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How to Say "to blindfold" in Spanish

The Spanish word forto blindfoldis vendarB1 level.

English → SpanishB1

vendar

verbB1
covering someone's eyes
A person wearing a soft blue cloth tied over their eyes as a blindfold.

Examples

Le vendaron los ojos para la fiesta sorpresa.

They blindfolded him for the surprise party.

No puedes ver el regalo, te tengo que vendar los ojos.

You can't see the gift, I have to blindfold you.

Talking about body parts

When blindfolding someone, we say 'vendar LOS ojos' (the eyes) instead of 'vendar SUS ojos' (their eyes). Spanish uses 'the' for body parts when the owner is clear.

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