English-Greek translations for spectacle

• θέαμα
  Κύριε Πρόεδρε, αυτό είναι βασικά ένα κάπως εξευτελιστικό θέαμα. Mr President, this is actually something of a humiliating spectacle.
  Προσφέρουμε στην κοινή γνώμη ένα ανεπίτρεπτο θέαμα. We should not be presenting the public with a spectacle of that kind.
  " δεύτερη παρατήρηση που έχω να κάνω αφορά το θέαμα που παρουσιάζουμε αυτή τη στιγμή. My second comment concerns the spectacle we are now making of ourselves.

Definition of spectacle

• An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc
• An embarrassing or unedifying scene or situation
• 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
• A spyglass; a looking-glass
• A 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

Synonyms

• pageant

Examples

• The horse race was a thrilling spectacle.
• He made a spectacle out of himself

Related words

• bespectacled
• spectacles
• spectacled
• superspectacle
• unspectacled
• unbespectacled
• spectacle wearer
• spectacle case
• Spectacled Duck