Today's
WOTD is: "gafas" = glasses
In Spanish, “gafas”
is a
feminine noun of unclear origin, the main meaning of which is
glasses/
spectacles/
goggles.
NB
The word "gafa"
(singular) may also be used to refer to a hook
or a clamp.
Some expressions with the
word “gafas” are:
- Gafas bifocales (bifocal glasses);
- Gafas de bucear (diving goggles);
- Gafas de esquiar (skiing goggles);
- Gafas de leer (reading glasses);
- Gafas de sol (sunglasses);
- Gafas graduadas (prescription glasses);
- Gafas oscuras (dark glasses);
- Gafas negras (dark glasses);
- Llevar gafas (to wear glasses);
Some
examples of the use of the word "gafas"
are:
- Me ha costado mucho acostumbrarme a las gafas bifocales (I have found it hard to get used to these bifocal glasses);
- ¿Tienes gafas de bucear? (do you have diving goggles);
- ¿Tienes gafas de esquiar? (do you have skiing goggles);
- A veces necesito gafas de leer (sometimes I need reading glasses);
- Esas gafas de sol te quedan muy bien (those sunglasses really suit you);
- Esas gafas son graduadas, ¿verdad? (those are prescription glasses, aren't they?);
- Llevas gafas desde hace poco, ¿verdad? (you haven't been wearing glasses long, have you?);
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "gafas"
in
the YouTube clip:
Google presenta sus "gafas inteligentes"
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “gafas”
in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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