Translation of "Augen zudrücken" in English

I couldn't close his eyes.

Especially with kindly federal agents... turning a blind eye to my entrepreneurial venture.

And we're supposed to give them a free pass because they're an item?

It is no sign of courage and backbone for us to tear into the minor offenders only to screw our eyes shut when it comes to China.

Well... The powers that be turn a blind eye to them abducting civilians and doing whatever the hell it is they do with them.

But perhaps the unkindest cut of all is the corruption of the souls of those who are brainwashed by the constant onslaught of propaganda, or, who, out of a desire to survive, must turn a blind eye or even aid in the persecution.

The medical doctor on duty ("You ought to know that I'm doing all this only for sheer idealism") were disposed, especially from one "colleague to the other", to have a heart [seinem Herzen jeden nur moeglichen Stoss geben] and do anything – provided that it does not interfere with his "health", of course – and turn two blind eyes [beide Augen zudruecken; also: to close a dead person's eyes], for which, after all, the "community" is keeping him anyway.

Usually I would close my eyes again and keep on napping for a while, but this time this was no usual Sunday, no, this was the day when I wanted to see him on his concert.

Embracing love of your Whippet to you and your whole family will be so great that you turn the blind eye to that cons.

Following a concert by the 14-year old "wunderkind" in 1834, none other than Robert Schumann said: "With Henri one can safely close one's eyes.

And as with the Lebanese war, here again the UNO is likely to turn a blind eye and maintain that it is a case of self-defense ? even if at the time no attack by Iran has taken place, so that it still remains an open question whether Teheran, even if it had succeeded in making a bomb, would ever have taken such a risky course.

Maybe the western countries want to neglect this and just turn a blind eye and trade with them, but the Chinese Regime does not rest.

Others say it is a natural consequence of states turning a blind eye to growing sectarianism spread from the pulpits of mosques and in school curricula in the region.

While the Ministry of Finance and the government turn a blind eye to the car manufacturers and therefore cause the climate a lot of damage on the one hand and renounce to additional revenues in the billions on the other hand, they try to squeeze every last cent out of the already ailing solar energy that should be used as an important component of climate protection.

But I shall turn a blind eye, and we will take this roll-call vote all the same.

In Turkey’s case, we cannot turn a blind eye to the matter of human rights.

Could you please overlook it this time?

Could you please overlook it this time?

I'm willing to overlook it this time.

I'm sure you can wink a blind surveillance eye, can't you?

I can't turn a blind eye to that.

It's just, I think you should cut him some slack, you know?

Can you give me one chance here?

Come on, Ben, you know both sides close an eye to this trade.

I'm not gonna be able to sleep after all this.

We cannot turn a blind eye to bloodshed.

Can not you a little blind eye?

Lightman, why can't you cut the guy a break?

Louis, can't you just turn a blind eye for...

In this situation can't you turn a blind eye?

It's her. That's what it is. I can't keep turnin' a blind eye.

I'll give you one more chance, for Mr. Jafari's sake.

I'll turn a blind eye once again.

You think I can turn a blind eye?

We can turn a blind eye if it's just six months, but not at 18. Come on.