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En el país de los ciegos, el tuerto es el rey

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Describes how someone with limited ability can seem exceptional when surrounded by people with even less ability. Identical to the English proverb.

See It in Context

Sabe un poco de informática y le tratan como experto. En el país de los ciegos, el tuerto es el rey.

He knows a little IT and they treat him like an expert. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

—¿Por qué le escuchan tanto? —En el país de los ciegos, el tuerto es el rey.

—Why do they listen to him so much? —In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

En el país de los ciegos, el tuerto es el rey. Aquí nadie sabe más que ella.

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. Nobody here knows more than her.