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sueyoung
August 18, 2010, 08:58 PM
Can anyone tell me how to say "swim goggles" en español?
¡Gracias!
Sue

Rusty
August 18, 2010, 09:27 PM
gafas de natación
gafas de piscina
gafas de agua
gafas natación
gafas piscina
gafas agua
gafas para nadar
gafas para piscina
gafas para agua

Do a google search to see which seems more popular. Do an image search, as well. All work, but I believe I listed the most popular first.

Tomisimo
August 18, 2010, 09:28 PM
In Mexico I've heard "gogles" (gohg-lays). The dictionary says 'gafas submarinas".

Edit: Good work Rusty!

JPablo
August 18, 2010, 09:53 PM
"Gafas de natación" is the one I have used in Spain. :)

"Gafas de buceo" or "gafas de bucear" are "diving goggles" and "gafas de sol" = "sunglasses".

chileno
August 18, 2010, 10:11 PM
Antiparras de natación.

ookami
August 18, 2010, 10:54 PM
That!, here we only use antiparras (coloquially we don't need to add "de natación", because we generally use it only for that situation)

antiparras.
(De antipara).
1. f. pl. coloq. anteojos (http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltObtenerHtml?origen=RAE&LEMA=anteojo&SUPIND=0&CAREXT=10000&NEDIC=No#0_4) (‖ gafas).
2. f. pl. Arg. Gafas destinadas a proteger los ojos. Antiparras de buceo, de soldador, de minero.

sueyoung
August 24, 2010, 09:36 AM
Gracias a todos! I am doing a unit on beach vocabulary with my pre-school Spanish students.
Sue