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1 reading glass
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2 glasses
عُوَيْنَات \ glasses: (also a pair of glasses which is sg.), two pieces of glass in a frame, to help one’s sight: Sunglasses; reading glasses. spectacles: a pair of Lenses worn in front of the eyes to correct faulty sight. \ نَظَّارات \ glasses: (also a pair of glasses which is sg.) two pieces of glass in a frame, to help one’s sight: Sun-glasses, reading glasses. spectacles: a pair of lenses worn in front of the eyes to correct faulty sight. -
3 a pair of glasses
عُوَيْنَات \ glasses: (also a pair of glasses which is sg.), two pieces of glass in a frame, to help one’s sight: Sunglasses; reading glasses. spectacles: a pair of Lenses worn in front of the eyes to correct faulty sight. \ نَظَّارات \ glasses: (also a pair of glasses which is sg.) two pieces of glass in a frame, to help one’s sight: Sun-glasses, reading glasses. spectacles: a pair of lenses worn in front of the eyes to correct faulty sight. -
4 Lesebrille
* * *Le|se|bril|lefreading glasses pl* * *Le·se·bril·lef reading-glasses npl* * *die reading glasses pl.* * *Lesebrille f:* * *die reading glasses pl.* * *f.reading glasses n. -
5 Nahbrille
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6 briller
glasses, spectacles* * *pl. glasses, (pair of) spectacles pl. [ beskyttelses-] goggles [ lese-] reading glasses -
7 gafas
f.pl.1 glasses.unas gafas a pair of glassesgafas bifocales bifocal spectacles, bifocalsgafas de esquí skiing googlesgafas graduadas prescription glassesgafas para leer reading glassesgafas oscuras sunglassesgafas de sol sunglasses2 Spectacles.3 Can-hooks, used to raise or lower casks. (Nautical)4 Spectacle-bows.5 Grapple (grapa).6 clamp (abrazadera).pres.indicat.2nd person singular (tú) present indicative of spanish verb: gafar.* * *1 spectacles, glasses2 (de motorista, esquí, natación) goggles* * *noun f. pluralglasses, spectacles* * *= glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles.Ex. Then he peered over his glasses at us and said, 'Different points of view'.Ex. Then he paused and adjusted his eyeglasses.Ex. Panopoulos put her arms on the desk, interlocked her fingers, and forward, her eyes glinting with rage behind her thick spectacles.----* bucear con gafas y tubo = snorkel.* buceo con gafas y tubo = snorkel(l)ing.* gafas bifocales = bifocal glasses, bifocals.* gafas de bucear = scuba mask.* gafas de buzo = scuba mask.* gafas de protección = safety glasses.* gafas de sol = sunglasses.* gafas graduadas = prescription glasses.* gafas para leer = reading glasses.* gafas para nadar = swimming goggles.* gafas protectoras = goggles.* necesitar gafas para leer = need + reading glasses.* patilla de gafas = glasses frame arm.* * *= glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles.Ex: Then he peered over his glasses at us and said, 'Different points of view'.
