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to braille

to braille

7.1
To write text with raised dots so blind people can read
  • verb
  • /breɪl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : transcribir a braille
  • When we got into Tigger, I couldn't braille enough.

So I guess well as per usual, I have my Braille here with my questions brailleed out for me to read.

Examples

  • I could braille notes for class, labels for tapes, and file folders.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Upon release, transcribers are able to braille from their own homes, doing contract work for various agencies.

    Academic text (2013)
  • As the teacher adds each note to the print diagram, I quickly Braille the information on an index card and hand it to my student.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Stick the dot over the error and have the student braille the correct answer directly on the dot.

    Academic text (1992)
  • I also found that I could Braille information on the card with a slate and stylus.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Regardless of their level of visual impairment, I insist all my students learn to braille notecards to ensure they deliver fluid speeches.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Randomized trials for teaching a proposed code to braille-reading youngsters present logistical and ethical challenges.

    Academic text (2010)
  • For instance, I may braille a list of questions on science related to a chapter of an audiobook from Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D).

    Academic text (2009)
  • I use a slate and stylus to braille the important information for my visually impaired students.

  • Teachers often encourage students to braille their own books so they can practice reading with their fingers.

Synonyms

to transcribe
vsto braille
  • Specialized
1 5.3

To write speech sounds using symbols that show how they sound

converts written text into a raised dot tactile system for visually impaired readers

How Automatic

Braillewriter
  • Specialized
5.5
to braille
  • Specialized
7.1

Surface Forms

braille infinitive
brailled past
brailled past participle
brailling present participle
brailles third person singular

Etymology

Braille used as a verb means to turn text into Louis Braille's 'raised-dot' system so people who are blind can read it by touch.