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PRONUNCIATION OF PAIR OF SPECTACLES

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAIR OF SPECTACLES

pair
pair bond
pair bonding
pair of bellows
pair of compasses
pair of pincers
pair of scissors
pair of tongs
pair of tweezers
pair production
pair royal
pair trawling
pair-oar
pairing
pairs
pairs champions
pairs championship
pairs skaters
pairs tournament
pairwise

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAIR OF SPECTACLES

articles
Canticle of Canticles
Canticles
Chronicles
Damocles
Eccles
Empedocles
Feast of Tabernacles
go round in circles
gold-rimmed spectacles
Heracles
horn-rimmed spectacles
in articles
oracles
Pericles
Sophocles
spectacles
Sword of Damocles
Tabernacles
Themistocles

Synonyms and antonyms of pair of spectacles in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «pair of spectacles» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PAIR OF SPECTACLES

Find out the translation of pair of spectacles to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pair of spectacles from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pair of spectacles» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

一副眼镜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

par de gafas
570 millions of speakers

English

pair of spectacles
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चश्मे की जोड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زوج من النظارات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пара очков
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

par de óculos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চশমা জোড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Paire de lunettes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sepasang cermin mata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Brille
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

眼鏡
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

안경 쌍
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pasangan kacamata
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cặp kính đeo mắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜோடி ஜோடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चष्मे जुळवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gözlük çifti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

paio di occhiali
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Para okularów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пара окулярів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pereche de ochelari
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζεύγος γυαλιών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bril
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

par glasögon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

par briller
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pair of spectacles

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PAIR OF SPECTACLES»

The term «pair of spectacles» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.844 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PAIR OF SPECTACLES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pair of spectacles

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAIR OF SPECTACLES»

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A Pair of Spectacles for Oliver's Looking-Glass Maker. [In ...
, x ____'__,_ they arenot detected and Pnnish'd. Occasion'd 'siby a late Latin Preamble and Representation. ' ing-Glass Maker. Price '6. Price 1 r. * ct A Collection of Hymris and Po s the e Of the 0 hg-Clubb, by Dr. S A"- -, . Dr. s-_-': e, Dr.M--3-* ...
‎1711
2
Alfred Unmasked: or, the New Cataline. Intended as a pair of ...
ALEBED UNMASKEDZ ' 'A 4 THE NEW CATALINE, Intended as a Pair 'of SPECTACLES for the Shprt-sighted Populeum Qf 1789, 'ALFRED UNMASKED: vozn, THE NEW CATALINE; " _- ss PAMPHL. The Minister has too much Modgsiy , ...
‎1789
3
Observations on the use of spectacles
Eye os those Persons who are afflicted with the Jaundice, it is' well known that all Objects appear with a yellowish Cast ;. so in the artificial Eye (for as such !a . Pair of Spectacles may be considered) all Objects will be tinged with the pre-> ...
‎1753
4
Theatre in the Victorian Age
Comedy turned again to the sweet and sentimental, as in Pinero's Sweet Lavender (1888) and Sydney Grundy's fairytale-like A Pair of Spectacles (1890), an adaptation from the French. Clement Scott praised Su'eet Lavender - the story of the ...
Michael R. Booth, 1991
5
The Domestic Encyclopaedia: Or, A Dictionary of Facts and ...
Hence, we shall only observe, that the chief object of the patentee's invention, appears to be, that of preventing the necessity of employing two pair of spectacles, where these are occasionall}' required ; as two dis'inct sights may thus be ...
Anthony Florian Madinger Willich, James Mease, 1804
6
The Gospel in a Pluralist Society
If a visitor from another culture, accustomed to seeing things through another pair of spectacles, were to try to understand the way we see things, how would he go about it? I think he would find that, like many people, we have two pairs of ...
Lesslie Newbigin, 1989
7
The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Difussion of ...
It is advisable to try a pair of spectacles for some time before concluding the purchase, because the eyes become so excited by trying a number of glasses as to be unable, immediately, to select those best adapted for ordinary use. The use of ...
‎1842
8
The Akroma File
... another pair of spectacles in his pocket, probably for reading. The ones he wore showed evidence of mending on the right hand side of the frame. His brows were thick. His nose was long with small nostrils, made even smaller by the weight ...
Linus Asong, 2009
9
The Mystery of 31 New Inn
A pair of spectacles might easily afford good evidence for identification; that I perceived clearly enough. Not a ready-made pair, picked up casually at a shop, but a pair constructed by a skilled optician to remedy a particular defect of vision and ...
R. Austin Freeman, 2001
10
Market Risk Analysis, Practical Financial Econometrics
A regression model is a tool that is rather like a pair of spectacles. Like spectacles, regression models allow you to see more clearly. Characteristics of the data that cannot be seen from simple graphs or by calculating basic sample statistics ...
Carol Alexander, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAIR OF SPECTACLES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pair of spectacles is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What money can't buy
To my surprise, instead of saying "Oh let it be, don't trouble yourself," the professor looked through her pair of spectacles and said: "A forgotten ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
2
For a clear vision
Cleaning cloth: Every pair of spectacles is assisted with a piece of cloth which is made up of microfibre and does not leave any stain after ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
3
What is African art?
He wafts a pair of spectacles around the room in an arc that takes in works so diverse they have nothing in common beside the continent of ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
4
Who's the parent, you or your child?
A teenager had come in with his mother to collect a pair of spectacles while I was there last Saturday. It was a replacement pair as his original ... «CanIndia News, Jul 15»
5
Google Could Make Glasses That Take Searchable Video
... a Harry Potter–esque pair of spectacles. It could be a hint that Google is either reprising the troubled Glass's potential as a consumer product ... «Wired, Jul 15»
6
OGS appoints development manager
If they collect £1 per mile cycled, it is only three miles to provide a person with an eye examination and a pair of spectacles.” For more ... «Optometry Today, Jul 15»
7
Naomi Watts arrives at LAX airport with Liev Schrieber and pet dog …
Like his lady love, he also opted for some headwear with a baseball cap, while completing his accessories with a pair of spectacles. In a pair of ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
"The Chemistry Of Wine" Video From 'Reactions' Teaches Us Loads …
It's just one of those things that makes someone seem smart, no matter what — kind of like British accents or a snappy pair of spectacles. And even if you 're not ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
9
Joe Gould's Teeth
(The title, with its ocular “O”s, looks very much like a pair of spectacles.) He told the poet Marianne Moore that he'd come up with a better title ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
10
Red Cross renders free eye operations to the poor
... to another eye checkup on Monday after which they will be provided with medicines & a pair of spectacles if necessary and relieved. «Avenue Mail, Jul 15»

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