Ex: Then he paused and adjusted his eyeglasses.Ex: Panopoulos put her arms on the desk, interlocked her fingers, and forward, her eyes glinting with rage behind her thick spectacles.* bucear con gafas y tubo = snorkel.* buceo con gafas y tubo = snorkel(l)ing.* gafas bifocales = bifocal glasses, bifocals.* gafas de bucear = scuba mask.* gafas de buzo = scuba mask.* gafas de protección = safety glasses.* gafas de sol = sunglasses.* gafas graduadas = prescription glasses.* gafas para leer = reading glasses.* gafas para nadar = swimming goggles.* gafas protectoras = goggles.* necesitar gafas para leer = need + reading glasses.* patilla de gafas = glasses frame arm.* * *
Del verbo gafar: ( conjugate gafar)
gafas es:
2ª persona singular (tú) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
gafar
gafas
gafar ( conjugate gafar) verbo transitivo (Esp fam) to jinx
gafas sustantivo femenino plural
gafas de sol sunglasses;
gafas oscuras dark glasses
gafar vtr fam to put a jinx on: es mejor que no esté tu padre, nos gafa todas las actuaciones, it's just as well your dad isn't here - he always brings us bad luck
gafas fpl
1 glasses, spectacles
gafas de sol, sunglasses
gafas graduadas, prescription glasses
2 (de protección, de submarinista) goggles
' gafas' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anteojo
- bifocal
- binocular
- cristal
- espejuelo
- estuche
- forcejeo
- funda
- gastar
- graduada
- graduado
- lente
- montura
- patilla
- peor
- quitar
- quitarse
- repuesto
- ahumado
- armazón
- chuspa
- lentes
- pesar
English:
bifocals
- downstairs
- fog
- forgetful
- frame
- glass
- goggles
- granny glasses
- lens
- outdated
- over
- pair
- reading glasses
- rim
- shade
- spectacle
- sunglasses
- tease
- wear
- bespectacled
- dark
- eye
- mask
- sun
* * *gafas nfplglasses;[protectoras, para nadar] goggles; [para submarinismo] diving mask;unas gafas a pair of glasses;llevar gafas to wear glassesgafas bifocales bifocal glasses o spectacles, bifocals;gafas de cerca reading glasses;gafas de esquí skiing goggles;gafas graduadas prescription glasses;gafas oscuras dark glasses;gafas de sol sunglasses;gafas submarinas [para submarinismo] diving mask;[para nadar] goggles* * *fpl glasses;llevar gafas wear glasses* * *gafas nfplanteojos: eyeglasses, glasses* * *gafas npl1. (en general) glasses2. (de bucear) diving mask -
8 gafa
f.a kind of hook, used to bend a crossbow.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: gafar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: gafar.* * *1 (grapa) clamp1 spectacles, glasses2 (de motorista, esquí, natación) goggles\gafas de bucear diving mask singgafas de sol sunglasses* * *SF1) (=grapa) grapple; (=abrazadera) clamp2) pl gafas [para ver] glasses, spectacles †, eyeglasses (EEUU); (Dep) gogglesgafas de baño, gafas de bucear — diving goggles
gafas de protección — safety goggles, protective goggles
gafas negras, gafas oscuras — dark glasses
gafo see PANTALONES, ZAPATOS, GAFASgafas protectoras — safety goggles, protective goggles
* * *1) (Tec) ( gancho) hook; ( grapa) staple; ( abrazadera) clamp2) gafas femenino plurala) ( anteojos) glasses (pl), spectacles (pl) (frml)llevar or usar gafas — to wear glasses
b) ( de protección) goggles (pl)•* * *1) (Tec) ( gancho) hook; ( grapa) staple; ( abrazadera) clamp2) gafas femenino plurala) ( anteojos) glasses (pl), spectacles (pl) (frml)llevar or usar gafas — to wear glasses
b) ( de protección) goggles (pl)•* * *A ( Tec)1 (gancho) hook2 (grapa) staple3 (abrazadera) clampllevar or usar gafas to wear glassesme compré unas gafas nuevas I bought some new glasses o a new pair of glasses2 (de protección) goggles (pl)Compuestos:fpl bifocals (pl)fpl diving goggles (pl)● gafas de cerca or de leerfpl reading glasses (pl)fpl skiing goggles (pl)fpl sunglasses (pl)fpl night-vision goggles (pl)● gafas oscuras or negrasfpl dark glasses (pl)fpl varifocals (pl) -
9 occhiali
