noun#3,733 by frequency
die Brille
/ˈbʁɪlə/
glasses, spectacles; goggles
- genitive
- der Brille
- plural
- die Brillen
Meanings
- 1
glasses, spectacles — frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes to correct vision
Der Mann trägt eine Brille.
The man is wearing a pair of glasses.
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Tom wollte keine Brille tragen.
Tom didn't want to wear glasses.
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- 2
goggles — protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face
- 3
nasal cannula for oxygen — clear plastic tubes for the delivery of oxygen to the noserare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieBrille | dieBrillen |
| accusative | dieBrille | dieBrillen |
| dative | derBrille | denBrillen |
| genitive | derBrille | derBrillen |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.