goggles

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑ.ɡəlz/

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

goggles pl (plural only)

1. Protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face.
2. Blinds for shying horses.

Synonyms

• pair of goggles

Related terms

• safety glasses

Translations

protective eyewear

• Bulgarian: предпазни очила n pl (predpazni očila)
• Chinese:

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

• Dutch: veiligheidsbril (nl) m, beschermende brillen m pl
• 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

• Japanese: ゴーグル (gōguru)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: vernebrille m, f

  Nynorsk: vernebrille f

• 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 form of goggle