m pl glasses, specs BE colloq occhiali da sole sunglasses* * *occhiali s.m.pl. ( a stanghetta) glasses, spectacles, (fam.) specs; ( a molla) pince-nez (sing.): occhiali da miope, da presbite, glasses for short-sightedness, for long-sightedness; occhiali da motociclista, goggles; occhiali da neve, snowgoggles; occhiali da sci, ski goggles; occhiali da sole, sunglasses; astuccio per gli occhiali, glasses-case; montatura per occhiali, spectacle-frame; un paio di occhiali, a pair of glasses; vetro per occhiali, spectacle-glass; mettersi, inforcare gli occhiali, to put on one's glasses; levarsi gli occhiali, to take off one's glasses; portare gli occhiali, to wear glasses // (zool.) serpente con gli, dagli occhiali, spectacled snake.* * *[ok'kjali]sostantivo maschile plurale glasses, spectacles, specs colloq.occhiali da miope, da presbite — glasses for near-sighted, far-sighted people
mettersi o inforcare gli occhiali to put on one's glasses; portare gli occhiali — to wear glasses
* * *occhiali/ok'kjali/m.pl.glasses, spectacles, specs colloq.; un paio di occhiali a pair of glasses; occhiali da miope, da presbite glasses for near-sighted, far-sighted people; mettersi o inforcare gli occhiali to put on one's glasses; portare gli occhiali to wear glasses\occhiali da lettura reading glasses; occhiali da neve snow goggles; occhiali da nuoto goggles; occhiali da sole sunglasses; occhiali da vista eyeglasses. -
10 spectacles
عُوَيْنَات \ glasses: (also a pair of glasses which is sg.), two pieces of glass in a frame, to help one’s sight: Sunglasses; reading glasses. spectacles: a pair of Lenses worn in front of the eyes to correct faulty sight. \ نَظَّارات \ glasses: (also a pair of glasses which is sg.) two pieces of glass in a frame, to help one’s sight: Sun-glasses, reading glasses. spectacles: a pair of lenses worn in front of the eyes to correct faulty sight. -
11 glass
[glɑːs] [AE glæs] 1.1) (substance) vetro m.a piece of glass — un pezzo di vetro; (tiny) un frammento di vetro
2) (drinking vessel) bicchiere m.3) U (anche glassware) cristalleria f.4) ant. (mirror) specchio m.5) (barometer) barometro m.2.modificatore [bottle, ornament, shelf] di vetro3.1) (spectacles) occhiali m.2) (binoculars) binocolo m.sing.* * *1) (a hard usually breakable transparent substance: The bottle is made of glass; ( also adjective) a glass bottle.) vetro; di vetro2) (a usually tall hollow object made of glass, used for drinking: There are six glasses on the tray; sherry-glasses.) bicchiere3) ((also looking-glass) a mirror.) specchio4) (a barometer, or the atmospheric pressure shown by one: The glass is falling.) barometro•- glasses- glassful
- glassy
- glassiness* * *[glɑːs] [AE glæs] 1.1) (substance) vetro m.a piece of glass — un pezzo di vetro; (tiny) un frammento di vetro
2) (drinking vessel) bicchiere m.3) U (anche glassware) cristalleria f.4) ant. (mirror) specchio m.5) (barometer) barometro m.2.modificatore [bottle, ornament, shelf] di vetro3.1) (spectacles) occhiali m.2) (binoculars) binocolo m.sing. -
12 gafas
Del verbo gafar: ( conjugate gafar) \ \
gafas es: \ \2ª persona singular (tú) presente indicativoMultiple Entries: gafar gafas
gafar ( conjugate gafar) verbo transitivo (Esp fam) to jinx
gafas sustantivo femenino plural gafas de sol sunglasses; gafas oscuras dark glasses
gafar vtr fam to put a jinx on: es mejor que no esté tu padre, nos gafa todas las actuaciones, it's just as well your dad isn't here - he always brings us bad luck
gafas fpl
1 glasses, spectacles
gafas de sol, sunglasses
gafas graduadas, prescription glasses
2 (de protección, de submarinista) goggles ' gafas' also found in these entries: Spanish: anteojo - bifocal - binocular - cristal - espejuelo - estuche - forcejeo - funda - gastar - graduada - graduado - lente - montura - patilla - peor - quitar - quitarse - repuesto - ahumado - armazón - chuspa - lentes - pesar English: bifocals - downstairs - fog - forgetful - frame - glass - goggles - granny glasses - lens - outdated - over - pair - reading glasses - rim - shade - spectacle - sunglasses - tease - wear - bespectacled - dark - eye - mask - sun -
13 نظارات
