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Summary

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spectacles:
- Brille
spectacle:
- Spektakel; Schauspiel; Bühne; Podium; Schaubühne; Theaterstück; Bühnenstück
Wiktionary:
- spectacles → Brille
- spectacles → Brille
- spectacle → Spektakel, Schauspiel
- spectacle → Spektakel

English

Detailed Translations for spectacles from English to German

spectacles:

spectacles [the ~] nomen

the spectacles (specs; eyeglasses; glasses)

– optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision ¹
die Brille
- Brille [die ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for spectacles:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Brille	eyeglasses; glasses; specs; spectacles	seat; toilet seat
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	specs

Related Words for "spectacles":

spectacle

Synonyms for "spectacles":

specs; eyeglasses; glasses; optical instrument

Related Definitions for "spectacles":

optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision¹

Wiktionary Translations for spectacles:

spectacles

plural

a pair of lenses set in a frame
- spectacles → Brille

spectacles

vor den Augen getragenes Gestell mit Bügeln und zwei geschliffenen oder gefärbten als Sehhilfe oder dem Augenschutz dienenden Gläsern
- Brille → goggles; specs; spectacles; eyeglasses; glasses

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• spectacles	→ Brille	↔ lunettes — Paire de lunettes
• spectacles	→ Brille	↔ lunettes de vue — lunettes qui servent à corriger un défaut de vision.

spectacle:

spectacle [the ~] nomen

the spectacle
der Spektakel; Schauspiel
- Spektakel [der ~] nomen
- Schauspiel [das ~] nomen
the spectacle (dais; stage)
die Bühne; Podium; die Schaubühne
- Bühne [die ~] nomen
- Podium [das ~] nomen
- Schaubühne [die ~] nomen
the spectacle (showpiece)
Schauspiel; Theaterstück; Bühnenstück; Spektakel
- Schauspiel [das ~] nomen
- Theaterstück [das ~] nomen
- Bühnenstück [das ~] nomen
- Spektakel [das ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for spectacle:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Bühne	dais; spectacle; stage	ceremony; comedy; dais; exhibition; performance; show; showing; stage
Bühnenstück	showpiece; spectacle	ceremony; comedy; exhibition; performance; play; production; show; showing; stage play
Podium	dais; spectacle; stage	dais; stage
Schaubühne	dais; spectacle; stage	ceremony; comedy; dais; exhibition; performance; show; showing; stage
Schauspiel	showpiece; spectacle	ceremony; comedy; countenance; exhibition; face; performance; pinnule; play; production; show; showing; showpiece; sight; spectacular play; stage play
Spektakel	showpiece; spectacle	argument; bedlam; clamor; clamour; commotion; conflict; difference of opinion; din; disagreement; discord; dispute; howling; hubbub; hullabaloo; hum; movement; noise; pandemonium; quarrel; racket; roar; roaring; row; rumor; rumour; tumult; tumultuousness; uproar; yelling
Theaterstück	showpiece; spectacle	ceremony; comedy; exhibition; performance; playlet; show; showing

Related Words for "spectacle":

spectacles

Synonyms for "spectacle":

sight
display; presentation
blunder; blooper; bloomer; bungle; pratfall; foul-up; flub; botch; boner; boo-boo

Related Definitions for "spectacle":

a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself¹
an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale¹
something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)¹
- the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape¹

Wiktionary Translations for spectacle:

spectacle

noun

something exhibited to view
- spectacle → Spektakel; Schauspiel

spectacle

noun

aufregendes Schauspiel, Theaterstück
- Spektakel → spectacle
sehenswertes Ereignis
- Schauspiel → spectacle

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• spectacle	→ Spektakel	↔ spektakel — opzienbarend schouwspel

Related Translations for spectacles

see through rose coloured spectacles

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University