goggles

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈɡɑ.ɡəlz/

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Etymology

Probably from goggle from the appearance it gives the wearer.

Noun

goggles (normally plural, singular goggle)

1. (plural only) Protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face.
2. Plural form of goggle

Translations

protective eyewear

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (esp. wind) 風鏡 (cmn), 风镜 (cmn) (fēngjìng), 護眼鏡 (cmn), 护眼镜 (cmn) (hù yǎnjìng)

• Dutch: veiligheidsbril m, beschermende brillen m pl
• Finnish: suojalasit (fi) pl, silmäsuojat (fi) pl
• French: lunettes de protection f pl, lunettes (fr) f pl
• German: Schutzbrille (de) f
• Greek: προστατευτικά δίοπτρα pl, προστατευτικά δίοπτρα (el) (prostateutiká díoptra) pl
• Interlingua: berillos protective

• Italian: occhiali di protezione (it) m pl, occhiali protettivi (it) m pl
• Japanese: ゴーグル (ja) (gōguru)
• Portuguese: óculos de proteção m pl
• Russian: защитные очки (ru) (zaščítnyje očkí) n pl, (neologism) гоглы (ru) (gógly) m pl
• Slovak: ochranné okuliare m pl
• Spanish: anteojos de protección m pl, gafas de protección f pl, anteojos m pl, gafas de aviador m pl
• Swedish: skyddsglasögon (sv) pl

Verb

goggles

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of goggle.