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Meaning of Spectacles | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈspɛktəkl̩z

Definitions

  1. A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.
    dated, plural, plural-only
  2. Synonym of pair (“score of zero runs in both innings”).
    plural, plural-only, slang

Equivalents

Afrikaans bril
አማርኛ መነጽር
العربية النظّارات عوينات منظر نظارة
Azərbaycanca çeşmək eynək gözlük
Беларуская акуляры
Български очила
বাংলা চশমা
བོད་སྐད མིག་ཤེལ
Català ulleres
Čeština brýle brýlový
Cymraeg glasys gwydrau sbectol
Dansk briller
Deutsch Brille
Ελληνικά γυαλί γυαλιά ματογυάλια
Esperanto okulvitro okulvitroj
Español anteojos espejuelos gafa gafas lentes
Eesti prillid
Euskara betaurreko
Suomi kakkulat silmälasit
Français barniques besicles binocles lunettes Spectacles
Gaeilge gloiní spéaclaí
Gàidhlig glainneachan speuclairean
Galego anteollos lentes
ગુજરાતી ચશ્માં
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi makaaniani
עברית משקפיים
हिन्दी उपनेत्र ऐनक चश्मा
Magyar szemüveg
Հայերեն ակնոց
Bahasa Indonesia cermin mata kacamata
Íslenska gleraugu
Italiano occhiali
日本語 眼鏡 靉靆
ქართული სათვალე
Қазақша әйнек көзілдірік
ខ្មែរ វ៉ែនតា ស្នងភ្នែក
한국어 안경
Кыргызча айнек көз айнек
Latina perspicillum
Lingála manɛ́ti
ລາວ ແວ່ນຕາ
Lietuvių akiniai
Latviešu acenes brilles
Te Reo Māori mōwhiti
Македонски наочари очила
മലയാളം കണ്ണട
Монгол нүдний шил
मराठी चष्मा
Bahasa Melayu cermin mata kaca mata
မြန်မာဘာသာ မျက်မှန်
नेपाली चश्मा
Nederlands bril
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ عینک ਐਨਕ
Polski okulary
Português óculos
Română ochelari
Русский очки
Slovenčina okuliare
Slovenščina očala
Shqip syze
Svenska brillor glajor glasögon
Kiswahili miwani
தமிழ் கண்ணாடி
తెలుగు కళ్ళజోడు
Тоҷикӣ айнак
ไทย แว่นตา
ትግርኛ መነጽር
Türkçe gözlük
ئۇيغۇرچە ئەينەك
Українська окуляри
اردو چَشْمَہ عَینَک
Oʻzbekcha koʻzoynak
Tiếng Việt Kinh kính đeo mắt kính mắt mắt kính

Examples

“He needed to get new spectacles because his original ones had broken.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

spectacular spectacular mark spectacularism spectacularity Spectacularly spectacularness

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