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Meanings of draw a blank in inglés

portugués
esquecer
catalán
oblidar
español
quedarse en blanco

Be unable to remember.

quedarse en blanco
Sinónimos
Examples for "forget"
Examples for "forget"
1
They said it happened a long time ago, we want to forget.
The Guardian
2
Often when we talk about ethics, we forget to talk about power.
Wired
3
Norris's new version, however, never lets us forget the parallels with today.
The Guardian
4
Don't forget that a large area of Skåne was left without power.
Firewall
5
I will forget today, but that doesn't mean that today didn't matter.
Still alice
1
See that new cell block they're building right beside the golf course?
Flesh and bone: a body farm novel
2
This silver block with attached chain is a good case in point.
The South African
3
However, block liner trains, which are booked by individual companies, will continue.
The Irish Times
4
Further controls allow people to block particular tracking systems while allowing others.
Reuters
5
On Sunday Austria's foreign minister threatened to block EU negotiations with Turkey.
Reuters
1
He spoke Snick's number after telling the machine to blank out the video.
Dayworld Rebel
2
In any event, they could not blank out the viewers' memories.
Dayworld Breakup
3
I tried to blank out the voice right beside me, but it was hopeless.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
4
The green smudge covered an area that would blank out an average Sol-type solar system.
Cities in Flight
5
He could blank out the monitors only so long.
Dayworld Breakup
Usage of draw a blank in inglés
1
But ask me to name five countries, and I draw a blank.
Origin
2
Now I cannae verra weel draw a blank cheque and send to-
The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2
3
I feel like I'm letting myself down because I always draw a blank.
The Irish Times
4
They had arrived at the end of their journey only to draw a blank.
A Popular Schoolgirl
5
Those in NSW will draw a blank when a Victorian asks for a pot.
News.com.au
6
In staking their lives, they only stake a lottery ticket, which would probably draw a blank.
An Echo Of Antietam / 1898
7
He married Hilary Stewart. I draw a blank.
Babyville
8
When they don't the readers draw a blank.
The new yorker
9
And, for more than 30 minutes, the home side once again looked destined to draw a blank.
BBC
10
Usually they draw a blank in Oz.
The Irish Times
11
I should try the hotel again, and if you draw a blank, ring round the various police courts.
A Town like Alice
12
Punyaratabandhu is very keen on ripe banana blossoms as well, but I draw a blank on that one.
The Guardian
13
If we draw a blank in London, there's a fine tour of England, Ireland and Scotland before us.
The Secret Adversary
14
He said he once read the lessons in church; really he thought he was safe to draw a blank.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 5, 1919
15
I usually draw a blank.
The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
16
He doesn't come up with any ideas himself, but gets mad at us when our minds draw a blank.
The Menstruating Mall
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