نَظَّارات \ glasses: (also a pair of glasses which is sg.) two pieces of glass in a frame, to help one’s sight: Sun-glasses, reading glasses. spectacles: a pair of lenses worn in front of the eyes to correct faulty sight. \ نَظَّارات شَمْسِيّة \ sun-glasses: dark glasses that protect the eyes from strong sunlight. -
14 glassiness
nounزُجاجِيَّه، جُمود النَّظْرَه•Remark: glasses, meaning spectacles, is plural: His reading glasses are broken. but a pair of glasses takes a singular verb: A pair of glasses has been found. -
15 visión
f.1 vision, far-sightedness, foresight, long sight.2 vision, sight.3 vision, apparition, presence.4 vision, sense of vision.* * *1 (acción) vision2 (vista) sight3 (ilusión) vision4 figurado (persona fea) fright, sight\quedarse como quien ve visiones familiar to look as if one has seen a ghostver visiones to dream, see thingsvisión de conjunto figurado overall view* * *noun f.1) vision2) view* * *SF1) (Anat) vision, (eye)sightperder la visión de un ojo — to lose the sight in o of one eye
2) (Rel) vision; (=fantasía) fantasy; (=ilusión) illusionver visiones — to be seeing things, suffer delusions
3) (=vista) viewvisión de conjunto — complete picture, overall view
4) (=punto de vista) view, point of view5) pey scarecrow, fright ** * *1)a) ( vista) vision, sightpérdida de visión — loss of vision o sight
b) ( acción de ver)la visión de aquella escena lo impresionó — seeing o witnessing that scene shocked him
c) ( aparición) visionver visiones — to be seeing things
2) (enfoque, punto de vista) view* * *= eye vision, perspective, picture, standpoint, view, vision, sight.Ex. I can see a staff member in a sitting position with hand held on the brow covering the eye vision and engrossed in reading.Ex. It is easy to see that users and separate pieces of literature may hold different perspectives on one subject.Ex. No pretence is made of their being either a balanced or complete picture of the article.Ex. So it seems to me you should try to resolve this point of approach, whether you're going to approach it from the standpoint of the user or from the standpoint of the group being listed.Ex. There is an alternative method for the design of subject retrieval devices, and that is to build languages or schemes which depend upon some theoretical views about the nature and structure of knowledge.Ex. On a pair of ordinary glasses is a square of fine lines near the top of one lens, where it is out of the way of ordinary vision.Ex. The seers -- the sybils and prophets -- of Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling reveal imperfections of bodily sight (such as near- and far-sightedness), emphasizing their spiritual foresight.----* ángulo de visión = viewing angle.* campo de visión = breadth of vision, viewing position, field of vision.* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].* con visión de futuro = far-sighted, forward-thinking, far-seeing, long-sighted.* dar una visión = present + view, provide + an understanding.* dar una visión general = give + a general picture.* dar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.* dar una visión total = give + a complete picture.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falto de visión de futuro = myopic.* ofrecer una visión = provide + a picture.* ofrecer una visión de = offer + an account of.* ofrecer una visión de conjunto = provide + a picture, provide + overview.* ofrecer una visión muy releveladora de = provide + insight into, give + an insight into, give + an inside look at.* pago por visión = pay-per-view.* perder la visión = lose + Posesivo + sight.* presentar una visión = present + a picture.* presentar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.* visión bifocal = bifocal vision.* visión comercial = business acumen.* visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.* visión contrapuesta = opposing view.* visión de cerca = ringside view, ringside seat.* visión de conjunto = overview, sweep, broad view.* visión de futuro = foresight, future vision, farsightedness [far-sightedness], vision, vision into the future.