goggles

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑ.ɡəlz/

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• Rhymes: -ɑɡəlz

Etymology 1

Probably from goggle, from the appearance it gives the wearer.

Noun

1. Protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face.

   Goggles must be worn in the swimming pool.

   We had to put on our goggles as it was snowing outside.

2. Blinds for shying horses.

Synonyms

• pair of goggles

Related terms

• safety glasses
• swimming goggles

Translations

protective eyewear

• Bulgarian: предпазни очила n pl (predpazni očila)
• Catalan: ulleres de protecció f pl
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (esp. wind) 風鏡／风镜 (zh) (fēngjìng), 风镜 (zh) (fēngjìng), 護眼鏡／护眼镜, 护眼镜 (hù yǎnjìng), 护目镜 (zh) (hùmùjìng)

• Dutch: veiligheidsbril (nl) m, beschermende brillen m pl, stofbril (nl) m
• Finnish: suojalasit pl, silmäsuojat pl
• French: lunettes de protection f pl
• German: Schutzbrille (de) f
• Greek: προστατευτικά δίοπτρα pl (prostateftiká díoptra), προστατευτικά δίοπτρα pl (prostateftiká díoptra)
• Interlingua: berillos protective
• Italian: occhiali di protezione m pl, occhiali protettivi m pl
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• Japanese: ゴーグル (ja) (gōguru)
• Korean: 고글 (gogeul)
• Maori: mō(w)hiti haumaru
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: vernebrille m or f

  Nynorsk: vernebrille f

• Polish: gogle (pl) m pl, okulary ochronne m pl
• Portuguese: óculos de proteção m pl
• Russian: защи́тные очки́ n pl (zaščítnyje očkí), (neologism) го́глы (ru) m pl (gógly)
• Slovak: ochranné okuliare m pl
• Spanish: anteojos de protección m pl, gafas de protección f pl, anteojos (es) m pl, gafas de aviador m pl
• Swedish: skyddsglasögon (sv) pl

Etymology 2

Noun

goggles

1. plural of goggle

Etymology 3

Verb

goggles

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of goggle

Spanish

Noun

goggles m pl (plural only)

1. (Mexico) swimming goggles