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mirror

Noun masculine CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈmɪɹ.ɐ

Definitions

  1. A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
  2. An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.
  3. To reflect in or as if in a mirror: "The city mirrors many of the greatest moments of Western culture" (Olivier Bernier).
  4. A website or server that contains replicated data from another site.
  5. A surface that is able to reflect light, often used to form an image of an object placed in front of it.
  6. A mirror carp.
  7. One that is worthy of imitation or duplication:beau ideal, example, exemplar, ideal, model, paradigm, pattern, standard.
  8. A kind of political self-help book, advising kings, princes, etc. on how to behave.
  9. a piece of glass or metal having a surface that reflects an image. She spends a lot of time looking in the mirror. spieël مِرآه огледало espelho zrcadlo der Spiegel spejl καθρέφτηςespejo peegel ایینه peili miroirמראה दर्पण, शीशा zrcalo tükör cermin spegill specchio 鏡 거울 veidrodis spogulis cermin spiegelspeillustro, zwierciadło آيينه espelho oglindă зеркало zrkadlo ogledalo ogledalo spegel กระจก ayna 鏡子 дзеркало, люстро آئینہ gương 镜子
  10. to reflect as a mirror does. The smooth surface of the lake mirrored the surrounding mountains. weerspieël يَعْكِس كما في المِرآه отразявам огледално refletir zrcadlit spiegeln spejle αντανακλώ, καθρεφτίζωreflejar peegeldama بازتاب کردن peilata refléter לְהִשתַקֵף शीशा देखना zrcaliti (vissza)tükröz membayangkan, mencerminkan spegla rispecchiare, riflettere 映す 반영하다, 비추다 atspindėti atspoguļot mencerminkan weerspiegelenspeileodzwierciedlać, odbijać څرګندول reflectir a reflecta отражать zrkadliť ...
  11. espejo.
  12. A surface capable of reflecting sufficient undiffused light to form an image of an object placed in front of it. Also called looking glass.
  13. Something that faithfully reflects or gives a true picture of something else.
  14. Something worthy of imitation.
  15. a surface, such as polished metal or glass coated with a metal film, that reflects light without diffusion and produces an image of an object placed in front of it

Equivalents

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Afrikaansspieël
አማርኛመስታዎት
Azərbaycan diliaynagüzgü
Беларускаялюстэрка
Българскиогледало
Cymraegdrych
Danskspejl
Esperantospegulo
Eestipeegel
Euskaraispilu
Gaeilgescáthán
Gàidhligsgàthan
Galegoespello
ગુજરાતીઅરીસોદર્પણ
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻianianianiani kilo
Հայերենհայելի
Bahasa Indonesiacerminkaca
Íslenskaspegillspegla
ქართულისარკე
Қазақ тіліайна
ភាសាខ្មែរកញ្ចក់
Latinaspeculum
LëtzebuergeschSpigel
Lingálatalatala
ລາວແວ່ນ
Lietuviųveidrodis
Malagasyfitaratra
മലയാളംകണ്ണാടി
Монголтоль
मराठीआरसा
Bahasa Melayucermin
Maltimera
नेपालीऐना
Nederlandsspiegel
ଓଡ଼ିଆଆଇନା
پښتوهنداره
Românăoglindă
Slovenčinazrkadlo
Slovenščinaogledalo
Soomaalimuraayad
Sesothoseipone
Svenskaspegel
Kiswahilikioo
Тоҷикӣоина
ትግርኛመስትያት
Setswanaseipone
ئۇيغۇرچەئەينەككۆزگۈ
O'zbekchakoʻzguoyna
Tiếng ViệtgươngkiếngKinh
isiXhosaisipili
Yorùbádíngí

Examples

“I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face.”
“He broke the mirror with the pickaxe.”
“We could see the lorry in the mirror, so decided to change lanes.”
His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.”
“O goddess, heavenly bright, / Mirror of grace and majesty divine.”
Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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