Brille

/ˈbʁɪlə/

die noun A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Brillen

Meaning

  1. glasses, spectacles

    • Er trägt eine runde Brille.

      He wears round glasses.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Sonnenbrille

Brille on its own usually means prescription, corrective glasses. Sonnenbrille specifically blocks sunlight and UV, and most people don't need a prescription for it.

Practice

1 What does Brille mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er trägt eine runde ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Brille?

nouncore-vocabulary

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