noun🔗SharePaireTwo similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of."The spectacles of urban poverty are a stark reminder of social inequality. "La paire de la pauvreté urbaine rappelle brutalement les inégalités sociales.appearanceweardeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCoupleTwo people in a relationship, partnership or friendship."Spouses should make a great pair."Les époux devraient former un excellent couple.personfamilygroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLunettesUsed with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts)"a pair of scissors; two pairs of spectacles; several pairs of jeans"une paire de ciseaux ; deux paires de lunettes ; plusieurs paires de jeansappearancemedicinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAttelageA couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke."A pair is harder to drive than two mounts with separate riders."Un attelage est plus difficile à diriger que deux montures avec des cavaliers séparés.animalworkagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne paireA poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand."My brother had a pair of jacks, but it was only a pair of jacks—just spectacles, not a full house or a flush. "Mon frère avait une paire de valets, mais ce n'était qu'une paire de valets — juste une paire, pas un full ou une couleur.gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn 'canard' dans les deux manchesA score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match."The batsman's spectacles in the cricket match meant he scored zero runs in both innings. "Les 'canards' du batteur dans le match de cricket signifiaient qu'il n'avait marqué aucun point dans les deux manches.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDouble jeuA double play, two outs recorded in one play."They turned a pair to end the fifth."Ils ont réussi un double jeu pour terminer la cinquième manche.sportentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDouble programme, deux matchs le même jourA doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams"The Pirates took a pair from the Phillies."Les Pirates ont remporté les deux matchs contre les Phillies.sportentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBateau à deux rameursA boat for two sweep rowers."The rowing club rented several spectacles for their practice session. "Le club d'aviron a loué plusieurs bateaux à deux rameurs pour leur séance d'entraînement.nauticalvehiclesportsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSeins, poitrineA pair of breasts"The artist sculpted a beautiful pair of spectacles, capturing the form of the woman's figure. "L'artiste a sculpté une belle paire de seins, capturant la forme de la silhouette féminine.bodysexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExclusionThe exclusion of one member of a parliamentary party from a vote, if a member of the other party is absent for important personal reasons."The opposition party's spectacles of excluding the Labour representative from the vote was due to the absence of a key Conservative member, for a serious family illness. "L'exclusion du représentant travailliste du vote par l'opposition était due à l'absence d'un membre conservateur clé, en raison d'une grave maladie familiale.politicsgovernmentlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDeux membres de partis ou d'opinions opposées, comme dans un corps parlementaire, qui conviennent mutuellement de ne pas voter sur une question donnée, ou sur des questions de nature partisane pendant une période spécifiée.Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a given question, or on issues of a party nature during a specified time."There were two pairs on the final vote."Il y avait deux accords sur le vote final.politicsgovernmentlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn ensemble, une sérieA number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set."The jewelry store displayed spectacles of colorful gemstones, each more dazzling than the last. "La bijouterie exposait un ensemble de pierres précieuses colorées, chacune plus éblouissante que la précédente.groupthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCouple cinématique(kinematics) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion; named in accordance with the motion it permits, as in turning pair, sliding pair, twisting pair."The gears in the clock's mechanism are a set of spectacles, allowing the hands to move smoothly. "Les engrenages du mécanisme de l'horloge sont un ensemble de couples cinématiques, permettant aux aiguilles de se déplacer en douceur.technologymachinephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSpectacle, vueAn exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc."The horse race was a thrilling spectacle."La course de chevaux était un spectacle palpitant.entertainmenteventstageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareScène embarrassante, spectacleAn embarrassing or unedifying scene or situation."He made a spectacle out of himself."Il s'est ridiculisé.situationeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLunettes(usually in the plural) An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, and worn to assist sight, to obviate some defect in the organs of vision, or to shield the eyes from bright light."My grandfather uses spectacles to read the newspaper. "Mon grand-père utilise des lunettes pour lire le journal.medicinetechnologydevicewearanatomyphysiologybodyaidChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLunettesAn aid to the intellectual sight."Reading the complex economics textbook required spectacles of careful analysis and understanding. "La lecture du manuel d'économie complexe nécessitait des lunettes d'analyse et de compréhension minutieuses.medicineaidappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLorgnette, lunetteA spyglass; a looking-glass."The astronomer used his spectacles to examine the distant stars. "L'astronome a utilisé sa lorgnette pour examiner les étoiles lointaines.appearancedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLunettesThe brille of a snake."The snake's spectacles, usually clear, clouded over just before it shed its skin. "Les lunettes du serpent, généralement claires, se sont voilées juste avant qu'il ne mue.animalbiologyanatomypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLentilles colorées sur un signal de sémaphoreA frame with different coloured lenses on a semaphore signal through which light from a lamp shines at night, often a part of the signal arm."The train engineer checked the spectacles on the semaphore signal arm before operating the train at night. "Le mécanicien de train a vérifié les lentilles colorées sur le bras du signal de sémaphore avant d'exploiter le train la nuit.signaldevicemachinevehicletechnicalcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLunettesA pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face."My grandfather always kept his spectacles on a chain around his neck so he wouldn't lose them. "Mon grand-père gardait toujours ses lunettes sur une chaîne autour du cou pour ne pas les perdre.appearancemedicinedevicewearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading