English-Italian translations for spectacle
- spettacoloSignor Presidente, assistiamo davvero a uno spettacolo un po' umiliante. Mr President, this is actually something of a humiliating spectacle. Raramente abbiamo assistito a uno spettacolo tanto meschino e tanto nazionalista in questo Parlamento! We have rarely seen such a miserly and nationalistic spectacle in this House! Chissà se ci fossimo tutti, che spettacolo daremmo! If we all did that, what a spectacle we should present!
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
Examples
- The horse race was a thrilling spectacle.
- He made a spectacle out of himself
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