone alike.
- She argued for a colour-blind approach to admissions.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be colour-blind (adjective after be)
Colour-blind describes a person who cannot see some colours properly; use it after be or become, and do not make it a verb.
'Colour-blind' उस व्यक्ति के लिए है जो कुछ रंग ठीक से नहीं देख पाता; यह be के बाद आता है और verb नहीं बनता।
- Rohan is colour-blind and cannot tell red from green.
- Many men are colour-blind without knowing it.
colour-blind to sth
In a figurative sense, a person who is colour-blind to race or class does not let such differences affect their view.
आलंकारिक अर्थ में जो व्यक्ति जाति या वर्ग के भेद को नहीं मानता, वह उनके प्रति 'colour-blind' कहलाता है।
- A good teacher is colour-blind to caste and wealth.
colour-blind + noun
Colour-blind can come before a noun, always with a hyphen.
'Colour-blind' noun के पहले भी आ सकता है, और उसमें हमेशा hyphen होता है।
- A colour-blind driver may misread a traffic light.
- The test for colour-blind candidates was held separately.
the colour-blind (as a group)
Use the before the adjective to mean all people with this condition; it takes a plural verb.
इस स्थिति वाले सभी लोगों के लिए adjective से पहले the लगाते हैं; इसके साथ plural verb आती है।
- The colour-blind are often unable to join some defence services.
+Collocations 4
adverb + colour-blind
partiallytotallyred-greencongenitallygenuinely
- He is red-green colour-blind.
colour-blind + noun
testcandidatepersonstudentdriver
- The colour-blind student asked for a labelled chart.
verb + colour-blind
be bornturn outproveremainseem
- He was born colour-blind and learned to manage it.
colour-blind + preposition
to casteto raceto wealthto religion
- The new law is colour-blind to religion.
“More examples 5
- The doctor tested whether the boy was colour-blind with a book of dotted pictures.
डॉक्टर ने बिंदुओं वाले चित्रों की एक पुस्तक से जाँचा कि लड़का colour-blind है या नहीं।
- Being colour-blind, he has to ask his wife which shirt matches his trousers.
colour-blind होने के कारण उसे अपनी पत्नी से पूछना पड़ता है कि कौन-सी कमीज़ पतलून से मेल खाती है।
- Traffic signals use position as well as colour so that colour-blind drivers can follow them.
ट्रैफ़िक सिग्नल रंग के साथ स्थिति का भी प्रयोग करते हैं, ताकि colour-blind चालक उन्हें समझ सकें।
- The school claims to be colour-blind in its admissions.
विद्यालय दावा करता है कि वह दाखिलों में भेदभाव से परे है।
- Colour-blind candidates may face limits in some technical jobs.
Colour-blind उम्मीदवारों को कुछ तकनीकी नौकरियों में सीमाओं का सामना करना पड़ सकता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She has colour-blind.
✓ She is colour-blind.
Colour-blind is an adjective, so use be, not have.
'Colour-blind' विशेषण है, इसलिए be का प्रयोग करें, have का नहीं।
◇Word family
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Colour blindness is usually inherited and is much more common in men than in women.
GK: वर्णांधता (colour blindness) प्रायः वंशानुगत होती है और महिलाओं की तुलना में पुरुषों में कहीं अधिक पाई जाती है।