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spec·ta·cles [ˈspektəkl̩z] N

spectacles pl Brit:

spectacles: Brille f <-, -n>

horn-rimmed spectacles: Hornbrille f <-, -n>

steel-rimmed spectacles: Metallbrille f

to put on one's spectacles: seine Brille aufsetzen

spec·ta·cle [ˈspektəkl̩] N

1. spectacle (display):

spectacle: Spektakel nt <-s, ->

a magnificent spectacle: ein großartiges Spektakel

to be mere/pure spectacle: ein reines/wirkliches Spektakel sein

2. spectacle:

spectacle (event): Schauspiel nt form

spectacle (event): Spektakel nt <-s, -> pej

spectacle (sight): Anblick m <-(e)s> kein pl

public spectacle: öffentliches Spektakel

to make a real spectacle of oneself: unangenehm auffallen

a strange spectacle: ein ungewöhnlicher Anblick

ˈspec·ta·cle case N Brit

spectacle case: Brillenetui nt <-s, -s>

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

bifocal spectacles: Bifokalbrille f

wearer of spectacles: Brillenträger(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>

rimless glasses [or spectacles]: randlose Brille

horn-rimmed spectacles: Hornbrille f <-, -n>

steel-rimmed spectacles: Metallbrille f

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