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spectacle
UK
/ˈspɛktəkl/
US
/ˈspɛktəkl/
spectacles
pl
UK
/ˈspɛktəkl/
US
/ˈspɛktəkl/
Translations
The fireworks show was a magnificent spectacle that lit up the night sky.
Le feu d’artifice était un spectacle magnifique qui illuminait le ciel nocturne.
He put on his spectacles to read the fine print in the document.
Il a mis ses lunettes pour lire les petits caractères du document.
Definitions
The fireworks show was a magnificent spectacle that lit up the night sky.
The parade was quite a spectacle, with colorful floats and lively music.
He put on his spectacles to read the fine print in the document.
When he slipped on stage, he feared he had become a spectacle in front of the entire audience.
UK
/ˈspɛk.tə.kəl/
US
/ˈspɛk.tə.kəl/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "spectacle lens"), functioning like an adjective meaning ‘relating to eyeglasses or to a showy display’.
Definitions
He chose a spectacle frame that complemented his face.
Used attributively, chiefly before a noun, to denote relation to spectacles (eyeglasses) or to a public show.
Translations
She keeps her spare lenses in a spectacle case by the bed.
Elle garde ses lentilles de rechange dans un étui de lunettes près du lit.
Definitions
She keeps her spare lenses in a spectacle case by the bed.