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spectacle

 
 
/ˈspektəkl/ noun [C]

Translation

an event that is exciting or unusual to watch
görülmedik şey, ilginç durum
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make a spectacle of yourself to do something that makes you look stupid and that makes other people look at you
kendini rezil etmek, gülünç duruma düşmek; başkalarını kendine güldürmek
He got drunk and made a real spectacle of himself.9671083
(Definition of spectacle noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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