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How do you say "sunglasses" in French?
les lunettes de soleil
In French, "sunglasses" is les lunettes de soleil.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced 'loo-net duh so-lay'. Three words, four syllables. Sounds like 'loo-net duh so-lay'.
Grammar notes
Lunettes is feminine. De soleil means 'of sun'. Together: les lunettes de soleil, always plural.
Example sentence
Les lunettes de soleil sont nécessaires à la plage.
Sunglasses are necessary at the beach.
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How to remember les lunettes de soleil
Lunettes de soleil literally means 'glasses of sun'. They protect your eyes from the sun's brightness.
Related words
- belt la ceinture
- coat le manteau
- collar le col
- fabric le tissu
- jeans le jeans
- shoes les chaussures
- shorts le short
- pants le pantalon
- vest les maillot de corps
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Questions about les lunettes de soleil
How do you say "sunglasses" in French?
In French, "sunglasses" is les lunettes de soleil. It is a noun.
How is les lunettes de soleil written in French?
les lunettes de soleil is written using the standard French script.
How is les lunettes de soleil used in a sentence?
Use les lunettes de soleil as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Les lunettes de soleil sont nécessaires à la plage. (Sunglasses are necessary at the beach.).
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"Sunglasses" in other languages
- Japanese サングラス (sangurasu)
- Korean 선글라스 (seongeullaseu)
- Chinese 墨镜 (mò jìng)
- Spanish las gafas de sol
- Spanish (Latin America) los lentes de sol
- German die Sonnenbrille
- Italian gli occhiali da sole
- Russian солнцезащитные очки (solncezaŝitnye očki)
- Greek τα γυαλιά ηλίου (ta yalia iliu)
- Arabic نضارة شمس (naddaarit shams)
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