English-Dutch translations for blind spot

• blinde vlek
  Toch heeft u een blinde vlek, namelijk de administratie van het Europees Parlement. However, you have a blind spot, which is the administration of the European Parliament.
  Ik wil commissaris Kinnock een compliment geven voor zijn hervormingen in de Commissie, hoewel er één blinde vlek is geweest. I would like to praise Commissioner Kinnock for his reforms at the Commission, although there has been one blind spot.
  U, die de Commissie verwijt slechts negen regels te wijden aan de werkgelegenheid, heeft nog een behoorlijke grote, blinde vlek als het over het milieu gaat. You, who blame the Commission for devoting a mere nine lines to employment, seem to have quite a blind spot when it comes to the environment.

Definition of blind spot

• The place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, and so where the retina cannot detect light
• In a stadium or , any location affording those seated or standing there only an obstructed visual or auditory experience
• An inability to recognize a fact or think clearly about a certain topic, especially because of a prejudice
• A subject or area about which one is uninformed or misinformed, often because of a prejudice or lack of appreciation
• A location where radio reception and/or transmission is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations

Examples

• When he changed lanes, he sideswiped a car that was in his blind spot.
• Our seats turned out to be in a blind spot behind a pillar blocking our view on the stage.
• He loves her so much that he has a blind spot when it comes to her faults.
• The new study addresses the blind spot created by previous research having excluded healthy adult subjects.

Related words

• blind spot detection
• blind spot mirror
• physiological blind spot