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à l'aveuglette

blindly

adverb ah lah-vuh-GLET Rare
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Also means

in the dark

Usage Note

À l'aveuglette is an idiomatic adverb meaning 'blindly' or 'by feel', both literally (groping in the dark) and figuratively (acting without information). It comes from aveugle (blind). A near synonym is à tâtons ('by groping'). The phrase is always invariable.

Examples

"Il cherchait son téléphone à l'aveuglette."

Natural Translation

He was searching for his phone blindly.

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