Englisch-Französisch Übersetzung für turn a blind eye

fermer les yeuxNous 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?

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

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

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