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Meaning of Mirage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

mɪˈɹɑːʒ

Definitions

An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water.
An illusion.
figuratively

Equivalents

العربية السراب سراب

Azərbaycanca ilğım şərab

Беларуская марыва

Български мираж

Bosanski miraz opsena opsjena опсена опсјена

Català miratge

Čeština fata morgána přelud

Deutsch Fata Morgana Luftspiegelung Spiegelung

Ελληνικά αντικατοπτρισμός οφθαλμαπάτη

Esperanto miraĝo

Español espejismo

فارسی سراب

Suomi kangastus kuvajainen

Français mirage mirage

हिन्दी छलावा मरीचिका मृगतृष्णा

Hrvatski miraz opsena opsjena опсена опсјена

Magyar délibáb

Հայերեն միրաժ օդատեսիլ

Bahasa Indonesia fatamorgana

Íslenska hilling

Italiano miraggio

日本語蜃気楼

ქართული მირაჟი

Қазақша сағым

한국어 신기루

Kurdî miraz

Lietuvių miražas

Te Reo Māori tiritiri

Македонски привиде́ние фатаморгана

Bahasa Melayu logamaya

မြန်မာဘာသာ တံလျှပ်

Nederlands luchtspiegeling

Polski fatamorgana miraż

Português miragem

Română miraj

Русский марево мираж фа́та морга́на

Slovenčina fatamorgána

Српски miraz opsena opsjena опсена опсјена

Svenska hägring

Kiswahili mangati sarabi

தமிழ் கானனீர் கானல் கானல் நீர்

తెలుగు ఎండమావి

ไทย ภาพลวงตา

Tagalog malikmata

Türkçe ılgım serap

Українська марево міра́ж

اردو سراب

Oʻzbekcha sarob

Tiếng Việt ảo ảnh ảo tượng

Examples

“I remember hearing, that in the East the clear and azure waters seem to flow before the weary and parched traveller; yet a little further, and on he urges his weary way, but in vain—the fair stream is a delusion. Even thus happiness is the mirage which leads us over the desert of life, ever fated to end in deceit and disappointment.”

CEFR level

Mastery
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