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What does “No ver tres en un burro” mean?

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No ver tres en un burro

Word for word

To not see three on a donkey

What it really means

To have terrible eyesight, usually because you are without your glasses. It is an exaggerated, good-humoured way of talking about your own vision.

How we say it in English

To be blind as a bat

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