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"Gafas" is a plural noun which is often translated as "glasses", and "anteojos" is a plural noun which is also often translated as "glasses". Learn more about the difference between "gafas" and "anteojos" below.
las gafas(
gah
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fahs
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (optics)
a. glasses
La mayoría de las personas necesitan gafas a partir de los cuarenta.Most people need glasses after forty.
b. eyeglasses (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Creo que dejé mis gafas en el baño. ¿Me ayudas a buscarlas?I think I left my eyeglasses in the bathroom. Can you help me look for them?
c. spectacles
Todavía conservo las gafas de montura dorada de mi abuela.I still keep my grandmother's gold-rimmed spectacles.
a. goggles
No te olvides de las gafas si vas a la piscina.Don't forget your goggles if you go to the pool.
a. sunglasses
Hoy me hacen falta las gafas porque el sol brilla mucho.I need my sunglasses today because the sunlight is very bright.
la gafa
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
los anteojos(
ahn
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teh
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oh
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hohs
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
b. spectacles
Sherlock Holmes se puso los anteojos para examinar las heridas del cadáver.Sherlock Holmes put on his spectacles to examine the wounds of the cadaver.
a. binoculars
Pudo distinguir con los anteojos un barco en el horizonte.She was able to make out a ship on the horizon with the binoculars.
el anteojo
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. telescope
El capitán sacó su anteojo para observar acercar la flota.The captain took out his telescope to watch the approaching fleet.
