English-French translations for turn a blind eye

• fermer les yeux
  Nous ne pouvons fermer les yeux sur de telles cruautés. We cannot turn a blind eye to such cruelty.
  Il ne faut pas fermer les yeux sur ce type de criminalité. We should not turn a blind eye to crimes of this kind.
  Le gouvernement devrait-il, en plus, fermer les yeux ? Is the government supposed to turn a blind eye as well?

Definition of turn a blind eye

• To ignore or deliberately overlook, especially with respect to something unpleasant or improper, to look the other way. To knowingly refuse to acknowledge something which you know to be real

Examples

• The mother turned a blind eye to her son’s mischief as she expected him not to repeat it

Related words

• turn a blind eye on / to sth
• turning a blind eye to
• You can't squeeze blood from a turnip