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No. 7,463 in Dutch

brillen

"Brillen" means "glasses" (eyewear) in English.

In a sentence

  • Ik draag graag verschillende soorten brillen.

    I like to wear different types of glasses.

    In this sentence, 'brillen' refers to the plural form of 'glasses,' meaning eyewear used for vision correction or fashion.

  • In de winkel verkopen ze zonnebrillen en leesbrillen.

    The shop sells sunglasses and reading glasses.

    Here, 'brillen' is part of compound nouns to specify types of glasses, like 'zonnebrillen' (sunglasses) and 'leesbrillen' (reading glasses).

  • De brillen op de tafel zijn van mijn vrienden.

    The glasses on the table belong to my friends.

    In this example, 'brillen' refers to multiple pairs of glasses placed on a table.

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