* visión del futuro = insight into the future.* visión del mundo = world view [worldview/world-view].* visión del panorama = overview.* visión de primera fila = ringside view, ringside seat.* visión de túnel = tunnel vision, tunnel vision.* visión de una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.* visión estratégica = strategic vision.* visión foveal = foveal vision.* visión general = overview, conspectus, broad view.* visión global = overview, big picture, the, snapshot [snap-shot], broad view.* visión globlal = overall picture.* visión más clara = heightened awareness.* visión nocturna = night vision, nocturnal vision.* visión panorámica = overview.* visión para los negocios = business acumen.* visión parcial = one-way view.* visión periférica = peripheral vision.* visión puntual = snapshot [snap-shot].* visión retrospectiva = flashback [flash back].* * *1)a) ( vista) vision, sightpérdida de visión — loss of vision o sight
b) ( acción de ver)la visión de aquella escena lo impresionó — seeing o witnessing that scene shocked him
c) ( aparición) visionver visiones — to be seeing things
2) (enfoque, punto de vista) view* * *= eye vision, perspective, picture, standpoint, view, vision, sight.Ex: I can see a staff member in a sitting position with hand held on the brow covering the eye vision and engrossed in reading.
Ex: It is easy to see that users and separate pieces of literature may hold different perspectives on one subject.Ex: No pretence is made of their being either a balanced or complete picture of the article.Ex: So it seems to me you should try to resolve this point of approach, whether you're going to approach it from the standpoint of the user or from the standpoint of the group being listed.Ex: There is an alternative method for the design of subject retrieval devices, and that is to build languages or schemes which depend upon some theoretical views about the nature and structure of knowledge.Ex: On a pair of ordinary glasses is a square of fine lines near the top of one lens, where it is out of the way of ordinary vision.Ex: The seers -- the sybils and prophets -- of Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling reveal imperfections of bodily sight (such as near- and far-sightedness), emphasizing their spiritual foresight.* ángulo de visión = viewing angle.* campo de visión = breadth of vision, viewing position, field of vision.* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].* con visión de futuro = far-sighted, forward-thinking, far-seeing, long-sighted.* dar una visión = present + view, provide + an understanding.* dar una visión general = give + a general picture.* dar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.* dar una visión total = give + a complete picture.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falto de visión de futuro = myopic.* ofrecer una visión = provide + a picture.* ofrecer una visión de = offer + an account of.* ofrecer una visión de conjunto = provide + a picture, provide + overview.* ofrecer una visión muy releveladora de = provide + insight into, give + an insight into, give + an inside look at.* pago por visión = pay-per-view.* perder la visión = lose + Posesivo + sight.* presentar una visión = present + a picture.* presentar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.* visión bifocal = bifocal vision.* visión comercial = business acumen.* visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.* visión contrapuesta = opposing view.* visión de cerca = ringside view, ringside seat.* visión de conjunto = overview, sweep, broad view.* visión de futuro = foresight, future vision, farsightedness [far-sightedness], vision, vision into the future.* visión del futuro = insight into the future.* visión del mundo = world view [worldview/world-view].* visión del panorama = overview.* visión de primera fila = ringside view, ringside seat.* visión de túnel = tunnel vision, tunnel vision.* visión de una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.* visión estratégica = strategic vision.