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"Gafas" is a plural noun which is often translated as "glasses", and "lentes" is a plural noun which is also often translated as "glasses". Learn more about the difference between "gafas" and "lentes" 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 lentes(
lehn
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tehs
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (spectacles)
a. glasses
Se me rompieron los lentes mientras jugaba fútbol.I broke my glasses while I was playing football.
el lente, la lente
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
