Meaning

1 senses
  1. (archaic)A convex lens of glass for producing heat by converging the sun's rays into a focus.

    a convex lens that focuses the rays of the sun; used to start a fire

Examples

377 sentences
  1. Why aren't you wearing your sunglasses?

    Чому ти не в сонцезахисних окулярах?

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  2. I want to buy these sunglasses.

    Я хочу купити сонячні окуляри.

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  3. I need a good pair of sunglasses.

    Мені потрібна добра пара сонцезахисних окулярів.

    ruМне нужна пара хороших солнцезащитных очков.

    deIch brauche eine gute Sonnenbrille.

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  4. Tom has a new pair of sunglasses.

    У Тома нові сонцезахисні окуляри.

    deTom hat eine neue Sonnenbrille.

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  5. Tom's sunglasses are still on the table.

    Сонцезахисні окуляри Тома все ще на столі.

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Origin

From sun + glass, as a back-formation when referring to sunglasses.

From sun + glass, as a back-formation when referring to sunglasses.

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Forms

plural: sunglasses
Singularsunglass
Pluralsunglasses

regular

Collocations

8 patterns
  • pair of sunglasses
  • wearing sunglasses
  • always wears sunglasses
  • is wearing sunglasses
  • wears sunglasses even
  • hat and sunglasses
  • his sunglasses on
  • sunglasses even

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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