* visión foveal = foveal vision.* visión general = overview, conspectus, broad view.* visión global = overview, big picture, the, snapshot [snap-shot], broad view.* visión globlal = overall picture.* visión más clara = heightened awareness.* visión nocturna = night vision, nocturnal vision.* visión panorámica = overview.* visión para los negocios = business acumen.* visión parcial = one-way view.* visión periférica = peripheral vision.* visión puntual = snapshot [snap-shot].* visión retrospectiva = flashback [flash back].* * *A1 (vista) vision, sightpérdida de visión loss of vision o sightperdió la visión del ojo izquierdo she lost the sight of her left eyevisión de túnel tunnel vision2(acción de ver): la visión de aquella escena lo impresionó seeing o witnessing that scene shocked him3 (aparición) visionver visiones to be seeing thingste digo que no hay nadie, tú ves visiones I tell you there's nobody there, you're seeing thingsB (enfoque, punto de vista) viewtiene una visión muy romántica de la vida he has a very romantic view of lifela visión de futuro de la empresa the company's forward-looking approachuna visión de conjunto an overview* * *
visión sustantivo femenino
1
◊ ver visiones to be seeing things
2 (enfoque, punto de vista) view;
tener visión de futuro to be forward-looking
visión sustantivo femenino
1 (vista, sentido) sight, vision
(alucinación) vision
2 (opinión) viewpoint, view
3 (capacidad de anticipación) sense
visión de futuro, forward-looking approach
' visión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparición
- binocular
- campo
- global
- imponer
- nublarse
- panorama
- vista
- desvanecerse
- espectáculo
- fugaz
- pesadilla
- previsor
- turbio
- visual
English:
blur
- cloud
- overview
- range
- seeing
- short-sighted
- sight
- vision
- acumen
- blurred
- breadth
- far
- field
- glimpse
- grand
- impair
- line
- sighted
- survey
- view
* * *visión nf1. [capacidad] vision, sight;presenta una evidente pérdida de visión there has been a noticeable loss of visionvisión artificial artificial sight;visión binocular binocular vision2. [acción] seeing, witnessing;tan sólo la visión de tal espectáculo ya le daba deseos de huir just witnessing such a spectacle was enough to make him want to flee3. [alucinación] vision;ver visiones to be seeing things4. [interpretación] view;una visión clara de la situación a clear view o appreciation of the situationvisión de conjunto overall view o appreciation;visión de futuro vision* * *f1 vision, sight; figvision;ver visiones be seeing things2 ( opinión) view;tener visión de futuro be forward-looking* * *1) : vision, eyesight2) : view, perspective3) : vision, illusionver visiones: to be seeing things* * *visión n1. (vista) sight / vision2. (punto de vista) view -
16 عوينات
عُوَيْنَات \ glasses: (also a pair of glasses which is sg.), two pieces of glass in a frame, to help one’s sight: Sunglasses; reading glasses. spectacles: a pair of Lenses worn in front of the eyes to correct faulty sight. -
17 glass
glass, US [transcription][gl_s]A n1 ( substance) verre m ; a piece of glass un morceau de verre ; ( tiny) un éclat de verre ; to cultivate sth under glass cultiver qch sous verre ; behind glass [books, ornaments etc] dans des vitrines ;4 †( mirror) miroir m ;5 ( telescope) longue-vue f ;1 ( spectacles) lunettes fpl ; a pair of glasses une paire de lunettes ; he wears reading glasses il doit porter des lunettes quand il lit ;2 ( binoculars) jumelles fpl.■ glass in:▶ glass [sth] in, glass in [sth] vitrer [shelves, courtyard].■ glass over = glass in. -
18 glass
glass [glα:s]1. nouna. ( = material) verre m• pane of glass vitre f2. adjective[bottle, ornament] en verre3. compounds* * *[glɑːs], US [glæs] 1.1) ( substance) verre ma piece of glass — un morceau de verre; ( tiny) un éclat de verre
2) ( drinking vessel) verre m3) [U] (also glassware) verrerie f4) ( mirror) miroir m5) ( barometer) baromètre m2. 3.glasses plural noun1) ( spectacles) lunettes fpl2) ( binoculars) jumelles fpl
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